Turning Point

Emergency shelter & crisis line:turning Point services work together to provide emergency services, resources and support for healing while also providing the community education and advocacy to reduce or eliminate the barriers survivors of domestic and sexual violence encountered when seeking help. Turning Point is also dedicated to providing prevention education and leading the social change necessary to end domestic and sexual violence. The 24-hour hotline provides crisis intervention, support, and information and referral to an estimated 10,657 callers in fy23, totaling over 2,234 hours. The hotline also dispatches nurses and advocates for sexual assault crisis intervention and forensic medical exams in macomb and st clair counties. Emergency shelter- since 1980, (40+ years) the shelter program has operated 24/7/365 as a vital part of the safety net in metro detroit that supports and protects families fleeing from domestic violence, sexual violence, or human trafficking. In addition to providing shelter and basic needs Turning Point also offers crisis counseling/support, tutorial assistance, safety planning, recreation activities, support and education for all shelter residents. Last year approximately 383 survivors and their children received emergency shelter services.

Sexual assault nurse examiner program:turning Point developed the first forensic nurse examiner program (fnep) in se Michigan. This program operates 24/7 and provides emergency and support services for survivors of sexual assault of all ages. Specially trained nurses and advocates provide immediate crisis intervention, medical care and evidence collection to sexual assault victims. This program also provides strangulation assessment services, follow up counseling services, expert witness testimony in court hearings and community education for law enforcement and medical personnel.last year they provided services to 350 individuals and 196 phone consultations.

Counseling & advocacy: Turning Point provides advocacy, group and individual counseling/support adult and child survivors of domestic and sexual violence, as well as their loved ones. Last year, 257 survivors received counseling/support services. All counseling staff are certified trauma specialists, with training on how to support survivors along their entire healing journey. There is no charge to the individual for these services.

Community development & preventioncommunity development brings community members together to improve the system's response to domestic and sexual violence and develop the resources they need to access safety. Staff provide community education, including policy development for law enforcement, medical staff, social service systems, and other community groups to build a community response that provides safety for victims and accountability for abusers. Last year approximately 110 presentations were facilitated to over 1,597 adults. Prevention education works with middle and high school students facilitating trainings on dating violence, sexual violence, and gender socialization. Last year they completed approximately 259 trainings to over 7,251 macomb county youth. Additionally, this year they continued to expand their program to 4 additional school districts.turning Point has been operating a resale shop called second hand rose for over 30 years. The store provides clothing and other essentials to families entering shelter and upon leaving to set up households.during fy22, the human trafficking program was added to help identify and rescue victims of human trafficking from the streets of our community.