SAFE & SOUND SOMERSET INC

COUNSELING AND EDUCATION: OUR COUNSELING PROGRAMS USE A PROGRESSIVE ARRAY OF EVIDENCE-BASED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MODALITIES, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MODELS, TO HELP SURVIVORS HEAL FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE. OUR CLINICIANS ARE CERTIFIED IN EMDR, PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF SURVIVORS AND CHILDREN WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMA RELATED TO DOMESTIC ABUSE. OUR SPEAK OUTREACH PROGRAMS INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND OUR ORGANIZATION SO THAT ALL IN NEED OF HELP RELATED TO DOMESTIC AND DATING ABUSE RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. SPEAK PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS TO SCHOOLS, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT ALL POSSESS THE INFORMATION, SKILLS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO BREAK THE LEGACY OF VIOLENCE. OUR BI-ANNUAL 40 HOUR VOLUNTEER TRAINING EQUIPS INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY WITH THE TOOLS AND SKILLS NEEDED TO SUPPORT CLIENTS AND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION.

CRISIS INTERVENTION: OUR CORE SERVICES FOCUS ON PROVIDING IMMEDIATE SAFETY TO ADULTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE AT EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL RISK RESULTING FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE. SERVICES INCLUDE 24/7 CALL AND TEXT LINE TO ACCESS ALL SSS SERVICES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAMS WHO ARE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 21 MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE SURVIVORS IN POLICE CARE; A CONFIDENTIAL SAFE HOUSE THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR ADULTS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE HOUSING DUE TO VIOLENCE/ABUSE; AND OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LIAISON WHO WORKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN PLACEMENT AND PERMANENCY TO ASSIST FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE AS IDENTIFIED THROUGH REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND ENDANGERMENT. ONCE SAFETY AND STABILITY ARE ESTABLISHED THROUGH OUR CORE SERVICES, SURVIVORS ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE LASTING AND GREATER LEVELS OF HOPE AND HEALING.