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Sexual Assault

Intervention. Healing. Empowerment.

No one deserves to be sexually assaulted or abused ever. If you have experienced sexual assault, it is not your fault and you are not alone. Tri-Valley Haven is here to help.

Sexual assault is a term used to describe a range of violent crimes, including rape, attempted rape, incest, molestation, spousal rape, statutory rape and any unwanted sexual contact. Sexual assault is not about sex, but about power and control. Anyone can be a survivor of sexual assault. Tri-Valley Haven is dedicated to aiding all survivors.

Crisis Services

Rape Crisis Center 

The Rape Crisis Center provides crisis intervention and advocacy services to survivors of sexual assault and abuse. Our understanding professionals offer a safe environment for survivors to talk confidentially about their trauma and individual situations. Rape Crisis Center counselors understand a victim’s situation and challenges. They provide guidance and support for those who are experiencing and recovering from trauma. 

The Rape Crisis Center offers:

  • TVH 24-hour crisis-line
  • Advocacy services
  • Support groups
  • Individual counseling
  • Information & resources to friends & family

24/7 Crisis Line

Tri-Valley Haven’s Crisis Line is the backbone of our services and often the first point of contact for individuals in crisis. The Crisis Line saves lives; It is available around the clock to individuals who have experiences sexual and/or domestic violence. The Haven’s Crisis Line is always answered by a trained Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Counselor who provide crisis intervention, referrals and other services. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 1-800-884-8119.

Advocacy

Reporting a sexual assault is a personal decision and the survivor is the only person who can decide if reporting is the right choice. If you decide to report, you have the right to request a Sexual Assault Advocate during interviews with the police or hospital staff. Conversations between survivors and Tri-Valley Haven advocates are confidential, protected by law and cannot be brought up in court.


Sexual Assault Response Team

The Sexual Assault Response Team is an alliance between Tri-Valley Haven, the Sheriff’s Department, Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin Police, the District Attorney’s Office and Highland and Washington Hospitals. When a survivor reports to the police station or the hospital, a Sexual Assault Advocate from the Haven is called to respond. The advocate is trained to assist the survivor through the emotional, medical and legal process following an assault. S.A.R.T. reduces the number of times a survivor must tell their story. Team members work effectively for the survivor’s needs during this traumatic period. Reporting a sexual assault is a personal decision and the survivor is the only person who can decide if reporting is the right choice. A survivor does not need to report an assault in order to get Tri-Valley Haven services such as counseling. If you decide to report, you have the right to request a Sexual Assault Advocate during interviews with the police or hospital staff. Conversations between survivors and Tri-Valley Haven advocates are confidential, protected by law and cannot be brought up in court.

Prevention Services

Tri-Valley Haven believes prevention and working to end intimate partner violence is critical to creating a community without violence. The Haven’s Preventionists teach classes on how to recognize the dynamics and pervasiveness of domestic violence and sexual assault. In addition, we educate Tri-Valley middle and high school students on critically important dating violence prevention topics in a safe and age appropriate manner. Tri-Valley Haven Preventionists demonstrate bystander intervention techniques and how to seek help. Haven staff work closely with local school districts to keep students safe.

Counseling Services

Tri-Valley Haven offers a variety of counseling and support group services in the belief that while healing is the necessary first step in re-building broken lives, more help must be made available to empower people to regain their sense of self, their sense of pride, and their sense of accomplishment.

We have gender neutral bathrooms for counseling clients at our Community Building.

When privacy is required or desired, we offer one-on-one therapy sessions with professional therapists for both adults and children, to address all domestic violence or sexual assault-related issues. Counseling sessions are initially free, and then available on a sliding scale. For counseling services or support groups, please call Tri-Valley Haven Community Building at (925) 449-5845.

As part of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Tri-Valley Haven provides crisis counseling and support to survivors of sexual assault inside Santa Rita Jail. Incarcerated sexual assault survivors have access to the Haven’s 24-hour crisis line. The Haven also facilitates therapeutic art classes to survivors inside the jail. For many incarcerated survivors, this is the first time they have received help for their trauma.

Support Groups

Support Groups for survivors of Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence are available in English and in Spanish at Tri-Valley Haven’s Community Building. During COVID-19, these groups are offered online. Our weekly, facilitated support groups are confidential and help in the trauma healing process. The Haven also offers individual, free and low-cost, sliding scale therapy with professional therapists for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault and their family members.

Sexual Assault Support Group

Tri-Valley Haven offers a Sexual Assault Support Group for survivors of sexual assault in Livermore. This is a closed support group, meaning participants must sign up in advance. This group runs 8 weeks at a time. No drop-ins please.

Shelter

Shelter and Housing

Tri-Valley Haven shelters women and children who are victims sexual assault and interpersonal violence and in need of a safe, confidential location providing supportive services. The Haven’s shelter, aptly named Shiloh which means peace, has 30-beds. All TVH shelters accept families with boys and girls up to the age of 18 years. Each resident is assigned a counselor who works individually with her and her children. Case managers help clients with housing, legal, vocational, and financial needs. Each child at Shiloh receives an initial assessment to evaluate their physical and emotional needs. Counselors and staff members work with the mother to meet the needs of the entire family.

Self Defense Classes

Empowerment Self-Defense helps individuals develop easy-to-use techniques such as awareness, assertiveness, and verbal confrontation skills in combination with safety strategies and physical techniques to prevent, resist, and escape violent assaults.

Tri-Valley Haven’s Empowerment Self-Defense courses provide psychological awareness and verbal skills, not just physical training. 

Tri-Valley Haven hosts Self-Defense Workshops for women and girls throughout the year at Las Positas College. Please check our Keep an eye on our front page for upcoming dates!

Counseling and Administrative Offices:
925.449.5845

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