Sexual Assault Response Team

Face the facts about sexual assault:

• By age 18, one in four girls will be sexually assaulted and one in six boys.
•  Of adults, 73% knew the attacker, 38% were friends of the attacker, 28% were an intimate partner of the attacker, and 7% were a relative of the attacker.
•  Rape is the least reported and convicted crime in the United States

The Effects of Sexual Assault

• emotional effects:
• guilt, shame, self blame
• embarrassment,
• fear, distrust
• depression
• confusion, anger, numbness
• psychological effects:
• nightmares
• flashbacks
• difficulty concentrating
• post traumatic stress disorder
• anxiety
• eating disorders
• substance abuse
• phobias
• physical effects:
• increased startle response
• changes in eating and sleeping patterns
• concerns about contracting an STD or being pregnant
• physical effects such as HIV/AIDS can be fatal

Here's a fact you may not know: help is available right here in Moore County

• Friend to Friend has established a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) to provide comprehensive and specialized services, ensure continuity of care for victims, enhance evidence collection, and increase public safety.

What can the SART Team do for me?

• The SART team is trained to care for victims of abuse both right after the assault and throughout the healing process. 
• Each victim of sexual assault reacts in a different way.  Some may wish to express their emotion, others conceal it.  There are many psychological and physical reactions to assault and the SART Team can help you with all of the different side effects of being sexually abused. 
• Whether an assault was completed or attempted, and whether it happened yesterday or many years ago, sexual assault affects everyone.  The Friend to Friend SART Team is here to help fight this growing problem in our community.

Contact Friend to Friend at 910-947-3333 to learn more information about the SART Team, its benefits, and how it can help you. 

Have you successfully undergone the healing process of a sexual assault and want to help others in this obstacle? Contact Friend to Friend to become an important part of the SART Team. 

"Dare to reach out your hand to the darkness to pull another hand into the light" - Norman B Rice