Riverside Methodist Hospital (300)

The Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO) provides comprehensive individual and community programs for survivor advocacy and support to LGBTQI survivors of hate and bias violence, discrimination, intimate partner violence, stalking, and/or sexual assault.

Vision: Columbus is a trauma–responsive community where sensitivity, awareness and resilience exists in all neighborhoods and families.

Mission: To engage, support and educate Columbus residents on trauma, as well as community organizations and city programs who serve those residents.

The Ohio Department of Health’s mission is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans by transforming the state’s public health system through unique partnerships and funding streams; addressing the community conditions and inequities that lead to disparities in health outcomes; and implementing data-driven, evidence-based solutions.

We’ve been around since 1994. And we’re still one of a kind. In fact, we’re the largest and longest-standing organization in Ohio solely dedicated to serving and supporting LGBTQIA+ youth. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we work to provide a safer place, programming, and leadership opportunities so that youth can be free to explore who they are and empowered to become their confident, truest self.

SARNCO provides immediate care to survivors of sexual assault at OhioHealth emergency departments and other local facilities. SARNCO also offers aftercare advocacy and free resources for emotional, social, legal and financial support.

The VOICE (Violence Outreach, Intervention, Community Engagement) program provides vital resources to victims of violent crime ages 11-40 to help prevent re-injury and jail time and assist with recovery. This voluntary case management program provides wrap-around services and connects participants to needed medical, clinical and community social service programs.

Participants can receive financial incentives for their progress as they work through four phases with a social work/intervention team:

Self Sufficiency: Apply CBT model, address barriers, and show consistency with the life plan

Crisis Intervention: Introduction of intervention team, roles, needs assessment and consent

Stabilization: Connect with client post-discharge, identify life plan and goals, and introduce incentives

Action: Develop self-reliance, identify strengths following the CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) model, and address any barriers