sexual assault crisis
and
prevention services
Project Sister Family Services (PSFS) strives to reduce the trauma and the risk of sexual assault, child abuse, and child sexual abuse
in the East San Gabriel and Inland Valleys of Southern California by providing a variety of crisis intervention services and outreach and prevention programs.
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Our sexual assault outreach and prevention programs
Community education programs provided for local service clubs, church groups, and childcare professionals, at their request. Topics include how to recognize symptoms of sexual abuse in the children they serve, how to report crime, and ways to help and support young survivors. In 2006-07, Project Sister Family Services' prevention education specialists reached 11,722 unduplicated individuals through 37community education presentations and health fairs.
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Senior citizen education in rape awareness and personal safety, provided to local senior citizen centers and organizations. Seniors are taught safety measures that decrease their susceptibility to sexual assault, robbery, burglary, and financial exploitation. Senior citizens face unique problems in maintaining their personal security, because of the health problems, disabilities, limited income, and isolation associated with aging that many of them face. Project Sister Family Services served 3,609 unduplicated persons in 106 adult and senior education programs in 2006-07.
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Teen/young adult education involving rape prevention programs for junior and senior high schools as well as colleges. Topics include date and acquaintance rape, personal safety and sexual harassment, Studies indicate that young women and teens aged 15-24 are at the highest risk for sexual assault. We reached 9,787 unduplicated persons through 218 outreach presentations last year.
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Awareness/self-protection education in which instructors teach groups of women personal safety skills to protect themselves against sexual assault. In the past year, 439 individuals learned self-protection skills through 42 self-defense classes at Project Sister Family Services.
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Guidelines for safeguarding your children - how to listen and talk with your children, starting safety rules early, observing physical and behavioral signs, what to do if you think your child has been abused, and how to choose child care. Learn more >>>
*24-hour Help Line • 909.626.HELP (909.626.4357) • 626.966.4155
7 days a week
For immediate crisis assistance, please call our 24-hour Help Line. All other questions or comments can be directed to
Project
Sister Family Services Information. Questions and comments should be non-emergency in nature and will be answered within a week of receipt. |
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Prevention Tips
Put change in your wallet in case you need to call for a ride home.
Recognize the early signs of a potential assault.
Examine your surroundings constantly and carefully.
Verbalize your resistance loudly.
Exhibit confidence in potentially threatening situations.
Never assume sexual assault can't happen to you.
Travel in groups whenever possible.
To receive a wallet card to serve as a reminder of our basic sexual assault prevention techniques and our crisis help line, contact Project Sister Family Services by email, telephone, or snail mail.
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