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HOW TO ACCESS OUR SERVICE! Contact your nearest location during business hours to schedule an inital conversation and ‘trauma symptom assessment with one of our advocates, Outreach and Eduestion programs are available for any group or organization that ‘operates in Craven, jones, and Pamlico Counties. Call or contact us omine for scheduling/ingulry. (Our staff is here with you and for you. We recognize the range of personal lived ‘experiences and identities that shape your responses to healing from trauma. Funding for services may possibly be grants 2 eee ‘to protect, eal and serve victims of sexual and Serving Craven, Jones, and Pamlico Counties ‘As acommunity member, we invite you to be 2 part of our efforts in serving victims of sexual violence, trauma, and victims of crime. ual Violence Resource Center providing trauma-informed advocacy, Since 1978 our organization has been asin a ig outreach, and trauna-focused therapy Victims impacted by trauma and crime in Craven, jones, and Pamlico Counties. “This would not happen without community support. Ifyou are comfortable in supporting our ‘organization financially, thank you! ‘Checks can be made out to Promise Place, 501(€)3 non-profit, or through our website (PayPa) www promiseplacenewbernnc.org “To schedule appoinemens al NEW BERN OFFICE: 252-436-3381 ‘TRENTON OFFICE: 252-448-1069 BAYBORO OFFICE: 252-474-8336 ‘Your generous support enables us to continue other forms of violence www promiseplacenewberne.org 24/7 CRISSJEMERGENCY SUP VICES: AVAILABLE SERVICES 24/7 CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICES ‘A waned, trauma-informed advocate i aay on calles Provide informed, empathetic, and compassionate support for you through the SANE medical exam (rape ke’) + Suppor: victrysurvvors through periods of ers andor tigger episodes VICTIM ADVOCACY * informing you about reporting victims rights and your ‘options within, and outside ofthe legal system * Supporting you though the investigation process ‘should ou chose to report + Fecitating communications wit av enforcement ‘and the District Atoreys office to thebestof ur bility INDIVIDUAL/PEER TO PEER. ‘ADVOCACY Supporting individuals and fries through the healing races, ot thelr pace, using traumeinformed, vc centered end empathetic aproach by. + Gannecting with vctimjsunivors to understand thelr experiences and needs + Cannecing vitimisunivors with exch other, with ‘community, and other support as needed ori desired "ual violence fe much broader than any specific acts. Collectively, these practices comprise « rape cuture that draws energy fom the ethos of violence that saturates American soclety" Patricia Hill Coline ‘TRAUMA Exeryone responds uniquely sexual and other forms of iolnce * Some people wll continue with limited individu, reltinal and behvira impact. (Others may experience cinical PTSD andits related symptoms, which ar often mistaken os signs of other mental ieee * Some people wll not develop symptoms unt some time hos passed (ters wil experience chem almost immediately Prior or continued exposure to volence, amount of ‘cil support, and other characterise affect how lndiduol respond to trauma PTSD/Gomplex PTSD may oppear as pin,

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