Agency Services
24-Hour Crisis LineSpecially trained staff and volunteers respond to telephone crisis calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide crisis intervention to sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking victims as well as to offer referrals to appropriate community services. For immediate assistance, call the 24-Hour Crisis Line at 513-381-5610 or Toll-Free 1-888-381-5610. Hospital AccompanimentWomen Helping Women staff and volunteers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide support to rape victims in area hospital emergency rooms. Individual Crisis InterventionWomen Helping Women provides one-on-one crisis intervention sessions to help victims deal with the immediate after-effects or emerging memories of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. Victims needing long-term counseling may be referred to community-based counseling programs or to therapists and counselors. Court and Law Enforcement AdvocacyWomen Helping Women staff and volunteers accompany sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking victims to criminal and civil court daily in Hamilton County, providing advocacy and support. Agency staff also work with the Cincinnati Police Department to provide support, crisis intervention and advocacy to victims during the investigative phase of the case. Support GroupsWomen Helping Women conducts several support groups to help victims cope with the confusion, anger, and fear often experienced after episodes of sexual assault and domestic violence. These groups enable victims to share their experiences and feelings and provide them with support to overcome their fears and feelings of isolation. For our support group schedule, please click here.
Date Rape/Dating Violence Prevention ProgramsWomen Helping Women offers school-based prevention programs that teach junior and senior high school students about understanding the dynamics of date rape/dating violence. These in-school prevention programs teach students how to identify potentially dangerous situations and give students tools to assist in protecting themselves. Community Education/Professional TrainingWomen Helping Women provides training for community law enforcement personnel, health care professionals, social service providers and others who work with sexual assault and domestic violence victims. Staff and volunteers also present programs to civic, church and social groups on the topics of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. If you are interested in having someone from Women Helping Women present to your group, click here to download a copy of our Community Event Request Form or you can fill the form online by clicking here. Crime Victims AssistanceThe state of Ohio promised crime victims, and in some cases their families, certain rights in connection with our justice system. The Attorney Generals office stands with crime victims to protect their dignity and ensure that they are empowered to act on these rights. Providing these programs is the least that society can do to redress the wrong and injury victims have suffered.
Victim CompensationThe Crime Victims Compensation unit administers awards of compensation in accordance with Ohio’s Crime Victims Compensation Law, which provides payments to eligible victims of violent crime for their unreimbursed economic losses. Women Helping Women’s advocates are trained by the Attorney General’s office to assist crime victims in filing compensation claims. Please call our hotline to schedule an appointment to begin the filing process. To contact the Crime Victims Compensation unit, please call 1-800-582-2877 or visit http://www.ag.state.oh.us/victim/compensation.asp for additional information. VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday)VINE is available to anyone, including victims, victims advocates, law enforcement, judges, and the public. It provides free, anonymous, 24-hour access, over the phone or through the Internet, to the custody status of offenders in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, county jails, and juvenile inmates in the Department of Youth Services. VINE also provides automated telephone or email notification when the offender has a change in custody, including release, transfer, escape, re-arrest (return from escape) or death. For more information, please call our hotline or go to www.VINELink.com. HopeLine ProgramWomen Helping Women participates in Verizon Wireless's HopeLine program. The HopeLine program provides refurbished cell phones to survivors of Domestic Violence to provide a safe way to stay in touch with family, counselors, employers and landlords as survivors work to rebuild their lives. For more information about the HopeLine program, please visit the Verizon Wireless website, at http://aboutus.vzw.com/communityservice/hopeLine.html To request a cell phone, please call our 24-hour crisis line or stop by the agency between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. FundingWomen Helping Women is funded in part by the City of Cincinnati, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Victims of Crime Act, Violence Against Women Act and other sources of public and private support.
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