Stories of Hope: YWCA of Greater Lawrence

Maria's Story from YWCA of Greater Lawrence.

“Maria,” age 28, and the mother of three, was an undocumented immigrant who came to Lawrence from Guatemala and was being physically abused by her partner. Because she feared deportation, she was reluctant to report the abuse. Through word of mouth, Maria learned about the YWCA of Greater Lawrence and its bilingual Court Advocates. A YWCA Advocate, one of two working full-time in offices in the building that houses the Lawrence District Court, helped Maria to obtain a U Visa, for undocumented aliens experiencing domestic abuse. Knowing she would not be deported gave Maria the courage to obtain a restraining order and file charges against her abuser. Her partner is now in jail. Maria is working – legally, obtained permanent housing and is working toward obtaining permanent residency status. She and her children no longer live in fear.

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如果您曾被性侵犯，猥亵，骚扰或强奸，您并不是唯一的受害者。

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联系强奸危机中心的热线。经过专业培训的咨询员/宣传人会立即回应倾听，提议选择，协助危机咨询，并基于您的需求和顾虑提供信息，转介推荐和资源。工作人员不替您做决定。
考虑联系警察。大多数情况下，是否向警方报告取决于您的决定。警察可帮助保护安全和提供资源。
保留证据。如果您认为您会要举报罪行，不要淋浴或更换衣着。如果有可能，不要排尿或饮食。直接前往医院做法医检查（也被称作强奸检验）。
寻求医疗帮助。无论您是否将罪行报案，我们强烈建议您遭遇性侵犯后寻求医疗助护以确定和治疗任何身体伤害，并找到预防感染性疾病的选择。
问询有关法医检查过程。该过程收集用于法律检控的证据。您有权取舍检查中的任何部分。就算不联系警方，您仍然可以将证据收集。收集的证据会被保存6个月，因为受害者后来再决定是否保案是很通常的情况。
毒理学测试。如果您认为自己被下了药，医院甚至可在不进行全面强奸检验的条件下为您提供毒理学测试。一些指标迹象包括丧失记忆，在陌生地点醒来，丢失或变更衣着，或是毒醉的感觉超出您自主消耗的酒精或其它毒品的对应量。
紧急避孕。医院或药剂师可向您提供防止怀孕的选择方案，例如通常知的“B计划”（Plan B）紧急避孕。

还有更多的问题？

surviverape.org网站– 查找关于性侵犯检测的目的和步骤的详细信息，毒理学相关问题，避孕，收集证据，DNA比对系统，以及罪行研究实验室的运作程序。

性侵犯医护检验人服务项目– 查找面向成人，青少年和儿童的性侵犯医护检验人服务的目录。

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