Crisis Intervention

STSM provides crisis intervention to survivors of sexual violence and abuse age twelve and older. This intervention is comprised of up to three individual sessions to help the survivor through the crisis phase by addressing issues related to difficulty feeling safe, disturbing memories or nightmares, feelings of depression, problems with alcohol or drugs, sleep disturbances, irritability and anger, and returning to his or her normal activities of daily living. Some of the interventions are grounding techniques, deep breathing exercises, guided imagery activities, relaxation techniques, and overall self-care. All sexual violence survivors under the age of twelve are referred to the Assessment and Resource Center (ARC) if they are residents of Richland County, or the Dickerson Center for Children if they are Lexington County residents.