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Hospital Accompaniment Response Team (HART)

The Hospital Accompaniment Response Team, or HART, stays with a sexual assault victim at the hospital and provides immediate care, emotional support, and compassion before, during, and after a medical forensic exam. Find out what it takes to become certified.

Application Process

1. Submit your application with a copy of your ID at our Family Resource Center — 580 Giles Road
2. Background check ($3 fee)
3. Sign confidentiality form
4. Interview process
5. Acceptance into the volunteering program
6. Attend mandatory training

Interns Only- We must have an MOU or affiliation agreement with your school/university, check with your field placement coordinator.

Required Training Dates

Training is only offered at certain times of the year and completion is mandatory before volunteers can begin participating. (Training is completed over a span of 5 Saturdays from 8am-5pm)

Spring Training: Starts late January 2023

Summer Training: June 3, 10, 17, 24, and July 1st

Fall Training: September 9, 16, 23, 30, and October 7th

About Victim Advocacy Training

Completing the Victim Advocacy Training through CASFV makes you eligible for the NACP Provisional Credential. Credentialing offers many benefits to those in the victim assistance field. Learn more about the process.

Get Started Today

Begin the application process and become a volunteer.