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SEXUAL VIOLENCE

CRISIS CENTERS

THERE IS HELP IF YOU HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED

Make sure you are safe. Call someone you trust to help you. Victim services are available 24 hours a day in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Hotline information for your local rape crisis center can be found on this page or by calling 1-888-772-PCAR. for national services please call: 1-800-656-HOPE. 

Do not shower. Because evidence could remain on your body and clothes, avoid changing or washing. Eating, drinking, smoking, combing your hair, showering and urinating could also impact evidence collection. However, if you have already done any of these things, please don't hesitate to seek medical attention. 

Seek medical attention. At the emergency room, healthcare providers can check for injuries that may not be visible and treat you for possible STDs. Hospital staff also may perform a sexual assault forensic examination to collect evidence and may provide medication to prevent pregnancy. An advocate from a local rape crisis center can accompany you during this process. 

Report the assault to police. Consider notifying the police of the assault. In many communities specially-trained police and investigators will help you through the evidence collection and investigation process. Your local rape crisis center has legal advocates who can assist you during the legal process.

Seek counseling. The trauma of an assault can be overwhelming and you many experience a variety of emotions. Rape crisis centers can provide you with support.

ABOUT PCAR

The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape works to eliminate all forms of sexual violence and to advocate for the rights and needs of victims of sexual assaults. PCAR works at the state and national levels to prevent sexual violence and to challenge public attitudes, raise public awareness, effect critical changes in public policy and responses to sexual violence. 
Through a statewide network of 51 rape crisis centers serving all 67 counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the coalition helps to provide quality services to victims of sexual violence and creates public awareness and prevention education within local communities. 
In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded PCAR a five-year funding agreement to create the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, which opened on July 20, 2000. That funding was renewed in 2004 and again in 2009. 

LIST OF CRISIS CENTERS

Adams County

Survivors, Inc.
Business: 717-334-0589
Hotline: 717-334-9777
        1-800-SUR-V106
www.adamscountysurvivors.com

Allegheny County &

Armstrong County

The Center for Victims of Violence and Crime

Business: 412-482-3240

Hotline: 412-392-8582

Website: www.cvvc.org

Pittsburgh Action Against Rape

Business: 412-431-5665

Hotline: 1-866-363-7273

Website: www.paar.net

Beaver County
Women's Center of Beaver County
Business: 724-775-2032
Hotline: 724-775-0103
www.womenscenterbc.org

Bedford County 

Your 'Safe Haven,' Inc.

Business: 814-623-7664

Hotline: 1-800-555-5671

Blair County 
Family Services Inc.

Business: 814-944-3583

Hotline: 814-944-3585

          1-800-500-2849

 www.familyservicesinc.net

Bradford County

Abuse and Rape Crisis Center

Business/Hotline: 570-265-5333

Butler County 

Victim Outreach Intervention Center 

Business: 724-776-5910- Cranberry
           724-283-8700- Butler
Hotline: 1-800-400-8551
www.voiceforvictims.com

Cambria County 

 

Victim Services, Inc. 

Business: 814-288-4961
Hotline: 814-288-4961
         1-800-755-1983
www.victimserviceinc.org
Carbon County 
Victims Resource Center 
Business: 570-325-9642 
Hotline: 570-325-9641
          1-800-206-9050
www.vrcnepa.org

Centre County

Centre County Women's Resource

Center, Inc.

Business: 814-283-7066
Hotline: 814-234-5050
          1-877-234-5050
 www.ccwrc.org
Clarion County
PASSAGES, Inc. 
Business: 814-226-7273
Hotline: 1-800-793-3620
www.passagesinc.net

Clearfield County 

PASSAGES, Inc. 

Business: 814-371-9677
Hotline: 1-800-793-3620
www.passagesinc.net
Columbia County
The Women's Center, Inc. of Columbia/Montour
Business: 570-784-6632
Hotline: 570-784-6631
         1-800-544-8293
www.thewomenscenterinc.org

Crawford County 

Women's Services, Inc.

Business: 814-724-4637
Hotline: 814-333-9766
         1-888-881-0189
www.womensservicesinc.org

Dauphin County

YWCA- Violence Intervention Prevention Programs
Business: 717-234-7931
Hotline: 1-800-654-1211
                717-238-7273
www.ywcahgb.org

Delaware County 

Delaware County Women Against Rape

Business: 610-566-5866
                610-566-7954
                610-566-4386
Hotline: 610-566-4342
Erie County 
Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Inc. 
Business: 814-455-9414
Hotline: 1-800-352-7273
 www.cvcerie.org

Fayette County 

Community Resources of Fayette County Inc. 

Business:724-438-1470
Hotline: 724-437-3737
www.crimevictimscenter.org
Franklin/Fulton Counties
 
Women in Need
Business: 717-264-3056 (Franklin)
                717-485-5840 (Fulton)
Hotline: 717-264-4444
          1-800-621-6660
www.winservices.org

Greene County 

SPHS C.A.R.E Center S.T.T.A.R.S. Program

Business: 724-627-6108
Hotline: 1-888-480-7283
Indiana County 
Alice Paul House 
Business: 724-349-5744
Hotline: 724-349-4444
          1-800-435-7249
www.alicepaulhouse.org

Jefferson County

PASSAGES, INC.

Business: 814-849-5303
Hotline: 1-800-793-3620
www.passagesinc.net
Lackawanna County 
Women's Resource Center, Inc.
Business: 570-346-4460
Hotline: 570-346-4671
www.wrcnepa.org

Lancaster County

Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center

Business: 717-393-1735
Hotline: 717-392-7273
www.ywcalancaster.org
Lebanon County 
Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center
Business: 717-270-6972
Hotline: 717-272-5308
www.sarcclebanon.com

Lehigh County 

Crime Victims Council of Lehigh Valley, Inc. 

Business: 610-437-6610
Hotline: 610-437-6611
www.cvclv.org
Lycoming County 
YWCA-Wise Options 
Business: 570-322-4637
Hotline: 570-323-8167
          1-800-326-8483
www.ywcawilliamsport.org

McKean County 

YWCA- Victims' Resource Center 

Business: 814-368-4235
Hotline: 1-888-822-6325
www.passagesinc.net
Mifflin County 
The Abuse Network 
Business: 717-242-0715
Hotline: 717-242-2444
          1-800-810-2444
www.abusenetwork.org

Monroe County

Women's Resources of Monroe County, Inc. 

Business: 570-424-2093
Hotline: 570-421-4200
          1-800-799-7233
www.wrmonroe.org
Montour County 
The Women's Center, Inc. of Columbia/Montour
Business: 570-784-6632
Hotline: 570-784-6631
         1-800-544-8293
www.thewomenscenterinc.org

Northampton County 

Crime Victims Council of Lehigh Valley 

Business: 610-250-6313
Hotline: 610-437-6611
www.cvclv.org
Perry County 
YWCA-Violence Intervention Prevention Program 
Business: 717-238-7273
Hotline: 1-800-654-1211
www.ywcahbg.org 

Philadelphia County 

WOAR

Business: 215-985-3315
Hotline: 215-985-3333
www.woar.org
Potter County 
A Way Out: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services 
Business: 814-274-0368
Hotline: 814-274-0240
         1-877-334-3136

Schuylkill County 

Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center of Schuylkill County

Business: 570-628-2965
Hotline: 570-628-2965
www.sarcclebanon.com
Somerset County 
Victims Services, Inc.
Business: 814-443-1555
Hotline: 814-288-4961
          1-800-755-1983
www.victimservicesinc.org

Sullivan County

Sullivan County Victim Services

Business: 570-946-4063
Hotline: 570-946-4215
www.sullivancountycictimservices.org
Tioga County 
Haven of Tioga County 
Business: 570-724-3549
Hotline: 570-724-3554
          1-800-550-0447
http://havenftiogacounty.org

Union County 

Susquehanna Valley Women in Transition

Business: 570-523-1134
Hotline: 570-523-6482
          1-800-850-7948
www.svwit.org
Warren County 
A Safe Place 
Business: 814-726-1271
Hotline: 814-726-1030
          1-800-338-3460

Washington County 

SPHS C.A.R.E Center S.T.T.A.R.S. Program

Business: 724-229-5007
Hotline: 1-888-480-7283
              724-228-7208
Westmoreland County 
Blackburn Center Against Domestic & Sexual Violence 
Business:724-837-9540
Hotline: 724-836-1122 (Greensburg Area)
     1-888-832-2272 (Outside Greensburg)
www.blackburncenter.org

Wyoming County 

Victims' Resource Center 

Business: 570-836-5844
Hotline: 570-836-5544
          1-866-206-9050
www.vrcnepa.org
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