Our mission is to provide free and confidential services for individuals and families affected by domestic and sexual violence while bringing awareness and prevention efforts to communicate across South Central Nebraska.
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Services Offered
Counseling
The S.A.F.E. Center has two licensed mental health counselors on-site to provide free, confidential counseling to clients.
Types of counseling available: Crisis Individual/Family Trauma-Focused
Main Focus Issues: Sexual Assault Childhood Abuse Domestic Violence Dating Violence Trauma Public Education
The S.A.F.E. Center believes that in order to work towards eliminating violence, we must focus on awareness, education, and the prevention of violence. Our staff is available to provide interactive presentations on a variety of topics to a wide variety of audiences.
All presentations are free and are customized to the needs of your organization. Typically multiple topics are combined into one presentation to meet the needs of the participants. Awareness of services provided by The S.A.F.E. Center is always included so that you can make an informed referral. We also provide free consultation on these topics and will provide insights and information that will make it easier for you to deal with these issues when they arise.
Presentation Topics Include but are not limited to: - Adolescent Dating Violence - Adolescent Sexual Assault - Adult Sexual Assault - Domestic Violence - Effects of Violence on Children - Elder Abuse & Abuse in Later Life - Healthy Relationships - Media & Violence - Personal Safety - Prevention of Domestic Violence - Prevention of Sexual Assault - Sex Trafficking - Sexual Harassment - Stalking And MORE!
Fees and Payment
Free Counseling & Public Education
This is a nonprofit organization.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Pro-bono
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.