Resources for Sexual Harassment Victims
RESOURCES
(Sacramento Area)
EMERGENCY SERVICES
In case of emergency or sexual assault or rape, call 911
Domestic Violence and Rape 24 hour Crisis Line (WEAVE): (916) 920-2952
24 Hour Crisis Line — National Alliance on Mental Health
Toll-free: (800) 854-7771
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network 24 Hotline:
(800) 656-4673
Sacramento Mental Health Center
24 Hour Crisis Line: 875-1000 or 732-3637
SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCES
Sacramento Police Department
Website: sacpd.org
Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center Phone: 916-875-HOPE (4673)
Sacramento District Attorney’s Office (916) 874 – 5701
Sacramento County Sherriff’s Department Sexual Assault Unit:
(916) 874 – 5070
Website: https://www.sacsheriff.com/Pages/Organization/CID/SexAssault.aspx
RAINN
If you have been the victim of unwanted touching or sexual assault at work, it is incredibly important that you obtain treatment from your personal physician and emotional support through individual and/or group therapy. Sexual assault resources include:
RAINN Hotline: (800) 656-4673
Website and links:
https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline
https://hotline.rainn.org/online/terms-of-service.jsp
https://centers.rainn.org
LEGAL RESOURCES
California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA)
Website: cela.org
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
Website: nela.org
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)
Website: dfeh.ca.gov
Toll-free: (800) 884-1684
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing is the state agency charged with enforcing California’s civil rights laws. The mission of the DFEH is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations and from hate violence and human trafficking.
California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
Website: dir.ca.gov
Public Information Office:
(213) 620-6330
The mission of the California Labor Commissioner’s Office is to ensure a just day’s pay in every workplace in the State and to promote economic justice through robust enforcement of labor laws. By combating wage theft, protecting workers from retaliation, and educating the public, we put earned wages into workers’ pockets and help level the playing field for law-abiding employers. This office is also known as the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).
California Employment Development Department (EDD)
Website: edd.ca.gov
The Employment Development Department (EDD) offers a wide variety of services to millions of Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), workforce investment (Jobs and Training), and Labor Market Information programs.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Website:eeoc.gov
(800) 669-4000
(800) 669-6820 (TTY for Deaf/Hard of Hearing callers only)
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal employment discrimination laws. Its website provides information on the federal laws that are designed to prevent employment discrimination based on race, religion, sex and other categories.
EEOC Los Angeles District Office
255 E. Temple Street, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 894-1000
EEOC San Diego District Office
401 B Street, Suite 1550, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 557-7235
EEOC San Francisco District Office
901 Market Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94013
(415) 356-5100
National Labor Relations Board
Website: nlrb.gov
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency vested with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative. The agency also acts to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions.
Los Angeles District Offices
11150 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 235-7352
888 S. Figueroa Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 894-5254
San Diego District Office
555 West Beech Street, Suite 418, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 557-6184
Oakland District Office
Oakland Federal Building
1301 Clay Street, Room 300-N, Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 637-3300
San Francisco District Office
901 Market Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 356-5130
U.S. Department of Labor — Wage and Hour Division
Website: dol.gov/whd
Los Angeles District Office
(Serving Kern, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties and portions of Los Angeles county)
US Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 894-6375
West Covina District Office
(Serving San Bernardino county, Riverside county and portions of Los Angeles county)
US Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
100 N. Barranca Street, Suite 850, West Covina, CA 91791
(626) 966-0478
Fresno Area Office
US Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
906 N. Street, Suite 105, Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 487-5317
Sacramento District Office
US Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1836, Sacramento, CA 95825
Orange Area Office
770 The City Drive South, Suite 5710, Orange, CA 92868
San Diego District Office
US Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
550 Corporate Center
550 West “C” Street, Suite 990, San Diego, CA 92101
San Francisco Area Office
US Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
90 7th Street, Suite 11-100, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 625-7720
San Jose District Office
US Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
96 North 3rd Street, Suite 400, San Jose, CA 95112
U.S. Dept. of Labor — Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Website: osha.gov
Toll-free: (800) 321-6742
Under federal law, you are entitled to a safe workplace. Your employer must provide a workplace free of known health and safety hazards. If you have concerns, you have the right to speak up about them without fear of retaliation. Contact OSHA to ask about a health and safety issue at your workplace and discuss your rights. Your information will be kept confidential. There are 18 OSHA offices in California.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center
The Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center (FJC) collaborative provides victims and their families with a “one stop” facility to report a crime, provide a complete statement taken by a detective or a trained child interviewer, get assistance to obtain a temporary restraining order, find safe housing, meet their prosecutor and victim advocate to learn what will happen in court, and most importantly, find the support they need to keep them from falling back into the hands of the accused.
Phone: 916-875-HOPE (4673)
Email: info@HopeThrivesHere.org
My Sister’s House
My Sister’s House is the first and only non-profit organization to specifically identify and address the unique needs of women and children impacted by domestic violence in the Central Valley’s highly diverse Asian and Pacific Islander community
(916) 428-3271 24 hr line
Volunteers In Victim Assistance (VIVA)
VIVA is a full service center for victims, witnesses, friends and family members who have experienced a violent crime or trauma.
(916)570-1690
211 Sacramento
A program of Community Link, 2-1-1 Sacramento provides free, confidential information and referral services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They can refer clients to more than 1,600 community services in the Sacramento area.
Dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-500-4931 or 916-498-1000
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Resources and education regarding sexual violence. Provides campus trainings, help with legislation to stop sexual assault and resources/referrals to crisis and treatment centers
Website: www.calcasa.org
Phone: (916) 446-2520
Male Survivor
Provides support services for males who have survived sexual abuse including therapy, support groups and access to resources and referrals for the survivor and their family.
Website: www.malesurvivor.org
California Victim of Crimes
Learn how to receive apply and receive compensation if you are the victim of a documented sexual assault, rape, and other qualifying crimes
With VOC benefits, counseling, hospitalizations, medical costs and other services related to the crime may be paid for or reimbursed
Website: Victims.ca.gov
Toll-free: (800) 777-9229
WEAVE Midtown Sacramento Counseling Center
It is WEAVE’s mission to build a community that does not tolerate sexual assault, domestic violence and sex trafficking and provides survivors with the support they need to be safe and thrive. WEAVE’s vision is a community free of violence and abuse.
1900 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: 916.448.2321
THERAPY RESOURCES
Below are different directories for therapists, support groups and psychiatrists. You can search for the provide or service you need by zip code, specialty, gender and insurance to get the most convenient fit for you.
Psychology Today
Website: www.psychologytoday.com
Network Therapy
Website: www.networktherapy.com
Good Therapy
Website: www.goodtherapy.org
NONPROFIT AGENCIES
America Disabilities Act / ADA National Network
Website:adata.org
The ADA National Network consists of 10 regional ADA Centers and an ADA Knowledge Translation Center. The ADA Centers are located throughout the country to provide local assistance and provide implementation of the ADA.
Pacific ADA Center
555 12th Street, Suite 1030, Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 285-5600 (V/TTY)
Email: adatech@adapacific.org
Website: adapacific.org
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD)
Website:glaad.org
Hotline: (323) 875-5223
GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media. Its stated mission, in part, is to “[amplify] the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively.