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  • Get Help Now
    • Call Our Helpline
    • Options After An Assault
    • Advocacy + Support
    • Children's Advocacy >
      • York County CAC
      • Cumberland County CAC
    • Confidentiality + Mandated Reporting
  • Prevention + Education
    • Our Philosophy + Approach
    • Parents + Caregivers
    • Educator Resources
    • Resource Library
  • Trainings
    • Colleges + Universities
    • Community Serving Organizations
  • Light the Way Soiree
  • Support
    • Ways to Give
    • Fundraise for Us
  • Get Involved
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Current Hope & Healing Offerings

To sign up for our Hope & Healing offerings, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page!  All programs and groups are offered free of charge.

Traditional Talk-based Support Groups

We offer traditional support groups for survivors and their loved ones. Support groups provide a safe space for those impacted by sexual violence to learn and heal together.  Through discussion of sexual trauma, shared or individual experiences, and local resources, these groups help increase connection and support for survivors, caregivers, partners, and others.  We offer virtual and in-person options, as well as groups for people with shared cultures and identities.
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Trauma-Sensitive Movement and Breathing with SeaChange Yoga

We have teamed up with our friends at SeaChange Yoga to bring trauma-sensitive yoga classes to survivors.  We typically run 8-week closed groups, and would encourage you to sign up. Classes are for people of any skill levels and offer space for folks to connect with breath, a caring inner voice, and restorative movement!  Yoga is for everybody and every body!

Experience-Based Peer Groups

The goal for the Hope and Healing program is to offer peer-connection to survivors, letting folks share space while engaging in a variety of activities. The feedback we've received from other participants is that the act of coming together in a group (whether in-person or virtual) can have a healing component to it, whether folks are actively engaging in conversation about past experiences or not. Experience-based programs include but are not limited to art-based workshops, horticultural therapy, walking groups, group outings, and more! Reach out to let us know what you'd like to see!




​"It felt good to have a life experience out in the world. It reminds you you can feel safe in the world."
​- Hope and Healing Participant

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    If you're interested in our peer groups in Southern Maine, please fill out this form and we will contact you soon!
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Sexual Assault Helpline:
For support, please call our free, private, 24-hour helpline at 1-800-871-7741.
In accordance with federal regulations, Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine does not discriminate in the access to our provision of its services.

SARSSM provides free services in York and Cumberland Counties.
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​Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine is funded in part by Maine's Department of Health and Human Services, the United Way of York County, and generous public and private donations.