Amberly's Place

Amberly's Place Family Advocacy Center houses professionals to offer immediate crisis intervention, victim advocacy, video interviews and collection of forensic medical evidence to victims in a safe and nurturing environment. Victim advocates provide immediate crisis intervention and assistance 24/7 to include obtaining orders of protection, court escort, explaining the criminal justice process and helping victims understand and exercise their victim rights, safety planning and providing emergency needs such as shelter, food and transportation. Advocates are able to assist victims with accessing other community resources including emergency mental health services. Complete wrap-around services are offered. By acting as the central hub of investigation and advocacy, the team members are able to accomplish in hours what ordinarily takes several weeks and ultimately mitigate the trauma of thousands of victims a year. This multi-disciplinary approach to the response to child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse assures victims receive the services they need so they have the resources necessary to break heal and live healthy lives free from abuse. A total of 2,992 victims of abuse were served overall.

Training of law enforcement on investigation of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Training of clergy, medical personnel, educators and the general public to recognize and report instances of abuse. 2,156 individuals were trained during the fiscal year.

Forensic Interviews and Medical Exams of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and elder abuse. 102 medical forensic exams performed and 33 forensic informational interviews were conducted with 135 case assists to law enforcement.