SafeShelby Services

Some things to know about the forensic exam process:

• Friends and/or family may accompany survivors and wait in the waiting room during the exam.
• Upon arrival survivors will meet a SafeShelby Advocate who will provide support and answer questions through the duration of the visit.
• A specially trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner will conduct a brief interview about the assault. During a head-to-toe examination, and always with the survivor’s permission, they will collect and package physical evidence as part of what’s commonly called a “rape kit.”
• A survivor’s clothes and/or undergarments may need to be kept as evidence. If this is the case, clothing will be provided.
• A shower is available at the SafeShelby office for survivors who would like to use it.
• Follow-up is provided after the exam to offer counseling and other wrap-around services.

Please call 205-669-7233 if you are in need of a sexual assault forensic exam.

Follow-up Services: Additional services for survivors of sexual assault include counseling, resource referrals, and safe shelter. These services are available to all survivors of sexual assault, regardless of whether or not a forensic exam has taken place at SafeShelby.

Please call 205-419-0634 to schedule follow-up services.

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