{"id":173,"date":"2020-06-17T13:17:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T13:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stsm.org\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2020-06-17T13:17:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T13:17:58","slug":"client-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/?page_id=173","title":{"rendered":"Client Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Client Advocacy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands offers personal and legal advocacy to help survivors deal with the impact the assault may have&nbsp;had on all aspects of life.&nbsp;We connect our clients and their families to community resources that can help with any concerns that impact a survivor\u2019s healing process. Our goal is to not let survivors fall through the cracks without the support and resources they deserve, from the immediate crisis to the long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><u><strong>Personal Advocacy<\/strong><\/u><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>STSM staff and advocates are all trained to provide personal advocacy. Common issues addressed through personal advocacy include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Assistance with relocation if the survivor loses their home as a result of the assault<\/li><li>Providing referrals to help with addiction or medication needs<\/li><li>Help with excuses for school or work to attend counseling<\/li><li>Transportation to and from STSM&#8217;s offices for counseling sessions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Legal Advocacy<\/u><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The criminal justice system is complicated and can be difficult to navigate. STSM&nbsp;crisis interventionists and legal advocates are specially trained to provide legal advocacy. Some of the things our legal advocates can help with include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Accompaniment to appointments with law enforcement for line ups, interviews, and to provide statements<\/li><li>Assistance contacting law enforcement to file a report or follow up on an investigation<\/li><li>Accompaniment to court for bond hearings or trial<\/li><li>Support during a civil suit related to the assault<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Client Advocacy Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands offers personal and legal advocacy to help survivors deal with the impact the assault may have&nbsp;had on all aspects of life.&nbsp;We connect our clients and their families to community resources that can help with any concerns that impact a survivor\u2019s healing process. Our goal is to not &#8230; <a title=\"Client Advocacy\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/?page_id=173\" aria-label=\"More on Client Advocacy\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-173","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174,"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions\/174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}