Agency - Amberly's Place - Yuma

Amberly's Place - Yuma

Last updated on August 24, 2011

Amberly's Place will treat victims with dignity and respect while minizing trauma and maximizing successful criminal prosecution.

Description:
Amberly's Place houses professionals who are specially trained in dealing with victims of child abuse (both physical and sexual), domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault and elderly abuse. This special training helps to reduce the trauma to the victim We accomplish this by promoting a working atmosphere of mutual respect and open communication between the professionals providing the services.

Referrals to Amberly's Place come from community services providers, Child Protective Services, and law enforcement personnel.

Our services are based on the individual needs of each victim. These services include on-scene crisis intervention, medical evaluation, interviews of victims, mental health referrals, and the provision and coordination of other victim services.

History:
Amberly's Place was founded in 2001 to offer crisis response to victims of abuse in Yuma County and surrounding communities.

Contact people:

Diane Umphress, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Shannon Jacobs, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email) Shannon Price, Fundraising/Marketing Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (928) 373-0852

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Address:

1350 W. Colorado Street Yuma, AZ 85364 (See a map)

Web Site: http://amberlysplace.com

Directions:

Take 1st Street and turn north onto 13th Avenue. Follow 13th Avenue to the dead end and turn into the parking lot on the left. Our building is located at the back of the parking lot, behind the Housing Authority. . . (more)

Last updated on August 24, 2011