The Adena Health Advocacy Program is dedicated to serve the needs of adults and children who have experienced interpersonal violence such as sexual and/or domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, or those who may have been victims of hate crimes. Advocates offer survivor’s comprehensive trauma informed services in the hospital /medical settings and offer continued care coordination until survivors are living safe independent lives free of violence. Crisis Response Advocates are available 24 hours/seven days a week to responds to survivors who present to any Adena emergency department or urgent care. In addition to the 24 hours/seven days a week services offered, survivors may request a referral from their medical care provider or can contact the program directly to schedule an appointment.

All services are free, trauma informed, and victim centered. Services are open to anyone regardless of age, class, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, criminal background, and are not dependent on participation in other programming such as suds or behavioral health treatment.

To schedule an appointment or to make a referral call 740-779-7263 or 740-656-5340 or email survivoradvocates@adena.org.

Please consider your personal safety when reaching out and ensure it is a safe time to talk, you are able to have privacy and the phone or email account you are using is secure. The Advocacy Program understand that reaching out for services is a big step it can also be a dangerous one. Please note that an advocate will not call or email survivors back unless survivor’s clearly indicate a date and time to receive communication.

The Safe at Home address confidentiality program was created by Substitute House Bill 359 (131st General Assembly) to assist victims of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, rape, or sexual battery by shielding their personal information from public record and providing them with a safe and secure way to participate in our democratic process. Program participants are assigned a substitute address designated by the Secretary of State’s Office to serve as their address. The substitute address is intended to help program participants shield their address from public records. Additionally, Safe at Home allows a program participant who is eligible to vote to register without his/her voter registration record appearing in public voter registration lists, and to vote absentee without his/her residence address being compromised.

For more information or to find an application assistant in your county click here.