Advocacy, Direct Client Services & Support Groups

Family or Domestic Violence

H.E.A.R.T. (Help End Abusive Relationship Tendencies)
A confidential support group for battered and formerly battered women
 

Sexual Assault Advocacy & Support Groups

Sexual assault can happen to anyone. Estimates are that one in three women and one in seven men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime... and usually, the offender is someone known to the victim.  Sexual assault is any sexual contact or intimacy performed upon one person by another without mutual consent, or with the inability of the survivor to give consent due to age or mental or physical incapacity. Sexual assault can be very devastating, and may affect every area of a survivor’s life and the lives of their loved ones.  RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted,

call the East Texas Crisis Center.

Advocacy / Legal Advocacy

Support in hospitals, civil and criminal justice and other settings

Family Protective Orders

Screening and processing legal documents in cooperation with the justice system

Crime Victims Services

Assistance in filing victims’ compensation forms

Children Therapy

Our children’s counselor utilizes play therapy in her work with children.  Play therapy focuses on children’s need to express themselves through the use of play and toys, their natural mode of communication and self-expression. In play therapy, children are provided with a variety of play media, such as art supplies, sand and sand toys, storytelling aids, and toys for dramatic and fantasy play through which they recreate the emotional experiences they are struggling with internally. A trained therapist provides a safe and understanding environment in which to encourage emotional expression and acceptance of self. The therapist recognizes play themes and utilizes interventions to assist children in problem resolution. 

Play therapy helps children with behavior problems, such as aggressiveness and acting out, or children who have been abused, neglected, have low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, family instability, difficulty with social and emotional adjustment, and many other problems.

The East Texas Crisis Center's Therapy Dogs 

Whitaker and Bernie   

Violence Intervention Network Programs include:

• Men’s Education Network

  For men working to end violence in their relationships

• Women’s Intervention Network

  For women who batter their intimate partners

• Alternatives to Violence

  For persons who assault non-family members

Emergency Shelter

• Provides emergency safety for women and children escaping violence in their homes.

• Helps women in developing a safety plan and setting goals for their future.

• Assists women with counseling so they can begin the healing process and decide about returning home safely or establishing independent living arrangements.

Children’s Prevention and Education Programs

The Crisis Center Children’s Prevention and Education Program fosters a sense of purpose and belonging for residents, pre-school and school-age children, offering stability, consistency, and anti-victimization skills training on a daily basis. More on Children's Prevention Programs.

Suited for Success

Suited for Success is an Educational group (not really support group) that touches on 6 key areas: Job/Career/Education, Family, Financial, Spiritual, Emotional and Physical. SFS is offered to all female clients of the Center.

Child Care is provided but you must attend an Orientation with Children's Program before attending and then you must attend Parent Child Interaction at 6:30p.m. in order to attend the group (if you have children who will be using Children's Program). SFS time is from 7:00p.m. to 8:00p.m.

Public Education Program

The Speakers’ Bureau is offered as a community service at no charge to inform religious and civic organizations and clubs, educational institutions and businesses about victimization.

In-services, seminars and workshops are conducted with law enforcement, medical services, educators and community agencies to assist them in working with victims.