When SafePlace thinks about the programs and services which help us to end sexual and domestic violence, we think in terms of Safety, Healing, Prevention and Social Change. All programs and services work together to create a community free of rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Safety
24 hour Hotline - 267-SAFE or 927-9616 TTY for the Deaf community connects the community to crisis phone support and information.
Hospital Advocacy – provides accompaniment and support to survivors of rape in need of support for forensic and physical medical examinations.
Kelly White Family Shelter – an emergency shelter for women and children escaping domestic violence; an off-site shelter is available for men seeking safety.
Legal Advocacy & Accompaniment – supports survivors of domestic violence as they navigate court systems, particularly to assist with obtaining protective orders and referrals to free and sliding scale legal assistance.
The Stockton-Hicks Family Tree Child Development Center & the University of Texas - University Charter School, George M. Kozmetsky Campus – care and education for the children living in shelter and supportive housing.
Healing
Counseling – individual and family counseling for women, children and men survivors of rape, sexual abuse or domestic violence.
Transitional Services Program – provides supportive housing coupled with services for families and women leaving shelter that assists them in re-building their lives free of family violence.
Resource Advocacy – supports survivors who are homeless or struggling financially with short-term emergency assistance.
LifeSkills – classes designed to support the development of skills for self-sufficient living.
Prevention
Disability Services ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program) – an abuse prevention and counseling program for people with disabilities, their families, caregivers and professionals working in the sexual assault, domestic violence, disability and criminal justice fields.
Expect Respect– counseling and educational programs for youth & adults on the prevention of dating violence, sexual assault/abuse, domestic violence and bullying.
Social Change
Community Dialogue – changing the social norms that promote violence in intimacy.
Community Education – information and training on the issues of sexual harassment, sexual assault or abuse, domestic violence and other related topics.
Family Violence Protection Team – collaborating with APD, Travis County Sheriff’s Department, Legal Aid, County Attorney’s Office, and Texas Advocacy Project to encourage arrests and to provide survivors of domestic violence with integrated legal and support services.
Systems Advocacy – working with other agencies to ensure that each system is optimally responsive to the needs of survivors of sexual or domestic violence.