One Unified Response

O.U.R. House strives to help children and families through the difficult time of disclosure by providing support and treatment in a homelike, non-threatening environment.  Our hope is to help our community develop One Unified Response that coordinates efforts for children and families when they take the important step of disclosing sexual abuse.  

We believe that the experience of disclosing child sexual abuse can be a therapeutic experience and the contact with the professionals  dealing with the problem can be a positive step in the healing process.

O.U.R. House provides a safe, child-friendly facility where trained police and Vermont Department for Children and Families investigators interview children to determine if sexual abuse occurred.

Case Management coordination that we provide with the agencies involved in investigating child sexual abuse helps reduce trauma for children and families.

Short term therapeutic treatment in substantiated cases of child sexual abuse is offered on site and our therapists assist families in securing long term therapy and other services available in the community.

O.U.R. House offers prevention and education on sexual abuse and personal safety to childcare centers, schools and community groups  to promote greater awareness and involvement in solving the problem of sexual abuse.