Resources for Survivors with a Disability

*CMSAC is a wheelchair and TTY & Deaf/Hard of Hearing Accessible Facility*

Research says that people with disabilities experience abuse more frequently than people without disabilities. Below are some resources those survivors with disabilities and their allies may find helpful:

For Parents and/or Guardians:

Guide for Parents and Guardians (Source: Illinois Imagines Project)
Guia Para Los Padres y Familiares (Fuente: Illinois Imagines Project)

Considerations/Best Practices:

It is always the abuser’s choice to violate and abuse others.

Sexual violence/abuse is NEVER the victim’s fault.

(C) Disability Services ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program) pf SafePlace, 2012.

Virtual Healing Circle Support GroupJanuary 1, 2023

As of January 1, 2023, our virtual support group will be put on hold. You are welcome to still submit an interest form and if/when it is determined to launch Healing Circle again we will be in touch. Thank you.

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– 24-Hour Crisis Phone Line
– One-to-One Support Counseling
– Referrals to Supportive Services
– Hospital Advocacy
– Court Advocacy
– Law Enforcement Advocacy
– Harassment Restraining Orders
– Orders for Protection
– Safety Planning
– Professional Training
– Safe at Home Program
– Support Groups
– Human Trafficking Services

Interpretation Services Available

LGBTQ+ Welcoming and Culturally Sensitive

TTY & Accessible

CMSAC Staff are available to meet at a variety of locations for supportive services.

Serving Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright counties.

Simply call (320) 251-4357 and ask to speak with one of our sexual assault advocates. Walk-in’s for services, including support groups, are welcome.

CMSAC provides free and confidential services to all survivors/victims and concerned persons of sexual violence. If you wish, you may obtain our services anonymously. It is your choice on how much and what identifiable information you feel comfortable providing.

Central MN Sexual Assault Center