Sexual Violence Program
1-866-295-SERV (7378)
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The SERV Sexual Violence Program provides services to victims and survivors of sexual violence age 12 and older. The SERV program provides crisis-intervention, advocacy, counseling and prevention education on sexual violence throughout Camden, Gloucester and Cumberland Counties. All services provided are strictly confidential, free of charge, culturally sensitive, and bilingual. NJ State Certified Rape Care Advocates can be reached through the 24-hour toll-free hotline at 1-866-295-SERV (7378).
Help A Victim Become A Survivor
Services include:
Advocacy & Counseling Services Advocates are available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week to support victims and survivors of sexual violence through medical and legal proceedings. Our Advocates will meet with you at the hospital, police station or law enforcement agency and during the court process to help you through these difficult times. Counselors will be available to you and your family at your convenience – in our offices, in schools, or at various locations through the community. Short-term, crisis counseling is available for victims/survivors of sexual violence and their significant others. Adult & Teen Support groups are available for survivors in Camden, Gloucester, and Cumberland Counties.
Education and Training SERV provides educational programs to schools, community groups, social service providers, health care professionals, and law enforcement. All presentations are provided free of charge in Camden, Gloucester and Cumberland Counties. Please contact serv@centerffs.org for more information or to schedule a training. Information on SERV seminars and training workshops
What is Sexual Violence? Sexual violence is comes in many forms, it can be defined as any unwanted sexual activity that is forced, threatened, coerced, or manipulated onto an individual. Sexual violence is motivated by the need to control, dominate, humiliate, and harm another individual. It violates a persons feeling of trust and safety and impacts individuals, families and communities as a whole. Sexual Violence can include:
How To Protect Yourself:
For more safety tips go to http://rainn.org/get-information/sexual-assault-prevention
What to do if you have been sexually assaulted
NJ State Certified Rape Care Advocates can be reached through the 24-hour toll-free hotline at 1-866-295-SERV (7378).
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) SERV is an active member of Camden, Gloucester and Cumberland County SART. SART is comprised of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), local law enforcement and the County Prosecutor’s Office. The purpose of SART is to provide efficient and compassionate coordination of services for victims and survivors age 13 and older. SART uses a victim-centered approach, by working together to assist victims through reporting and evidence collection.
SERV Volunteer Opportunities
SERV Funders: NJ State Department of Community Affairs, Division on Women NJ State Department of Criminal Justice, Office of Victim Witness Advocacy NJ Department of Children and Families, Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Camden County Department of Human Services Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Gloucester County Department of Human Services
SERV is a program member of the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA)
Related Links: National Sexual Violence Resource Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The Family Violence Prevention Fund Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project National Center for Victims of Crime National Coalition Against Domestic Violence National Crime Prevention Center The National Organization for Women National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network Rutgers University Sexual Assault Services and Crime Victim Assistance U.S. Department of Justice
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