SEXUAL VIOLENCE
CRISIS CENTERS
THERE IS HELP IF YOU HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Safe Home-YWCA Hanover
23 W. Chestnut St., Hanover, PA 17331
Business: 717-637-3516
Hotline: 717-632-0007 www.ywcahanover.org
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Allegheny County
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The Center for Victims of Violence and Crime
3433 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Business: 412-482-3240
Hotline:1-866-644-2882
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Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
81 South 19th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Business: 412-431-5665
Hotline: 1-866-363-7273
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Beaver County
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Women's Center of Beaver County
Business: 724-775-2032
Hotline: 724-775-0103
www.womenscenterbc.org
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Bedford County
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Your 'Safe Haven,' Inc.
342 South Richard Street, Bedford, PA 15522
Business: 814-623-7664
Hotline: 1-800-555-5671
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Blair County
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Family Services Inc.
2022 Broad Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
Business: 814-944-3583
Hotline: 814-944-3585
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Blair County Office of Victim Advocate:
1-800-500-2849
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Bradford County
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Abuse and Rape Crisis Center
Business/Hotline: 570-265-5333
www.arccbc.org
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Butler County
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Victim Outreach Intervention Center
111 S. Cliff Street, Suite 1A, Butler, PA 16001Business: 724-283-8700- Butler
Hotline: 1-800-400-8551
www.voicebutlercounty.org
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Cambria County
Victim Services, Inc.
638 Ferndale Ave, Johnstown, PA 15905
Business: 814-288-4961
Hotline: 1-800-755-1983
www.victimservicesinc.org
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Carbon County
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Victims Resource Center
1001 Mahoning Street, Lehighton, PA 18235
Business/Hotline: 610 379-0551
www.vrcnepa.org
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Centre County
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Centre County Women's Resource Center, Inc.
140 W. Nittany Avenue
State College, PA 16801-4811
Business: 814-283-7066
Hotline: 814-234-5050
1-877-234-5050
www.ccwrc.org
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Clarion County
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PASSAGES, Inc.
1064 B, East Main Street, Clarion, PA 16214
Business: 814-226-7273
Hotline: 1-800-793-3620
www.passages-inc.org​
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Clearfield County
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PASSAGES, Inc.
90 Beaver Drive, Suite 212 D
DuBois, PA 15801
Business: 814-371-9677
Hotline: 1-800-793-3620
www.passages-inc.org
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Columbia County
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The Women's Center, Inc.
Business/Hotline: 570-784-6632
Toll Free Hotline: 1-800-544-8293
www.thewomenscenterinc.org
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Crawford County
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Women's Services, Inc.
204 Spring St, Meadville, PA 16335
Business: 814-724-4637
Hotline: 814-333-9766
1-888-881-0189
www.womensservicesinc.org
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Dauphin County
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YWCA- Violence Intervention
Prevention Programs
1101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103
Business: 717-234-7931
Hotline: 1-800-654-1211
717-238-7273
www.ywcahbg.org
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Delaware County
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Delaware County Victim Assistance Center
Business: 610-566-5866
610-566-7954
610-566-4386
Hotline: 610-566-4342
www.delcovictimassistance.org
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​Erie County
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Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Inc.
125 West 18th Street, Erie, PA 16501
Business: 814-455-9414
Hotline: 1-800-352-7273
www.cvcerie.org
Fayette County
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Crime Victims Center of Fayette County
6 Oliver Road, Suite 108
Uniontown, PA 15401
Business:724-438-1470
Hotline: 724-437-3737
www.crimevictimscenter.com
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Domestic Violence Services of
Southwestern Pennsylvania
371 Low Hill Road, Brownsville, PA 15417
Business: 724 223-5481
Toll Free Hotline: 800 791-4000
Local Hotline: 724 439-9500
www.peacefromdv.org
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Forest County
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A Safe Place
623 Elm Street, P.O. Box 34
Tionesta PA 16353
Office Number: 814-755-3175
Toll Free Hotline: 1-800-338-3460
Local Hotline: 814-726-1030
www.asafeplacewarren.org
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Franklin/Fulton Counties
Women in Need (WIN) Victim Services
Business: 717-264-3056 (Franklin)
717-485-5840 (Fulton)
Hotline: 717-264-4444
1-800-621-6660
www.winservices.org
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Greene County
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SPHS C.A.R.E Center S.T.T.A.R.S. Program
Business: 724-627-6108
Hotline: 1-888-480-7283
www.sttars.sphs.org
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Domestic Violence Services of
Southwestern Pennsylvania
371 Low Hill Road, Brownsville, PA 15417
Business: 724 223-5481
Toll Free Hotline: 800 791-4000
Local Hotline: 724 852-2463
www.peacefromdv.org
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Indiana County
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Alice Paul House
Business: 724-349-5744
Hotline: 724-349-4444
1-800-435-7249
www.alicepaulhouse.org
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Jefferson County
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PASSAGES, INC.
90 Beaver Drive, Suite 212 D
DuBois, PA 15801
Business: 814-849-5303
Hotline: 1-800-793-3620
www.passages-inc.org
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Lackawanna County
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Women's Resource Center, Inc.
Business: 570-346-4460
Hotline: 570-346-4671
Toll Free: 1-800-257-5765
www.wrcnepa.org
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Lancaster County
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Sexual Assault Prevention and
Counseling Center
110 N. Lime Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
Business: 717-393-1735
Domestic Violence Hotline: 717.299.1249
Sexual Assault Hotline: 717-392-7273
www.ywcalancaster.org
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Lebanon County
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Sexual Assault Resource and
Counseling Center
615 Cumberland St, Lebanon, PA 17042
Business: 717-270-6972
Hotline: 717-272-5308
www.sarcclebanon.com
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Lehigh County
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Crime Victims Council of Lehigh Valley, Inc.
Allentown Office:
2132 S. 12th Street Suite 101
Allentown, PA 18103
610-437-6610
Bethlehem Office:
65 E. Elizabeth Avenue Suite 208
Bethlehem, PA 18018
610-849-2446
Hotline: 610-437-6611
www.cvclv.org
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Lycoming County
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YWCA-Wise Options
Business: 570-322-4637
Hotline: 570-323-8167
1-800-326-8483
www.ywcawilliamsport.org
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Luzerne County
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Victims Resource Center
360 East End Centre, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Business/Hotline: (570) 823-0765
www.vrcnepa.org
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McKean County
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YWCA- Victims' Resource Center
Business: 814-368-4235
Hotline: 1-888-822-6325
www.ywcabradford.org/victims-resource-center
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Mifflin County
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The Abuse Network
Business: 717-242-0715
Hotline: 717-242-2444
1-800-810-2444
www.abusenetwork.org
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Monroe County
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Women's Resources of Monroe County, Inc.
Business: 570-424-2093
Hotline: 570-421-4200
1-800-799-7233
www.wrmonroe.org
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Montour County
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The Women's Center, Inc. of Columbia/Montour
Business: 570-784-6632
Hotline: 570-784-6631
1-800-544-8293
www.thewomenscenterinc.org
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Northampton County
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Crime Victims Council of Lehigh Valley
Business: 610-250-6313
Hotline: 610-437-6611
www.cvclv.org
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Perry County
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YWCA-Violence Intervention Prevention Program
Business: 717-238-7273
Hotline: 1-800-654-1211
www.ywcahbg.org
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Philadelphia County
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WOAR
Business: 215-985-3315
Hotline: 215-985-3333
www.woar.org
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Potter County
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A Way Out: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
Business: 814-274-0368
Hotline: 814-274-0240
1-877-334-3136
www.myawayout.org
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Schuylkill County
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Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center of Schuylkill County
Business: 570-628-2965
Hotline: 570-628-2965
www.sarcclebanon.com
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Somerset County
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Victims Services, Inc.
433 West Patriot Street, Somerset, PA 15501
Business: 814-443-1555
Hotline: 1-800-755-1983
www.victimservicesinc.org
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Sullivan County
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Sullivan County Victim Services
Business: 570-946-4063
Hotline: 570-946-4215
Toll Free: 1-800-894-3706
www.sulcovs.org
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Tioga County
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Haven of Tioga County
48 East Avenue, Wellsboro, PA 16901
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Mansfield University, 104 Alumni Hall. Mansfield , PA 16933
Business: 570-724-3549
Hotline: 570-724-3554
1-800-550-0447
www.havenoftiogacounty.org
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Union County
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Transitions of PA
Union County Office:
(570) 523-6482
Education/ Administration:
(570) 523-1134
Snyder County Office:
(570) 374-7773
Northumberland County Office:
(570) 644-4488
Business: 570-523-1134
Hotline: 570-523-6482
1-800-850-7948
www.transitionsofpa.org
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Warren County
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A Safe Place
210 North Drive, Suite C, Warren PA 16365
Main Office: 814-726-1271
Toll Free Hotline: 1-800-338-3460
Local Hotline: 814-726-1030
www.asafeplacewarren.org
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Washington County
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SPHS C.A.R.E Center S.T.T.A.R.S. Program
Business: 724-229-5007
Hotline: 1-888-480-7283
www.sttars.sphs.org
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Domestic Violence Services of
Southwestern Pennsylvania
371 Low Hill Road, Brownsville, PA 15417
Business: 724 223-5481
Toll Free Hotline: 800 791-4000
Local Hotline: 724 852-2463
www.peacefromdv.org
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Westmoreland County
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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
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Wyoming County
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Victims' Resource Center
119 Warren Street, Tunkhannock, PA 18657