STATESBORO REGIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER, INC. Information

Statesboro Regional Sexual Assault Center, Inc. or SRSAC provides emotional support and advocacy for individuals who have been sexually assaulted. SRSAC is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization, designated by the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit and law enforcement agencies to serve Bulloch, Jenkins, Screven, and Effingham Counties. SRSAC is part of the Statesboro area's Sexual Assault Response Team which includes law enforcement, the prosecutor, the advocate, and the Forensic Nurse Examiners. Education, Awareness, and Prevention services are also provided. We strive to ensure that no victim of sexual assault or abuse goes unheard in a community that understands the impact of sexual violence on its members. Provide direct response to victims of sexual assault. Provide community education concerning sexual assault and its prevention. Provide advocacy for sexual assault victims through direct services and liaison relationships including medical, legal, social services, and law enforcement. Our primary focus is on the victim and their process of recovery. Confidentiality is critical for the safety of our clients and the trust that they have in us as advocates. Sexual assault is never the victim's fault. The rapist is the one who did the raping. Empowerment through giving support and information will help to strengthen the victim so that they can follow through with the criminal justice process, function on their job, or just get on with their life in general. We cannot make everything okay, but we can focus on the victim's power as the only witness to the crime and as a person who can regain a sense of themselves. Every victim of sexual assault has the right and the choice of reporting and having a rape examination, regardless of the circumstances of their case. They also have a right to be heard and to heal at their own pace. Every victim is in a state of crisis and is experiencing trauma on some level. This is normal and it contributes to their confusion, their indecision, and their fear. They may also be greatly ...