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Friday, March 20, 2015: 4:00 PM-5:20 PM
Room 3 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)
Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- Have an understanding of a collaborative response between medical professionals and domestic & sexual violence agencies to address the needs of survivors of IPV & SV; as well as learning the benefits and limitations to interdisciplinary collaborations.
- The formation of RHART and how the program assists survivors who are seeking treatment at local hospitals as a result of intimate partner and/or sexual violence.
- Learn the training process for a volunteer-based program that provides crisis intervention to survivors of IPV & SV.
Since November 2009, volunteers in Richmond have provided 24-hour coverage for 365 days per year. If someone requires medical treatment due to sexual assault or intimate partner violence, R-HART is there. On-call volunteers provide patient advocacy and emotional support during forensic or medical examinations. R-HART is a collaboration between Hanover Safe Place, Safe Harbor, the YWCA of Richmond, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, and VCU Medical Center/MCV. This team of volunteers responds to a total of 6 area emergency rooms.