Outer Banks Hotline offers a wealth of much-needed programs and services to the communities of Dare County. Programs and services are added and refined over time as needs are identified. Working together, Hotline’s well-trained and dedicated staff provide the community with years of crisis intervention experience in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault response, prevention education, support groups, sudden death response and community outreach.
Outer Banks Hotline offers the following programs and services:
A 24-hour crisis phone line (473-3366) that connects a distressed caller to a volunteer trained to listen and make referrals. Topics include suicide, family problems, depression, substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault.
A comprehensive
domestic violence program that includes
shelter, advocacy, support and referral for victims and their children. The program also offers a Batterer’s Intervention Group to address the roots of abusive behavior and facilitates a community interagency collaboration, the Domestic Violence Prevention Organization.
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sexual assault response program that provides the assault victim with a trained advocate at the hospital, during interactions with law enforcement and in court proceedings. Referrals for counseling options are also offered to the victim and family members.
A variety of support groups to empower and educate survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse, groups to address the issues of men who abuse their partners and programs for children who are affected by violence and abuse in their families.
Training and education for allied professionals, such as law enforcement, social workers, health care workers, child care providers, teachers and other interested groups. These trainings raise the community awareness of the many aspects of personal and domestic crises.
Outreach in the community and the schools through community leadership in providing resources for parent education, services for at-risk youth, emergency assistance for individuals in crisis and deliberate participation in community events and task forces addressing issues of compassion and safety.