MONROE - Green and Rock counties will receive more than $42,000 to help fund local sexual assault recovery programs, according to news release Wednesday by Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
The Sexual Assault Victims Services (SAVS) grants help fund programs that provide services to children and adults who are victims of sexual assault.
The money will allow sexual assault recovery programs to provide 24-hour crisis response, personal and system advocacy, information and referral, support groups, and community outreach and prevention education services.
Green County's sexual assault recovery program was started in 2004. In its first year, volunteers logged more than 2,400 hours of on-call time and responded to 17 sexual assaults.
Volunteers also serve as advocates for victims. The advocates are with the person in the emergency room following the assault to answer any questions the victim may have, and offer emotional support.
Victims often are unwilling to talk to police officers or medical personnel. They see them as strangers and it can be intimidating to a victim who already has suffered a horrific experience.
"We know that the effect of sexual violence left unaddressed creates long-term pain and suffering for the individual, their families and communities," Van Hollen said.
More information about the Green County sexual assault program is available at 324-2444 or e-mail sarp@themonroeclinic.org.
The Sexual Assault Victims Services (SAVS) grants help fund programs that provide services to children and adults who are victims of sexual assault.
The money will allow sexual assault recovery programs to provide 24-hour crisis response, personal and system advocacy, information and referral, support groups, and community outreach and prevention education services.
Green County's sexual assault recovery program was started in 2004. In its first year, volunteers logged more than 2,400 hours of on-call time and responded to 17 sexual assaults.
Volunteers also serve as advocates for victims. The advocates are with the person in the emergency room following the assault to answer any questions the victim may have, and offer emotional support.
Victims often are unwilling to talk to police officers or medical personnel. They see them as strangers and it can be intimidating to a victim who already has suffered a horrific experience.
"We know that the effect of sexual violence left unaddressed creates long-term pain and suffering for the individual, their families and communities," Van Hollen said.
More information about the Green County sexual assault program is available at 324-2444 or e-mail sarp@themonroeclinic.org.