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Click here for information on support groups
Whether you need information and referral, support during a crisis, confidential individual counseling, personal safety information or a self-defense class designed especially for your group, call us. We encourage you to take advantage of all of our services. Take the Time - You’re Worth It. |
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Since 1981, The Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau, Rape Awareness Program has offered a continuum of services to the survivors of violence and their families. The program also offers outreach prevention / education programs that provide training/strategies for increased awareness of behaviors that minimize the risk of violence.
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When violence strikes, life is never the same. The most frequent reaction may be a cluster of symptoms clinically known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Without effective intervention, such as counseling or group therapy, this syndrome can become a lifelong problem. Behavioral Symptoms of PTSD include:
The Fort Wayne WOMEN’S BUREAU offers free counseling, information and expert referrals for survivors of:
Services are also available for family members and significant others of survivors. Crisis Counseling is available through:
260-426-RAPE (7273) or 1-888-311-RAPE (7273)
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 260-424-7977 3521 Lake Avenue Fort Wayne, Indiana On-going Counseling is available by appointment only.
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The Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau has provided abuse and violence prevention and education programs to the youth of our community since 1998. These programs empower our youth by equipping them with tools, knowledge and information to escape violence and abuse. Programs are targeted to specific age groups and address today’s environmental, cultural and societal factors. All FWWB’s prevention programs are provided on-site at local schools, businesses and community organizations. |
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radKIDS is a national program which teaches grade-school children how to Resist Aggression Defensively. radKIDS learn to combine their own personal abilities with new skills acquired in radKIDS classes to escape the horrible realities of abduction, bullying, school violence, child abuse and neglect, sexual assault and manipulation. Designed for children ages 5-12 and their parents, this Personal Empowerment Safety Education curriculum includes the following topics:
Through radKIDS training, children become empowered and learn to replace the fear, confusion and panic of dangerous situations with confidence, personal safety skills and positive self-esteem. |
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This contemporary program, designed for middle and high school students, teaches the skills to recognize, avoid and safely react to unhealthy or dangerous situations. The program is provided by trained and knowledgeable facilitators and offers frank discussion about the following topics:
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This program has been designed specifically for young women entering college. The workshop provides information that includes:
Participants receive Omega Self-Defense spray courtesy of the Mayor’s Commission on Domestic Violence, Rape and Sexual Harassment, and training on its proper use. |
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For more information about prevention programs, or
for counseling appointments contact us during normal
business hours at:
(260) 424-7977 |
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