AVALON HEALING CENTER
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Mission Statement
Avalon inspires healing and empowerment for those affected by sexual violence through free and immediate comprehensive services; promotes public awareness; and advances social change.
About This Cause
Avalon is a non-profit, 501(c)3, comprehensive organization that provides compassionate and trauma-informed care to survivors of sexual assault. Avalon provides a safe, quiet, confidential environment with specially trained Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners in order to provide medical examinations and forensic evidence collection for rape victims. We are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our services are free of charge. Services are available to ALL ages and gender identities. Medical-forensic exams are provided up to 120 hours post assault. Counseling and advocacy services are available to anyone who identifies as a survivor of sexual assault, sexual abuse or incest ~ no matter when it occurred. Our services are available to anyone, despite where they live or where they were assaulted. The on-call Forensic Examiner and Advocacy staff will respond within 10 minutes to a crisis page and will arrange to meet patients at the clinic site of their choice, within 1 hour of initial contact. We can arrange for appointments as well if that works better for the patient. We can also provide assistance with transportation to enable the patient to obtain services safely. In addition to the medical-forensic examinations, we provide: Crisis intervention and support Medication prophylaxis Advocacy Short-term/long-term/group counseling Expert witness testimony Community education and awareness on issues around sexual assault and the services available to survivors Social Justice & Change Human Trafficking Since opening in January of 2006 as the Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program (WC SAFE) , we have provided medical-forensic services to thousands of sexual assault survivors, and those numbers continue to grow annually. Avalon is largest and busiest program of its kind in Michigan and the only program in southeast Michigan to provide comprehensive services focused solely on sexual violence. In addition to our medical-forensic services, we have a parallel track of community-based, empowerment-focused advocacy services with specially trained staff that provide crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy and supportive services.