The longer you keep it to yourself........... the harder it is to make it go away.
Mission & History
DeKalb Rape Crisis Center (DRCC) provides direct services, prevention education, and advocacy for youth and adult survivors of sexual assault, their families and the community as a whole. DRCC helps survivors of sexual violence forge a new beginning, not only to survive their ordeal, but also to become strengthened by it. DRCC is the only agency in DeKalb County offering these services.
DRCC: * assists survivors of sexual assault and the community in coping with these crimes * helps medical personnel in the delivery of health care to survivors * provides counseling for the emotional trauma experienced by a sexual assault survivor * helps survivors negotiate the criminal justice system * educates the general public on sexual assault crimes and their prevention
Commemorating 20 Years of Service DeKalb Rape Crisis Center to honor founding organizations, DeKalb Medical and the Junior League of DeKalb County, Inc., November 18, 2010 By: Mel Meadows Rape hurts. Not only bodies and psyches, but pocket books too. It overwhelms an already crippled health care system with ongoing costs of physical and mental healing and affects the bottom lines of corporations through productivity loss. In fact, rape costs society more than any other crime including murder. According to a National Institute of Justice estimate, rape and other adult sexual assaults cause an annual minimum loss of $127 billion dollars, or about $508 per U.S. resident. That figure includes both the tangible and intangible losses such as property damage or loss and pain and suffering, but does not include the cost of investigation, prosecution or incarceration of offenders.
For the past 20 years, armed with a small staff and many dedicated volunteers, the DeKalb Rape Crisis Center (DRCC) has worked to combat the devastating impact that rape has on victims, their spouses, family members, and neighbors. Click on the Word document at left to read the full article.
DeKalb Rape Crisis Center 404-377-1429 Office Page updated 09-27-11 204 Church Street 404-377-1428 Crisis Hotline Decatur, GA 30030 info@dekalbrapecrisiscenter.org
