HELPING HANDS Available 24 Hours
for the victims of
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
and
SEXUAL ASSAULT
(541)386-6603
- Shelter: Safe Retreats for persons in crisis.
- Support: People sharing, helping each other to help themselves.
- Information: Resources for people dealing with abusive situations.
Sexual assault is any forced or coerced sexual act. It can be anything from unwanted touching to rape. It is an act of violence and abusing power, not the result of an uncontrollable sexual urge. Over half of all sexual assaults occur between people who know each other, but the rapist can be anyone.
A rapist chooses victims who are vulnerable, not because of what they do, say or wear. Victims are often vulnerable because they know and trust their assailants. Tips about avoiding isolated places do not protect these victims. Understanding that men and women have a right to set sexual limits - and no right to force change in others limits - is the first step to ending rape.
If you are assaulted, do whatever you need to do to get out alive. Afterwards, go to a safe place, and call for assistance.
No on deserves to be abused either physically, sexually, emotionally, or verbally. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. You have a right to your own body. You have a right not to be forced to do anything that you do not want to do. You have the right to seek help if you have been abused. You have the right to say no to unwanted touching.
Does your boyfriend/girlfriend put you down, act extremely jealous, make sexist jokes, force you to have sex, or get angry at you regularly? Is he/she cruel to you physically, sexually, or emotionally?
These things are NOT love, they are ABUSE!
- Phone The Police
- Call Helping Hands at (541)386-6603
(24 Hour Hotline - Someone Is always there to help you!) - If you have been raped DO NOT:
- Bathe
- Change Clothes
- Destroy Any Evidence
- DO: Attend To Your Medical And Personal Needs
- DO: Take pictures of bruises, Cuts, etc., if possible, for use in court proceedings
- DO: Record names of police and medical personnel
- Gather important papers (childrens birth certificates, Social Security Cards), money, clothes, - IF YOU HAVE TIME.
- Go to a safe place, and call Helping Hands.
Temporary Restraining Orders Allow You To Stay In Your Own Home
Temporary Restraining Order (T.R.O.) forms, with an instruction booklet, are available at the Trial Court Operation County Courthouse.
This Order, after being served on the assailant, provides the victim with temporary custody of children, and restrains the assailant from the home, school, place of work, etc.
The police MUST arrest if they have reason to believe that a domestic assault, or threat of assault, has occured, or if your restraining order has been violated.
- Someone to listen
- Information about the legal system
- Support
- Group for teen girls
- Information about other resources
- Information about reporting abuse
We are here to give you information, and support your decisions.
- Work as a Volunteer
- Give technical assistance
- Financial Donation: Helping Hands Against Violence is a non-profit organization and your contributions are tax deductible.
Checks should be made payable to:
Helping Hands Against Violence
P.O. Box 441
Hood River, OR 97031
A receipt for tax purposes will be mailed to you with our appreciation!
AYUDA CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA HELPING HANDS (541)386-6603
Sirviéndoles a las victimas de la violencia doméstica
y de la violación sexual
- Teléfono de crisis - 24 horas al dia
- Hogar segura para emergencias
- Informes y recursos
- Defensa y consejo de apoyo
P.O. Box 441 - Hood River, OR 97031
Contact Information HELPING HANDS AGAINST VIOLENCE
(541)386-6603
Serving Victims Of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
- 24 Hour Crisis Line
- Emergency Safe Retreat
- Information And Referral
- Advocacy and Support Counseling
