Record Details:

Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego (TIP)

	Latitude:	33.137686
	Longitude:	-117.267489

Organization: Non- Profit
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open

Address:
2560 Orion Way
Carlsbad, CA 92010

Region:	Southern
County/Parish:	San Diego

Main/General Business Number: 760-931-2104
Website: http://www.tipsandiego.org/


Mission: TIP, Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego County, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer organization of specially trained citizen volunteers who provide immediate emotional and practical support to victims and their families in the first few hours following a tragedy.

In the hours following a traumatic event, victims and survivors often feel hopeless, confused, and in emotional shock. They are confronted with a dire situation for which they are totally unprepared, and they may feel devastated.

Police officers, firefighters, or paramedics on scene are often busy with their own duties and responsibilities and find it difficult to provide meaningful emotional support to the victims and survivors. This can be very frustrating to both emergency services personnel and the victims, and there may be no one else available in the immediate aftermath of a tragedy to guide the victims through these difficult hours.


This is when the TIP volunteer is called in by emergency services personnel. The TIP volunteer will respond within 20 minutes, and after a quick briefing, will provide immediate and temporary support until the persons involved in the crisis are able to depend on other family members, friends, neighbors, or others.

TIP volunteers are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and hospital personnel with:

Family members and friends following a natural or unexpected death
Victims of violent crime including homicide, assault, robbery, or burglary
Victims of fire or other loss of home
Disoriented or lonely elderly people
Persons involved in motor vehicle accidents
Persons who are distraught and seeking immediate support
Family members of a person who has completed or attempted suicide
Natural disasters and public tragedies
Some of the ways TIP volunteers assist are to:
Provide emotional support to victims or survivors
Help arrange for food, shelter, clothing, and transportation
Help notify other family members and friends
Serve as a liaison between the victims and emergency services or hospital personnel
Help arrange for follow up services
Provide information about and referrals to appropriate agencies for ongoing assistance.

Without the TIP volunteer present, the victims or survivors of a tragedy may be left to fend for themselves at a time when they are emotionally traumatized, and least capable of thinking clearly or rationally.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

tipsandiego@sbcglobal.net

TIP volunteers are professionally trained citizens who provide emotional and practical support to victims and their families following a tragedy. We offer immediate support and provide referrals for ongoing assistance. We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We work with firefighters, police officers, Emergency Room personnel, chaplains and paramedics. They offer a "caring presence" to families or friends of vicitims of crimes, death, auto accidents, suicide, SIDS and fire. There is no charge to the client for a TIP volunteer.

Impact Area:
Health & Wellness: Counseling and Crisis Support

Projects and Courses:

Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) - Volunteers Needed Counseling and Crisis Support (Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities)

Interests:
Youth, Women, Seniors, Families, Health and Human Services, Men, Longer-term Opportunities

Skills:
Social Work / Counseling

Info Source/Changes:

Created At: Sat Nov 24 19:24:38 +0000 2007
Updated At: Sat Nov 24 19:26:35 +0000 2007
Updated By: LTel

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