Estes Valley Crisis Advocates are professionals and volunteers trained to support victims of crime or trauma. Advocates offer victims information on their rights following a crime, provide person-centered emotional support, and provide referrals to criminal justice or social service agencies, to get help or further information for victims. We also help create a personal safety plan and help secure a safe place to stay. Advocates understand what it is like to be a survivor of crime or trauma and provide gentle and caring emotional support. Our Crisis Advocates follow a trauma informed care person centered advocacy model. We provide individual crisis counseling to assist survivors as they work through a variety of concerns such as; grief, anger, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, coping mechanisms, and understanding the effects trauma has on the individual, family, and friends, EVCA serves victims of crime and trauma.