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Provides an array of advocacy and case management services to Nooksack children and families involving child welfare, domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. Programs include Indian Child Welfare Program and Independent Living, Extended Foster Care, Tl’ils Ta’á’altha Program, Men and Boys Outreach and Advocacy Program, Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program, and Child Protection Team.
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Children
Families
Immediate Safety
Foster Youth
Adoption & Foster Care
Sexual Assault Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Physical Safety
Helps adults or adolescents who have been affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, assault & battery, survivor of homicide, and child abuse. Services include: crisis counseling, advocacy for domestic violence and sexual assault crimes, safety planning, legal advocacy, transportation to medical, legal, and therapy appointments, Domestic Violence shelter, traditional healing and emergency assistance.
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Emergency Shelter
Emergency
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Health
Housing
Safe Housing
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Victim advocates support child victims of abuse and families throughout the entire process. They offer emotional support, victim's rights information, assist in finding resources, and provide help every step of the way.
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Support Network
Families
Teens
Children
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
On-going therapy services provided for any child victim who has received services from Dawson Place, up to the age of 22 depending on the needs of the client. Group, individual, and family therapy sessions also available.
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Family Counseling
Individual Counseling
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Mental Health Care
Sexual Assault Survivors
Children
Group Therapy
Teens
Care
Counseling
Mental health assessments are provided to all child victims of abuse.
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Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Mental Health Care
Counseling
Mental Health Evaluation
Sexual Assault Survivors
Teens
Children
Confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Services include counseling for needs such as depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). Referrals to other community and VA support services also provided.
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Mental Health Care
Veterans
Armed Forces
Counseling
Sexual Assault Survivors
Navigating the System
Family Counseling
Support groups for survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. All DVSAS support groups are free and confidential.
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Support Groups
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Support Network
Community Support Services
Advocacy counseling is available to clients who want to meet one-on-one with an advocacy counselor. Sessions are available on a walk-in or scheduled basis during business hours. These sessions are strength and empowerment-based and include emotional support, on-going safety planning, identifying coping skills, problem solving, information about the effects of domestic violence and sexual assault, and referrals to other community resources.
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Domestic Violence Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Immediate Safety
In Crisis
Support Network
Community Support Services
One-on-One Support
Sexual Assault Survivors
Free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 140 languages available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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Help Hotlines
Help Escape Violence
In Crisis
Domestic Violence Survivors
Emergency
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Immediate Safety
Information about child advocacy, support, and more. Referrals given as needed to help child victims and families receive the services they need.
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Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Families
Children
Sexual Assault Survivors
Navigating the System
Teens
Women’s health services to meet specific needs such as disease screenings, mental health treatment, recovery from military sexual trauma, maternity care and female-specific medical equipment.
Categories
Women's Health
Sexual Assault Survivors
Sexual & Reproductive Health
STD/STI Treatment & Prevention
Fertility
Birth Control
Family Planning
Women
Health
Armed Forces
Veterans
Confidentially ask for support online. The Ask an Advocate page is monitored Monday-Friday, 9am - 5pm. You should receive a message back within 72-hours. If you need to speak with someone immediately, please call the helpline.
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Virtual Support
Sexual Assault Survivors
One-on-One Support
Support Network
Community Support Services
Help Escape Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors
Provides direct representation to immigrant survivors of violence seeking immigration benefits. While this unit handles several hundred immigration cases per year, the demand for assistance continues to be greater than the available resources meaning there is a long waitlist for clients seeking help.
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Sexual Assault Survivors
Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Citizenship & Immigration
Human Trafficking Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Navigating the System
Immigrants
Download copies of DVSAS handouts covering Community Resources, Protection Orders, Safety Planning, and Self-Care.
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Community Support Services
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
If a forensic interview is requested by law enforcement for a child ages 3 - 17 who is a victim of abuse, you will be interviewed by a Child Interview Specialist.
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Teens
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Children
CAP provides services to children and adolescents from birth to 22 who have been sexually abused or witnessed a homicide or violent crime. The CAP team is specifically trained to work with victims of trauma.
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Counseling
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Survivors
Children
Teens
Families
Support Network
Provides safe, confidential shelter to individuals and families fleeing domestic violence. Clients have access to basic food, clothing, personal items, and bedding if needed. Advocates are available to conduct intakes and provide advocacy twenty-four hours a day. Shelter is available for all survivors. This program is accessible to persons with disabilities and accepts service animals. Other pets may be accepted on a case by case basis.
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In Crisis
Help Escape Violence
Safe Housing
Immediate Safety
Emergency Shelter
Emergency
Sexual Assault Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Services for immediate help include 24-hour helpline, walk-in advocacy counseling, support during medical exams related to domestic violence or sexual assault, and immediate safety planning and crisis intervention from the scene of a domestic violence call.
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Emergency
Immediate Safety
Sexual Assault Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Directory of domestic violence programs throughout Washington State.
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Domestic Violence Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Immediate Safety
Emergency
Navigating the System
Call to access a range of free services including confidential support from a trained staff member, support finding a local health facility with services like sexual assault forensic exams, someone to help you talk through what happened, local resources that can assist with your next steps toward healing and recovery, referrals for long term support in your area, information about the laws in your community, and basic information about medical concerns.
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Sexual Assault Survivors
Help Hotlines
Emergency
Support Network
Navigating the System
A wellness and strength based advocacy program for Nooksack community members who have suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or elder abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, or elder abuse contact the 24-hour phone line.
https://nooksacktribe.org/departments/youth-family-services/tlils-taaaltha-victims-of-crime-program/
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In Crisis
Safe Housing
Support Network
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Support Groups
In Danger
Immediate Safety
Physical Safety
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors
Every service needed to investigate and prosecute a case involving a child victim of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect is available at Dawson Place.
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Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Families
Teens
Children
Legal
Navigating the legal system can be challenging. DVSAS advocates can help with protection orders, court preparation and accompaniment, and law enforcement reporting.
Categories
Community Support Services
Domestic Violence Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Legal
Navigating the System
One-on-One Support
Sexual Assault Survivors
Medical forensic evaluation services available for children who are victims of abuse.
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Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Children
Teens
Advocacy counselors provide safety planning, emotional support, crisis intervention, and referrals through the helpline 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Categories
Community Support Services
Support Network
Help Hotlines
Immediate Safety
Help Escape Violence
One-on-One Support
Sexual Assault Survivors
In Crisis
Domestic Violence Survivors