2009 Annual ReportMission Statement Women Helping Women serves Southwestern Ohio as a unique provider of crisis intervention and support services for direct and indirect victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking and takes a leading role in educating the community to promote awareness and help prevent these types of abuse. Program Activity and Outcome Summary In 2009, WHW served over 9,000 direct and indirect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, and provided education/prevention programs to over 3,000 individuals in Hamilton County. The US Department of Health and Human Services has identified two outcomes as empirically shown by research to lead to long-term results of increased safety and well-being for domestic violence survivors: developing a plan of action to deal with their crisis and knowledge of resources available to assist/protect them. We measure these and other outcomes as appropriate to document and track the impact of our programming. Our target for all outcome achievement is 85% of clients served. In 2009,
Below is a breakdown of clients served and outcomes achieved by service provided. Hotline Our hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide crisis intervention to sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking victims. Hotline services include Language Line interpretation services for non-English speaking callers and TTY access for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers. Women Helping Women handled 5,373 calls in 2009.
Hospital Accompaniment Women Helping Women staff and volunteers work around-the-clock to provide support to rape survivors in hospital emergency rooms. In 2009, we provided hospital accompaniment to 173 rape survivors.
Court and Law Enforcement Advocacy Women Helping Women staff and volunteers accompany rape, domestic violence and stalking survivors to criminal and domestic relations court daily, providing advocacy, support and education. Women Helping Women advocates also serve survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking during the investigation phase of cases involved with the Cincinnati Police Department. In 2009, we provided 534 court advocacy contacts and 494 law enforcement advocacy correspondence contacts.
Individual Crisis Intervention In 2009, Women Helping Women provided 662 individual crisis intervention sessions to help survivors deal with the immediate after-effects of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. Victims needing long-term counseling are referred to community counseling agencies.
Support Groups To help survivors cope with their feelings about experiencing sexual assault and/or domestic violence, Women Helping Women facilitates a number of support groups. These groups help survivors feel less isolated, enable them to share their experiences and feelings and provide them with strength and support to overcome their fears. Support group contacts totaled 1,900 in 2009.
Date Rape/Dating Violence Prevention Program Our school-based education prevention program provides junior and senior high school students and other at-risk adolescent groups the knowledge and skills to recognize, respond to, and prevent date rape/dating violence. These programs served 1,935 adolescents in 2009.
Community Education and Professional Training Each year, Women Helping Women receives many requests for community education presentations and professional trainings about the issues of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. A total of 38 speeches, 29 professional trainings and 17 informational tables/booths reaching a total of more than 1,513 individuals were provided in 2009 to a variety of organizations including law enforcement departments, social service agencies, hospitals, clinics drug treatment programs and church groups. The agency also continued to be a crucial and reliable resource for the media regarding local, state and national issues involving sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.
Volunteers Volunteers are vital to the 24-hour operation of the agency. A group of over 100 volunteers provided more than 7,000 hours of service in 2009. Following intensive training, our volunteers serve as court advocates, answer the hotline, accompany rape survivors at the hospital, and help with community outreach/education. Volunteers are also active as Board and committee members and provide office support. 2009 Board of Trustees Elisabeth P. Hendy, President Susan E. Grathwohl, First Vice President Joan Erhardt, Second Vice President Susan M. Dyer, Treasurer Connie R. Cunningham, Secretary
Catherine O. Bradford Kathy Davis Edward E. Dohrmann Ellen W. Feld, M.D. Judy B. Green Doris M. Holzheimer Juanita A. Johnson Gail S. Lewin Marilyn J. Maag Sonia J. Myles Meeka D. Owens Janet Steiner Patricia J. Sweeney Molly T. Tami Janine D. Wadsworth Captain Thomas A. Johns, Board Police Liaison
Honorary Board of Trustees Susan E. Arnold Roxanne Qualls Financial Summary Click here to view 2009 audited financials. Past Annual Reports and Financial Summaries Report of Independent Auditors Years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
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