Where to Get Help

 

SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNSELING SERVICES

 

Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS) has 11 centers located throughout the state. Each community-based center provides free, confidential service for past and present victims of sexual assault and their families, including…

 

• 24-hour hotline with immediate access to certified sexual assault counselors. (Available in English or Spanish.)
• Crisis intervention and short-term counseling for victims and secondary victims.
• Someone to be with you and to help you at the hospital and with police.
• Someone to be with you and help you through the criminal and civil court systems.
• Information and referral for other needs and additional counseling.
• Bilingual staff.
• Male counselors to work with male victims and secondary victims.
• Sexual assault counselors trained to work with child victims.
• Support groups for rape and incest victims of all ages and secondary victims.
• Emergency transportation

 

For more information call CONNSACS at (860) 282-9881 or a

 

Statewide 24-hour Toll-Free Hotline

 

(888) 999-5545                       (888) 568-8332

English                                    Espanol

 

or call one of the services in your area (listed below)…

 

Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County, Inc.            

(203) 334-6154 Office                        (203) 333-2233 24-hour hotline                                

 

Women’s Center of Greater Danbury Sexual Assault Crisis Service

(203) 731-5200 Office                        (203) 731-5204 24-hour hotline

 

New Britain YWCA Sexual Assault Crisis Service

(860) 225-4681                                   (860) 223-1787 24-hour hotline

 

Susan B. Anthony Project, Inc.

(serving Northwestern CT)

(860) 489-3798 Office                        (860) 482-7133 24-hour hotline

 

Northeastern CT Sexual Assault Crisis Services

(860) 456-3595 Office                        (860) 456-2789 24-hour hotline

 

Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury

(203) 753-3613 Office                        (860) 753-3613 24-hour hotline

 

Sexual Assault Crisis Center, Inc. (Stamford & lower Fairfield County)

(860) 348-9346 Office                        (860) 329-2929 24-hour hotline

 

YWCA Central Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Service

(860) 344-1474 Office                        (860) 635-4424 24-hour hotline (Middletown)

(203) 235-4444 24-hour hotline (Meriden)

Southeastern Connecticut Office

(860) 885-1298 Office

(860) 437-7766 24-hour hotline

 

YWCA of the Hartford Region Sexual Assault Crisis Service

(860) 525-1163                                   (860) 522-6666 24-hour hotline

Southeastern Connecticut Office

(860) 892-4952 Office                        (860) 999-5545 24-hour hotline

 

Rape Crisis Center of Milford

(203) 874-8712 Office                        (860) 878-1212 24-hour hotline

 

Coordinating Council for Children In Crisis, Inc.

(203) 624-2600 Office                        (203) 624-2273 24-hour hotline

 

also

The Women’s Center of Southeastern CT, Inc.

(An independent service – not affiliated with CONNSACS)

(860) 447-0366 Office                        (860) 442-4357 24-hour hotline

 

 

 

Family Violence Programs

 

To contact a family violence counselor, family violence victim advocate or for emergency shelter, counseling and other services, call the Statewide 24-hour Toll Free Hotline (800) 774-2900 or call the 24-hour hotline in your area (listed below)…

 

Ansonia (203) 736-9944                     Hartford (860) 527-0550                    Norwalk (203) 852-1980

Bridgeport (203) 334-6154                Meriden (203) 238-1501                    Stamford (203) 357-8162

Danbury (203) 731-5206                    Middletown (860) 301-0030               Torrington (860) 482-7133

Danielson (203) 774-8648                  New Britain (860) 225-6357              Waterbury (203) 575-0036

Enfield (860) 763-4542                       New Haven (203) 789-8104               Willimantic (860) 456-9476

Falls Village (860) 824-1080              New London (860) 301-0030                                                                        

Greenwich (203) 622-0003                                  or (860) 442-4357

 

 

STATE OF CONNECTICUT VICTIMS’ SERVICES

 

Office of Victim Services (OVS)

 

OVS offers the following direct services and support to crime victims and their families…

 

·        The Help Line and Clearinghouse provide information on victims’ rights and how to exercise them, and about available local, state and national resources for victims.

·        The Victim Services Advocate Program has court-based victim advocates to assist crime victims and their families to exercise their rights by providing assessments for services and social service referrals; criminal justice system information and case status updates; court accompaniment, advocacy and assistance; and help with victim impact statements and compensation applications.

·        The Homicide Outreach Program provides outreach, support, and assessment and referrals, including support groups and therapeutic counseling services.

·        The Confidential Victim Notification Program offers registered victims timely and accurate notification of offender releases from incarceration or other changes in offender incarceration status.

·        The Crime Victim Compensation Program provides help to victims who, as a direct result of a crime, have incurred out-of-pocket medical, dental, or mental health bills, lost wages, funeral expenses, and certain other expenses. Eligibility requires report to and cooperation with police, but it is not based on income level or arrest of the offender.

 

Main Office                            (800) 822-8428 (toll free)                   (860) 747-6070

Compensation Program         (888) 286-7347 (toll free)                   (860) 747-4501 (from outside state)

 

Office of the Victim Advocate (OVA)

 

The OVA is an independent state agency created to protect and promote the legal rights of crime victims in Connecticut. The OVA does not provide direct services to victims. Instead, it provides oversight and advocacy if and when the criminal justice system and the direct victim service providers fail to comply with the legal rights of crime victims.

 

If you feel your legal rights as a crime victim have been or are being violated you should contact the OVA at the numbers listed below. The OVA will conduct an investigation and act to correct problems where possible. The identity of any person who files a complaint with the OVA will not be revealed without the written permission of that person.

 

To file a complaint or to obtain more information about the legal rights of crime victims, call the OVA at (860) 550-6632 or (888) 771-3126 (toll free in CT), or visit the website at www.ova.state.ct.us.