Crisis Support Services

24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE 540-434-2272

You are not alone.

Seeking support after an experience of sexual harm can be difficult. We recognize your strength and your bravery in choosing to seek help. Collins Center provides comprehensive crisis support services to those who have experienced sexual harm and is committed to helping you navigate your options, regardless of when your experience of harm occurred.

  • Advocacy

    Collins Center advocates are here to help you navigate the complicated feelings and systems that you might encounter when you choose to seek help for your experience of sexual harm. Whether you simply want someone to talk to on the phone or to accompany you to the hospital or law enforcement, our advocates are to walk alongside you as you choose your next steps.

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  • Accompaniment

    If you choose to seek medical help or to report to law enforcement, Collins Center's advocates can accompany you to offer information, presence, and emotional assistance during a medical exam, PERK, or while you make a report.

    To better understand our hospital accompaniment services, click the button below.

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  • Crisis Support Sessions

    Collins Center offers crisis support sessions provided by one of our counselors or advocates. With an understanding of how trauma impacts an individual and knowledgeable about the justice, medical, and legal systems, they provide you with relevant information and referrals for ongoing service needs.

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All services free of charge to ensure that cost is not a barrier to healing.

Regarding Confidentiality

Collins Center believes every person impacted by sexual harm deserves to make choices regarding their next steps. We strive to abide by the highest ethical standards regarding confidentiality, within the limits of mandated reporting requirements. All communication through the hotline and with our staff is strictly confidential to the extent permitted by law.

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

Collins Center hosts quarterly SART meetings for allied professionals working to address sexual harm in our community. Procedures followed by the team ensure that sexual harm victims will receive information about services available to them, as well as their rights as victims of crime. Members of the SART include: 

  • Office of the Commonwealth Attorney for the City of Harrisonburg/Rockingham County 

  • First Step: A Response to Domestic Violence 

  • Rockingham County/City of Harrisonburg Victim Witness Program

  • Harrisonburg Police Department 

  • Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department 

  • Sentara RMH Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program

  • Area College and University Representatives