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Sexual Assault
Intervention Team: |
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Coordinates child
sexual and physical
abuse investigations
with state and local
police, the
Department of Social
Services, and the
District Attorney's
office.
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Ensures medical and
mental health care
for victims.
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Tracks each and
every child through
prosecution and
beyond.
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Compiles statistical
analysis of child
abuse cases.
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Child and Family
Counseling: |
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Provides therapeutic
services to child
victims and their
non-offending family
members.
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Provides clinical
evaluations of
children affected by
violence.
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Provides
comprehensive group
treatment program.
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Provides clinical
support and
consultation to the
SAIN program.
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Prevention and Outreach
Program: |
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Increases community
awareness of child
abuse and domestic
violence.
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Provides programs to
the community to
prevent child abuse.
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Acts as a community
resource for
violence prevention
materials.
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A collaborative
effort between the
Kids' Place and the
Elizabeth Freeman
Center.
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Safe Berkshires Program: |
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Provides advocacy
and counseling
services to abused
women and their
children.
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Increases awareness
of the effects of
domestic violence on
children.
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A joint
collaborative
between the Kids'
Place and the
Elizabeth Freeman
Center.
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Pediatric Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiner: |
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Provides
comprehensive and
child centered
medical care when a
child or family
presents with a
concern of sexual
abuse or assault.
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Pediatric nurse
examiner conducts
developmentally
appropriate physical
examination and time
sensitive forensic
evidence collection
on site in a state
of the art medical
exam room.
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The program is
guided by the
principle of the
first, do no harm,
and seeks to
minimize further
stress to a child
and their family.
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Berkshire Trauma
Response Network: |
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This program is also
named BTRN.
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Works
collaboratively with
existing agencies
and school
administrations to
plan the most
effective response
in the event of a
critical incident.
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Coordinated Post
Traumatic Stress
Management Training
for school and
community based
professionals
throughout Berkshire
County.
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Available to respond
and assist in the
recovery process
following critical
incident in
Berkshire County and
provide support to
the impacted
community.
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