We partner with UPMC Chautauqua in Jamestown, NY, Olean General Hospital in Olean, NY and Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, NY to have SAFE centers in the emergency departments of each hospital.
We have a collaborative approach that involves our SAFE providers, rape crisis centers, law enforcement, prosecutors' offices, victim advocacy organizations and other appropriate service agencies. This allows us to provide a coordinated response to meet the needs of sexual assault survivors and also improve community response to sexual assault.
We have a collaborative approach that involves our SAFE providers, rape crisis centers, law enforcement, prosecutors' offices, victim advocacy organizations and other appropriate service agencies. This allows us to provide a coordinated response to meet the needs of sexual assault survivors and also improve community response to sexual assault.
Program Goals
- Provide timely, compassionate, patient-centered care in private settings
- Provide emotional support and works to reduce further trauma to the patient.
- Provide quality care to sexual assault survivors, including evaluation, treatment, referral, and follow-up.
- Ensure quality of collection, documentation, preservation, and custody of physical evidence
- Utilize an interdisciplinary approach by working many disciplines to effectively meet the needs of sexual assault survivors and the community
- Provide expert testimony when needed, if patients choose to report crimes to law enforcement
SAFE Centers
At our SAFE centers, our providers treat sexual assault survivors with dignity and compassion. Each have received specialized medical training to help survivors receive the best care possible.
SAFE Provider Training
In accordance with the SAFE standards established by the DOH, a forty hour didactic and clinical training course must be provided to individual examiners through a training program approved by the New York State Department of Health. Training programs must meet set requirements and enter into a formal agreement with the Department. At least one faculty member must be an active DOH-certified SAFE examiner. For further details about the requirements and training needed to become a SAFE Provider, click here.
Our Victim Advocacy Partners
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Each sexual assault survivor receives a victim advocate to help them through the process and to better understand the system. The Salvation Army serves survivors in Chautauqua County and Connecting Communities in Action serves survivors in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties.
