DAY ONE

CLINICAL PROGRAM - DAY ONE'S CLINICAL PROGRAM SERVES VICTIMS OF ALL AGES WITH CRISIS INTERVENTION, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT (INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY THERAPY), AND REFERRAL SERVICES. THE AGENCY'S CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL SERVICES ARE EVIDENCE-BASED AND TRAUMA-FOCUSED AND INCLUDE CHILD AND FAMILY TRAUMATIC STRESS INTERVENTION (CFTSI); TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT); DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT); EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REHABILITATION (EMDR); INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS (IFS); AND SOMATIC EXPERIENCING THERAPY (SET). WE ALSO OFFER TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA AND EXPRESSIVE ART THERAPY FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS. LAST YEAR, OUR FIVE STAFF AND 13 FEE-FOR-SERVICE CLINICIANS PROVIDED TREATMENT SERVICES TO 368 CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

PREVENTION EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING - AT THE CORE OF DAY ONE'S PREVENTION EDUCATION EFFORTS IS PROGRAMMING FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND COLLEGE AGE YOUNG ADULTS. EACH YEAR, DAY ONE REACHES THOUSANDS OF K-12 STUDENTS WITH WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION; HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS; AND DATING VIOLENCE. BRINGING TOGETHER EVERY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE, THE CROSS-CAMPUS COLLABORATIVE MEETS MONTHLY TO SHARE LEARNING AND EXCHANGE BEST PRACTICES FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. LAST YEAR, OUR EDUCATORS PRESENTED OVER 100 INTERACTIVE SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS AT SCHOOLS AROUND THE STATE, REACHING A TOTAL OF 3,057 STUDENTS, PARENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. OUR FOCUS IN 2023 WAS ON DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING MORE COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ON A LARGER SCALE, DAY ONE CONDUCTS AN INTENSIVE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN EACH APRIL TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE. COINCIDING WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, THE CAMPAIGN REACHES TENS OF THOUSANDS ACROSS THE STATE WITH MESSAGING ON BILLBOARDS, AND THROUGH RADIO AND PRINT ADS. THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM, DAY ONE ADVOCATES AND EDUCATORS PROVIDE TRAINING TO THOUSANDS OF LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR. WITH A GOAL OF IMPROVING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, TRAINING FOCUSES ON VICTIM-CENTERED LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVOCACY, TRAUMA-INFORMED SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SPECIFICALLY THE EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. LAST YEAR, THE AGENCY REACHED 133 MDT PROFESSIONALS WITH OUR TRAINING INITIATIVES.