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Women's
Support Services
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“Although the world is full of suffering,
it is also full of the overcoming of it.”
Helen
Keller
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Women's Support Services (WSS) is the domestic violence and sexual
assault center serving the Island of Martha's Vineyard through:
•EMERGENCY
SERVICES - a 24-hour hotline and safehomes
24-hour
hotline: 508-696-SAFE (7233)
•DIRECT SERVICES AND ADVOCACY - Crisis and short-term counseling; support
groups; medical, legal and court advocacy; information and referral services.
•EDUCATION AND TRAINING - Community education on issues of abuse and
violence against women
ALL SERVICES ARE FREE
AND CONFIDENTIAL
Domestic Violence is abusive acts within an intimate
relationship and can include emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and destructive
acts to threaten you. Sexual assault and sexual abuse refer to rape, incest, attempted
rape, unwanted touch or any sexual contact without your consent.
You
can be any age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or economic status.
Acts of violence, power and control do not discriminate.
IT
IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
If you or someone you care about has survived or is living with abuse, there are
people who can and want to help.
WOMEN'S
SUPPORT SERVICES
24-hour hotline: 508-696-SAFE (7233)
Office: 508-693-7900
OTHER PROJECTS:
• There are two new
publications available through WSS: a new booklet entitled Street Smarts: Risk
Reduction Personal Safety Tips and a brochure entitled What Every Woman
Needs to Know About Date Rape Drugs. If you would like to receive a copy of
either or both, call 508-693-7900 x324.
•
Evening Forums: Community
events which provides a place to discuss issues facing women of all ages.
• Volunteer Opportunities: Become part of a community
of women who are working to help end violence against women and
children through hotline and safehome work, special programs,
and outreach to the Island community. Call Women's Support Services
at 508-693-7900-x221 for more information.
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