Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of Southern Nevada, Inc.
Cause Area
- Community
- Crisis Support
- Emergency & Safety
Location
500 N. Casino Center BlvdLas Vegas, NV 89101 United StatesWebsite:
http://www.tipoflasvegas.org
Organization Information
Mission Statement
"Citizens Helping Citizens In Crisis" Our citizen volunteers provide emotional and practical support to survivors of tragedy in order to ease their immediate suffering and facilitate the beginning of their healing and long term recovery.
Description
What is TIP? The Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of Southern Nevada Inc., referred to as TIP, is a non-profit organization committed to supporting those in crisis. We currently have around 70 volunteers who respond to scenes of sudden or unexpected death, violent crimes, sexual assaults, vehicle fatalities, and other traumatic events, providing emotional and practical support to family, friends and witnesses directly on-scene to ease their immediate suffering. TIP volunteers respond anywhere in Clark County, NV, 365/24/7, when requested by local police, fire, medical, hospital personnel and other emergency response agencies. TIP have a response time of 30 minutes or less.