Trauma Intervention
Program
Southwest
Riverside
Riverside County,
California
Citizens helping
Citizens in crisis"
Trauma Intervention Programs (TIP) is a national voluntary
non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that those who are
emotionally traumatized in emergency situations receive the
assistance they need. To accomplish that goal, TIP Inc. works
closely with local communities to establish emergency services
volunteer programs. In these programs, well-trained citizens
volunteers are called to emergency scenes to assist family
member, witnesses, and other bystanders whom the emergency system
often must leave behind.
Since 1985, TIP, Inc. has established emergency services programs
in over 70 cities. In each of these programs, citizen volunteers
are demonstrating that given the opportunity, they can play an
important role in the emergency response system. If you would
like information on how to start a TIP chapter in your county,
please call TIP's national office at (714) 314-0744.
The
Who, What, When and Why's of TIP......
Who are
TIP volunteers?
Who pays for TIP
services?
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What TIP
volunteers do:
- Provide emotional
support.
- Help arrange for
shelter, food, clothing, and transportation.
- Notify family and
friends.
- Serve as liaison
between the victims and emergency and hospital
authorities.
- Help arrange
follow-up services.
- Provide
information and referral to appropriate agencies for
ongoing assistance.
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When is
TIP called?
- Family members and
friends following a natural or unexpected death.
- Victims of crime
including rape, assault, robbery, and burglary.
- Victims of fire.
- Disoriented or
lonely older persons.
- Persons involved
in vehicle accidents.
- Persons who are
distraught and seeking immediate support.
- Family members of
a person who has committed suicide.
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Why TIP?
TIP
Training
|
| TIP
is committed to helping everyone in the community become
more effective helpers when confronted with someone in
crisis. Emotional first aid training is available to
groups upon request. |
For more information
call:
(909) 695-1862 |
Email 
Southwest Riverside
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