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ADVOCACY

"You're not a victim for sharing your story. You are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth. And you never know who needs your light, your warmth, and raging courage."

Alex Elle

Crisis Interventions

 

  • Trained advocates are available on our 24-hour sexual assault line to provide crisis intervention, emotional support, and referrals to survivors, their families, and friends. Call our sexual assault crisis hotline for help: 1-800-886-7273

  • Crisis intervention and support services are available at the Plano location daily on a walk-in basis during business hours, Monday-Friday or from our 24-hour sexual assault hotline.

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Legal Advocacy

 

  • Legal advocacy and referral services are available to survivors who work with law enforcement, the district attorney's office, and the court system.

  • Advocates are available to accompany the survivor while they meet with the police if requested.

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Medical Advocacy

 

  • Advocates are there to comfort the survivor by offering support and ensuring the survivor has next steps and referrals. Trained advocates accompany and support sexual assault survivors through the forensic examination process at these locations:​​

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  • The Turning Point-Plano/Courtney's Safe Place

  • University of Texas at Dallas - Richardson

  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano

  • Baylor Scott and White Medical Center - Centennial

  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco

  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney

  • Methodist Hospital for Surgery

  • Methodist Dallas Medical Center

  • Southern Methodist University Health Center

  • Children’s Medical Center - Plano

  • Children’s Medical Center - Dallas

  • Texas Health Presbyterian - Allen

  • Texas Health Presbyterian – Plano

  • Texas Health Presbyterian - Frisco

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

THE TURNING POINT

3325 Silverstone Dr

Plano, TX 75023

24 hr Sexual Assault hotline: 

(800) 886-7273

Office (972) 985-0951

Fax (972) 612-2582

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In-person crisis and advocacy services are available monday-thursday from 9am-5pm and friday from 9am-3pm.

Please call our 24 hour Sexual Assault hotline for assistance: 1-800-886-7273

The Turning Point assists sexual violence survivors—regardless of sex, gender identity, race, physical/developmental disabilities, income, ethnicity, class, religion, sexual orientation, and former/current engagement with sex work. We provide information in English and Spanish, as well as interpretation services in most other languages upon request

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