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SafeHouse director outlines services and statistics as Chilton County proclaims Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Summary
Deborah Higgins, forensic medical services director for SafeHouse, told the Chilton County Commission the nonprofit provides free forensic exams, crisis-line support and shelter; she reported ~1,400 crisis calls, about 180 emergency shelterings and assistance to more than 600 victims in the past year. The commission adopted a proclamation for April.
Deborah Higgins, forensic medical services director for SafeHouse Forensic Medical Services, told the Chilton County Commission during its regular meeting that the nonprofit provides free medical-forensic exams, crisis-line support and emergency sheltering to survivors and families across the region and reported substantial recent demand for services.
“We have received approximately 1,400 calls to our crisis line, provided emergency shelter to a 180 victims and their children,…
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