24-Hour Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline COMPASS provides a 24-hour Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline to provide immediate confidential support and information to survivors of rape and sexual assault. Referrals to agencies that provide services crucial to the overall healing process are made on an as-needed basis. If you are a survivor of rape and/or sexual assault, you may call the hotline at (330) 339-1427 in Tuscarawas County or (330) 627-0214 in Carroll County to receive support. WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE RAPED First of all, realize that YOU ARE NOT ALONE, and it is not your fault--you did not do anything to provoke this attack against you. Rape is a crime--it is not about sex, but about power and control. Contact the police department, hospital, or COMPASS immediately. COMPASS is prepared to help you, wherever you are in Tuscarawas or Carroll County. Do not bathe, wash your hands, douche, or otherwise destroy evidence. Also, please do not change clothes until the police officer advises you to do so. Take a change of clothes with you to the hospital because the clothing you are wearing will be needed for evidence. Make sure you get medical attention for collection of evidence, to assess any injuries and to obtain treatment for any sexually transmitted diseases you may have contracted. A pregnancy test can also be completed at that time. COMPASS can provide advocates for support and information to Tuscarawas and Carroll County area survivors while at the hospital. During questioning, remain calm. Many times questions which must be asked will be difficult for you to answer. Do not lie or make up answers to fill in what you cannot remember. It is not unusual for violence induced trauma to cause temporary memory loss. There also may be memory loss if you were the victim of a drug induced rape or sexual assault. Call COMPASS with any questions or concerns you may have--now or later. We are trained to assist survivors of rape and sexual assault and are here to help you through this difficult time. E-Mail us with your comments or for more information. advocate@compassrapecrisis.org Return to top of page Copyright © 2001, COMPASS, Inc. Tuscarawas County: COMPASS, Inc.  ·   P.O. Box 481  ·   New Philadelphia, OH 44663 Office: (330) 339-2504  ·   24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (330) 339-1427 Carroll County: COMPASS, Inc.  ·   P.O. Box 363  ·   Carrollton, OH 44615 Office: (330) 627-6675  ·   24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (330) 627-0214