Program areas at Day One
Clinical-day One provides counseling services to child and adult victims of sexual abuse and to their non-offending family members and significant others. Individual, group and family counseling are available on a sliding scale fee basis for individuals who are under-insured and free of charge for those without health insurance. During the year ended december 31, 2022, the agency provided clinical services to 341 individuals (164 children and 177 adults).
Advocacy - local counselors/advocates are available to provide confidential crisis intervention, emotional support, legal and other information, as well as advocacy, by phone and in person at police stations and hospitals and/or court for both adult and child victims of sexual assault/abuse. Approximately 290 individuals received services through the advocacy program in 2022. In addition, Day One's law enforcement advocates provided services to 1,427 victims through police departments in northern rhode island, providence, warwick, west warwick, and south county.
Education and training - Day One's education program provide prevention education workshops for children, adolescents and adults, serving k-12, as well as college students. In addition, the agency offers professional training for hospitals, police departments, prosecution, and other professionals, as well as to the general public, on issues relating to sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. A total of 1,712 individuals participated in education and training programs during 2022.
Victims of crime helpline - in partnership with the blackstone valley advocacy center, Day One provides a 24-hour; toll free victims of crime helpline. During the year ending december 31, 2022, volunteer advocates went on 91 go outs to meet victims at hospitals and police stations helpline callsri children's advocacy center- Day One's rhode island children's advocacy center provides evaluation, evidence gathering and counseling services to child victims of sexual and/or physical abuse and their non-offending family members. In 2022, 338 child victims were served by the ri children's advocacy center.