Pathways for Change

Pathways Services

• Pathways believes your privacy is important. All services are Confidential and Free.

• Sexual abuse and assault is when someone does something sexual to you without your permission. It can also mean that someone makes you do something sexual to them without your permission. Pathways also knows that words hurt too, which includes any unwanted sexual comments or talking to you in a sexual way, without your permission.

• Pathways supports survivors no matter when the sexual abuse or assault happened. Whether it was yesterday or years ago, we are here to support you.

Pathways services available during the day include:

• Face to Face Support: Counselors can connect with you, in a private and safe space, so you can talk and share your thoughts without others around to see or hear. If you would like to learn more about meeting with a counselor, call our main office (508-852-7600) and ask to speak to a counselor.

• Support Groups: Pathways have group counselors who can provide a private and safe space for Survivors who may want to meet with other Survivors to get/give support. If you would like to learn more about group support, call our main office (508-852-7600) and ask to speak to a counselor.

Support at Court: When a Survivor has reported to the police about being sexually abused or assaulted, they may need to go to court at some point. Pathways Advocates are available to meet them at the courthouse to provide support. If you need support in the courts, call our main office (508-852-7600) and say: “I would like to speak to an Advocate.”

Referrals: Sometimes Survivors need more support than just from Pathways. Pathways Counselors can help connect you to other agencies, like the Victim Rights Law Center.

• To learn more, call our main office (508-852-7600) and say: “I would like to speak to a Counselor”.

To get services at Pathways, you can call the main office during the day, 508-852-7600 and ask to speak to a counselor.

Pathways has other services that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

Hotlines: Call 1- 800-870-5905 and if someone is Deaf or Hard of Hearing and uses American Sign Language Pathways has a Video Phone Hotline: (508) 502-7681.

To talk to a Counselor any time of day or night, call the hotline number and say: “I would like to speak to a Counselor”.

Support in the Emergency Room: When a Survivor has just been sexually abused or assaulted they may want to go to the emergency room.

Pathways Advocates are available to meet them at the emergency room to provide support.

If you need support in the emergency room, call our hotline number and say: “I would like to speak to an Advocate”.

Support at the Police Station: If a Survivor has been sexually abused or assaulted they may want to go to talk to the police. Pathways Advocates are available to meet them at the police station to provide support.

If you need support at the police station, call the hotline number and say: “I would like to speak to an Advocate”.

Pathways Advocates also support survivors’ family, partners, spouses and/or friends, who you feel comfortable with. We can help them learn how to be a good support for you.