Crisis intervention and advocacy -the YWCA operates the 24-hour rape crisis hotline for the city of chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Staffed by 40-hour trained staff and volunteers, the hotline provides crisis intervention and resource referrals to callers. The YWCA also provides medical and legal advocacy to survivors of sexual assault, providing trauma-informed support as survivors seek medical services and engage with the criminal justice system. YWCA metropolitan chicago is the largest provider of sexual assault support services in the state of illinois. Through these services the YWCA staff seeks to improve the emotional, social, behaviorial and physical health of those served.

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