Intervention & Advocacy Services
Intervention & Advocacy Services
The North Coast Rape Crisis Team offers the following free and confidential advocacy services to survivors of all ages and gender identities and regardless of when the assault happened. We are also able to provide services to friends, family, allies, and significant others of survivors wishing to seek information on how to support survivors or for support for themselves. Whatever you are going through after sexualized violence, you don’t have to do it alone.
24 Hour Crisis Lines
(Collect Calls Accepted)
Humboldt County
(707) 445-2881
Del Norte County
(707) 465-2851
Option 1: Speak to a Counselor
Opción 2: Para Hablar Con Un Consejero
Option 3: For Law Enforcement/SART Nurses to Coordinate With an Advocate
Our 24 Hour Crisis Lines for Humboldt and Del Norte Counties are available to survivors and their support system at any time. The crisis line is free and confidential for survivors of any age and gender identities, and regardless of when the assault happened. Advocates can be there to listen, to talk something through, to direct someone to resources, and to initiate our advocacy for survivors if they choose to report their assault to law enforcement. Advocates can also provide resources to parents, guardians, family members, significant others, and friends to help them best support the survivor and to help themselves process what they’ve learned too.
NCRCT offers short-term peer counseling to those affected by sexualized violence. Peer counseling is not therapy and we are not therapists. We are sexual assault counselors who can walk beside a survivor as they connect to their resilience and share strategies to continue healing. Because our resources are limited, we evaluate on a case by case basis who we are able to offer peer counseling to. If you are interested in peer counseling, please use the contact form below or call our crisis line to start the process.
NCRCT is proud to facilitate support groups for survivors. We are currently taking intake forms for our next support group. If you are interested in joining, please use the below contact form and we will contact you with further information.
North Coast Rape Crisis Team provides on-campus services to students, faculty, and staff at Cal Poly Humboldt and College of the Redwoods. At Cal Poly Humboldt, our program is called CAT, which stands for Campus Advocate Team. At College of the Redwoods, our program is called the SEAL Team, which stands for Support Empower Affirm Listen.
As SEAL/CAT, our services encompass dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking (including cyberstalking). In addition to our usual counseling and advocacy services, we are also able to help with on campus accommodations when Cal Poly Humboldt or College of the Redwoods students, staff, and faculty are experiencing violence. These accommodations can include a change in on-campus housing in some circumstances, changing classes, making up schoolwork, excused withdrawals, and more. For more information on the services we can provide, please reach out to our crisis line or use the contact form below.
Our advocates provide accompaniment services to survivors and guardians of minor survivors to law enforcement interviews, medical examinations, District Attorney meetings, and court proceedings. Advocates provide emotional support to survivors, ensure their voice is heard, and inform them of their rights and choices throughout the legal process. Survivors have a legal right to an advocate at every step!
When a survivor chooses to report an assault to law enforcement, the process can be very confusing. Advocates with NCRCT can provide information on what a survivor can expect during the various stages of reporting and their rights throughout the process. Advocates can answer questions about how the initial report to law enforcement works, how an interview with law enforcement about the assault works, what to expect if a medical exam is ordered, what role the District Attorney plays in the reporting process, how the process differs when the survivor is a minor, and more.
When survivors are in need of resources beyond our scope of work, we offer referrals to other community resources. For a list of resources we often use, please see our resources page.
