CASARC is the Capital Area Sexual Assault Response Center, a joint inter-agency community effort to create a single point of prevention, response, and after care for sexual assault victims and their significant others.
Collective Mining | Corporate Presentation - April 2024
A Vision for the Capital Area Sexual Assault Response Center (CASARC)
1. Capital Area Sexual Assault Response Center Presented by: Leann C. Holland, RN SANE-A, SANE-P, CFN Lauren Allswede, LLMSW Stephen Bon, LMSW July 22, 2009
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5. Fragmented Service Provision Lansing Police Department South Precinct Lansing Police Department North Precinct Sparrow Hospital Listening Ear MSU Sexual Assault Program Women’s Center of Greater Lansing Angel House (Mason)
STEVE Evidence-based, best practice The majority of crisis centers in Michigan are community-based – Our vision is to have a community-based center dedicated to sexual assault.
LEANN Majority don’t come forward
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STEVE Each step of the way, it is very easy for victims to drop off But this person made it this far, and then this far…
LEANN/Lauren
LAUREN/LEANN LAUREN – The trauma of rape extends beyond the actual incident. There are many challenges that unfold afterward – reporting to police, telling friends and family, seeking medical care, prosecution or denial of charges, emotional wounds, etc. Easy to drop off at every point of this process Rape crisis center minimizes the likelihood that the victim will drop out LEANN – broken arm heals raped pt benefits most from therapy
LAUREN Why do we need this? Sexual assault happens in our community and has a pervasive impact on everyone. The UCR is widely acknowledged to be only a small representation of what actually is reported Even so, there were 456 reports in Ingham County for 2007 alone
LAUREN/LEANN LAUREN - Part of the underreporting is a fear of police and hospital, fear of judgment and isolation. We need to increase the number of people who report, which will increase the number who are prosecuted. LEANN – Ask yourself if you would want to report being raped
STEVE Who is this for? Emphasis on family members, loved ones, and friends who are all impacted by rape Talk about what it’s like to work in this field as a man
STEVE/Leann why the Listening Ear Why is it community-based vs. hospital based? Improved health and safety Free & collaborative One-stop shopping Provides continued support
STEVE A comprehensive community based sexual assault response will empower the change from victim to survivor instead of services all over the county there will be one place & services will be brought to her/him
STEVE Ingham county community partners established these goals
LAUREN Emphasis on the individual will experience improved short & long term healing We know that when survivors have access to resources it improves and strengthens the healing process. Consolidated services allow survivors to more easily access the help they need. More people can receive the medical exam, file a police report, and receive counseling. The community benefits as well.
LEANN This project you are going to support will transform our community Victimization is at epidemic proportions and cost our county billions of $$ This project will transform Ingham county to a healthier safer place Emphasis on the community
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STEVE Evidence-based, best practice The majority of crisis centers in Michigan are community-based – Our vision is to have a community-based center dedicated to sexual assault.