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Community assistance for rape victims.

H I Evans, N B Sperekas

    Journal of Community Psychology
    |September 9, 1976
    PubMed
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    This study details a crisis intervention program using trained volunteers to support rape victims in hospital emergency rooms. The program

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Public Health
    • Emergency Medicine

    Background:

    • Rape victims often require immediate crisis intervention.
    • Hospital emergency rooms are critical access points for survivors.
    • Volunteer support can augment professional services.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe a novel program utilizing trained volunteer companions for crisis intervention with rape victims.
    • To outline the implementation process, including necessary negotiations.
    • To detail the volunteer training curriculum.

    Main Methods:

    • Program development and implementation in a public hospital emergency room setting.
    • Recruitment and comprehensive training of volunteer companions.
    • Integration of volunteers into existing emergency room protocols.

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    Main Results:

    • Successful establishment of a volunteer-led crisis intervention program.
    • Detailed documentation of the negotiation and training phases.
    • Subjective experiences of victims and volunteers formed the primary outcome data.

    Conclusions:

    • Trained volunteers can be effectively integrated into hospital emergency rooms for rape victim crisis intervention.
    • The program's implementation highlights the importance of interdepartmental negotiation and thorough training.
    • Further research should explore objective outcome measures alongside subjective experiences.