RAPE TRAUMA SERVICES
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Mission Statement
Rape Trauma Services of San Mateo County strives to eliminate all forms of violence, with a special focus on sexual assaults and abuse. Informed by our understanding of traumatic experiences and cycles of violence, we facilitate healing and the prevention of violence through the provision of counseling, advocacy, and education. We promote and adopt policies, practices, and social values rooted in fairness, equity, and inclusiveness.
About This Cause
Rape Trauma Services (RTS) of San Mateo County strives to eliminate all forms of violence, with a special focus on trauma from all forms of violence and abuse. Our scope of services includes a 24-hour hotline, counseling, advocacy, accompaniment, self-defense training, rape and other violence prevention education in schools, and outreach to underserved populations. It is our strong belief that violence and abuse must be examined on an individual level (e.g., sexual abuse, rape) as well as a collective level (e.g., genocide, war), and in the context of societal inequities (e.g., sexism, racism, heterosexism). We also believe that violent behaviors by individuals as well as societal inequities perpetrated on a collective level are, at their core, about unhealed effects of trauma and ensuing cycles of violence. RTS Staff, Interns, and Volunteer Trauma Counselors and Therapists work together to provide a variety of support services to child, adolescent and adult survivors of all forms of direct and indirect trauma from violence and abuse, particularly sexual abuse or assault. The major components of our agency include the following: ● 24-hour confidential crisis line ● Crisis, Short-term, and Long-term Counseling ● Individual and Group Counseling ● Advocacy & Accompaniment ● Prevention Education, Community Outreach and Professional Trainings ● Vibrant volunteer community