STAR INC

DIRECT SERVICES: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL TRAUMA, SUCH AS: IMMEDIATE CRISIS INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY AND MEDICAL ACCOMPANIMENT, INDIVIDUAL CRISIS COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. STAR RESPONDED TO 439 ON SCENE CRISIS RESPONSES, INCLUDING WITH THE ANCHORAGE SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM AND LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOMS. LEGAL ADVOCACY: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL TRAUMA WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND PERSONAL SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SURVIVORS ACCOMPANIMENT TO MEETINGS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS. THE ORGANIZATION CAN HELP SURVIVORS ACCESS CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH REFERRALS TO NETWORKS OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. STAR'S ADVOCATES PROVIDED 504 INDIVIDUALS WITH 14,108 INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY SERVICES IN THE YEAR. TRAUMA THERAPY: THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED TRAUMA THERAPISTS TO PROVIDE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, EMDR (EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING) AND BRAINSPOTTING TO HELP SURVIVORS COPE AND THRIVE AFTER EXPERIENCING SEXUAL TRAUMA. STAR PROVIDED 978 FREE TRAUMA THERAPY SESSIONS TO 79 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE YEAR. STATEWIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS LINE: THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES THE 24-HOUR STATEWIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS LINE. STAR PROVIDED CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT TO 2,992 CALLERS DURING THE YEAR. VOLUNTEER COORDINATION: THE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS FROM DEDICATED COMMUNITY SERVICE MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER FOR THE AGENCY IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS A VOLUNTEER BOARD. VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS. 46 COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED BACKGROUND CHECKS AND AN INTENSIVE 40+ HOUR TRAINING TO WORK AS CRISIS LINE RESPONDERS.