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Understanding Risk & Follow-Up Support

Information and care to support your health, safety, and peace of mind

SATC has information and support to help you understand possible risks and explore follow-up care at your own pace and on your terms. After sexual violence, it’s common to have questions or concerns about your health, safety, or what might happen next.

After sexual violence, it’s common to have questions or concerns about your health, safety, or what might happen next. This page offers information and support to help you understand possible risks and explore follow-up care at your own pace and on your terms. 

You do not need to decide everything right now. Support is available whether you want answers, care, or simply someone to talk to.

Health & Safety Concerns

Sexual violence can raise questions about physical health and emotional well-being. SATC can help you understand options for care and connect you with medical and counseling support.

Risk of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

If you’re concerned about HIV or other STIs, SATC can provide information about testing, prevention, and treatment options. Medical care may include time-sensitive medications, follow-up testing, and referrals for ongoing care.

You can choose what feels right for you, testing and treatment are always your decision.

Emotional & Psychological Follow-Up

Reactions to sexual violence can look different for everyone. You may experience shock, fear, numbness, anger, difficulty sleeping, or changes in mood or concentration. These responses are common and valid.

SATC offers crisis counseling and longer-term therapy to support healing—whether you want short-term support or ongoing care.

Legal & Practical Follow-Up (Optional)

Some survivors want information about legal options or reporting, while others do not—and both choices are valid.

SATC advocates can:

  • Explain reporting options and legal processes

  • Help you understand your rights

  • Support you whether or not you choose to involve law enforcement

You can ask questions without committing to any next step.

You Are in Control

This information is here to support you, not to rush or pressure you. You can take one step, many steps, or no steps at all. Help is available whenever you’re ready.

Get Help Now

  • Hotline Services

    If you, a friend, or a family member has been sexually assaulted, call us for help. Trained SATC crisis workers are on duty 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to provide confidential support, information, and advocacy.

  • Medical Care

    Medical care following a sexual assault is important even if you have no visible injuries. Medical Care is available to adults and minors, females and males.

  • Crisis Counseling

    A sexual assault can be a devastating physical and emotional experience. Dealing with the trauma of a sexual assault can be difficult as many emotions arise.

  • Clinical Therapy

    The SATC provides individual and family therapy, victim support services, and legal systems advocacy for children, adolescents, and adults. We have experienced professional therapists to help with your healing.