Who/Why

Who Uses DartHeart?

Have you been sexually assaulted, raped, survived domestic violence or served in the military? Are you a student?

If you are a survivor of violence and lived through a traumatic event, we are here to provide you with a support network involving individual advocacy by fellow survivors, ongoing support group therapy, and the ability to rebuild trusting community relationships through our network members.

Is your friend or loved one a survivor of violence?

Whatever the cause of trauma to someone you know and care about, please contact us to find out how we can best support you as you cope with the stress that is often the result of being a secondary survivor of a traumatic event. You may feel like you don't know what to say or how to help and in turn become stressed from your relationship with a survivor. We can give you guidance on how to handle your situation and introduce you to other secondary survivors who share similar experiences.

Why It Works

DartHeart provides a unique and profoundly fundamental recovery resource for survivors of trauma.  Our recovery model is based upon facilitating a strong peer support network for survivors.  We have found that if a survivor is able to COMMUNICATE about his/her trauma experience in some way, CONNECT with other survivors, friends and family to build relationships and also become involved in social action to turn his/her personal trauma experience into social CHANGE, then many of the survivor's PTSD symptoms can be alleviated.