Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Resources

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, or human trafficking - you are not alone. This page provides a list of trusted resources to support your safety, healing, and next step - whether you are seeking immediate help or exploring your options. For additional support please contact your Student Health and Wellness Center.

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Local Supports

• WEAVE: WEAVE serves adult and child survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. WEAVE programs are available to any survivor regardless of gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

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• CASH (Community Against Sexual Harm): CASH is the philosophy of peer-based mentoring and harm reduction services. Our mentors understand commercial sexual exploitation and inspire hope because they have lived through the same experiences. They provide street-level and online outreach, mentoring and coaching, and access to services that make a difference.
• My Sisters House: Our mission is to serve Asian and Pacific Islander and other underserved women and children impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking by providing a culturally appropriate and responsive safe haven, job training, and community services.
• Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center: The Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center offers a safe, healing environment for victims of domestic violence, child and elder abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking. We bring an array of needed services to victims through collaboration with existing public, private, and community-based programs. We are a “one-stop” center, effectively and efficiently delivering the critical services that our partners provide.
• Phylliss’s Garden: At Phyllis’s Garden, we stand as a beacon of support and empowerment for survivors of sexual assault. We have created a safe and nurturing space where survivors can continue their journey of healing, reclaiming their strength, and rediscovering resilience.
• LGBTQ Community Center Victim Services: We support LGBTQ+ community members who have been victims of discrimination, harassment, violence, trafficking, hate crimes, or other physical, emotional, or financial abuse at the hands of law enforcement, at home, in school, in healthcare settings, at work, or anywhere in our community.
• The Center: The Center, serving El Dorado County, is shifting the paradigm to break the cycle of generational violence by recognizing that prevention is part of solving the problem for good. Beyond crisis support, we teach healthy living skills.
• Vista Rise Collective: Serving El Dorado County, Vista Rise Collective helps survivors of abuse achieve their hopes and goals for a future free of violence. We believe in a survivor-driven model of empowerment. From our leaders to our staff, volunteers, and donors, we come together every day to make this a reality.
• Empower Yolo: Yolo County twenty-four hour crisis intervention, emergency shelter, confidential counseling, training, legal assistance, and other services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and child abuse.

California

• SART/VAWA info: Free sexual assault forensic medical exams and support for survivors. Below is information about how to access these exams and commonly asked questions related to the exams.
  • California directory of rape crisis centers
  • Information about where to get a medical exam in California
  • California directory for pediatric medical exams
• Victims Compensation Board (CalVCB): CalVCB reimburses crime-related expenses and do all we can to inform and empower victims.

National Resources

• 3 Strands Global Foundation: Prevent. Empower. Unite. Together, ending human trafficking.
• RAINN (rape, abuse, incest, national network): RAINN provides free, confidential support, services, and information to survivors of sexual violence, available 24/7 by phone, chat, or text. Call 800.656.HOPE (4673), or chat at RAINN.org/hotline, or text “HOPE” to 64673.
• 1 in 6 (male survivors): The mission of 1 in 6 is to help men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences live healthier, happier lives. Our mission also includes serving family members, friends, partners, and service providers by providing information and supportive resources.
• MSA (Male Sexual Assault Foundation): At the Male Sexual Assault Foundation, we are dedicated to privately and confidentially supporting boys and men surviving male sexual assault including homosexual grooming and homosexual rape.
• Safe Bae: SafeBAE is a survivor-founded, youth-led organization working to end sexual violence before it starts.
• Survivor Space: Survivor Space is a resource informed by survivors, for survivors. It offers a safe space where adult survivors of child sexual abuse and those who care about them can learn from other survivors; find information on new rights under the law; focus on self-care and resiliency; read survivor stories; explore civil litigation; access national resources and institutional programs; and connect with others to learn about and discuss a wide range of topics.
• SAKI: Resources for survivors of sexual assault.
• Strong Hearts Native Hotline: StrongHearts Native Helpline is a 24/7 safe, confidential and anonymous domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering support and advocacy. Call 844- 7NATIVE or (844) 762-8483.