SAVES Sexual Assault Victims Emergency Services - Support, Advocacy, Education: Creating Change
 

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For nearly 30 years, SAVES has helped people in Franklin County, Maine recover from the trauma of sexual violence. Through educational programs designed to reshape common attitudes and beliefs that make sexual violence common,SAVES also works to prevent sexual violence. Please, help SAVES to keep helping.
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A Survivor's Story:

"On the outside I looked fine, yet on the inside I was in complete turmoil. I had been abused for much of my childhood and had never been at a place where I could process through my experiences. Over time, I couldn’t hold things back anymore.
Then a friend told me about SAVES. . .
I soon found that the people at SAVES actually listened to me and didn’t judge me. I found myself sharing my life experiences, the joys, struggles, and pain."

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Programs and Services

All programs and services
provided by SAVES are free.
Please contact our office at 778-9522
or email to learn more.

Helpline

SAVES confidential helpline is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. The helpline is staffed by caring advocates who provide support and information to victim-survivors, family members, partners, and community members. Helpline numbers are listed in the banner above.

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

The Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) helps to limit the obstacles individuals face as they struggle to cope with the aftermath of sexual assault. Working closely with local law enforcement, the legal system, medical professionals, and the community, SART employs a cohesive, team-based response to assist victim-survivors of sexual violence.

School-Based Programs

Franklin County’s high school students receive on-site support through our school-based programming. Prevention education helps to create a safer school environment. Face-to-face communication with young victim-survivors and advocacy on their behalf helps them cope and heal.

Community Outreach and Education Programs

Our outreach and education programs help community members understand how sexual violence and abuse affect everyone, and help them learn how to support victim-survivors.  SAVES offers programs to professionals, systems providers, undergraduate students, service providers and any group interested in learning and helping.

Support Groups

For many, recovery from sexual violence is a long - yet rewarding - journey. Employing a variety of modalities such as art-therapy and writing, our ongoing support groups help victim-survivors heal the trauma of sexual violence.