TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAM
of San Diego
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Trauma Intervention Program of San Diego
"Citizens helping citizens in crisis"
Who We Are...
Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego County, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer organization of specially trained citizen volunteers who
provide immediate emotional and practical support to victims and their families in the first few hours following a tragedy.
In the hours following a traumatic event, victims and survivors often feel hopeless, confused, and in emotional shock. They are confronted with a dire situation for which they are totally unprepared, and they may feel devastated.
In the hours following a traumatic event, victims and survivors often feel hopeless, confused, and in emotional shock. They are confronted with a dire situation for which they are totally unprepared, and they may feel devastated.
Police officers, firefighters, or paramedics on scene are often busy with their own duties and responsibilities and find it difficult to provide meaningful emotional support to the victims and survivors. This can be very frustrating to both emergency services personnel and the victims, and there may be no one else available in the immediate aftermath of a tragedy to guide the victims through these difficult hours.
TIP volunteer is called in by emergency services personnel. The TIP volunteer will respond with minutes, and after a quick briefing, will provide immediate and temporary support until the persons involved in the crisis are able to depend on other family members, friends, neighbors, or others. TIP volunteers are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and hospital personnel with:
- Family members and friends following a natural or unexpected death Victims of violent crime including homicide, assault, robbery, or burglary
- Victims of fire or other loss of home
- Disoriented or lonely elderly people
- Persons involved in motor vehicle
- Persons involved in motor vehicle accidents
- Persons who are distraught and seeking immediate support
- Family members of a person who has completed or attempted suicide
- Natural disasters and public tragedies Some of the ways TIP volunteers assist are to:
- Provide emotional support to victims or survivors
- Help arrange for food, shelter, clothing, and transportation
- Help notify other family members and friends
- Serve as a liaison between the victims and emergency services or hospital personnel
- Help arrange for follow up services
- Provide information about and referrals to appropriate agencies for ongoing assistance.
Without the TIP volunteer present, the victims or survivors of a tragedy may be left to fend for themselves at a time when they are emotionally traumatized, and least capable of thinking clearly or rationally.
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