About Us:

• The Sexual Assault Center (SAC), started in 1978, is the only place in Middle Tennessee that specializes in treatment for sexual assault victims. Our counselors are specialists in the field and worked with more than 800 survivors in 2008/09; half of whom were children. With treatment, we are able to successfully restore emotional health to children and adults, both male and female. We take a holistic approach of working with the entire family. Beyond individual treatment, we have group therapy sessions for children, teens, men, women, and families of survivors.
  
  
• We have education programs that support the prevention of sexual abuse. We train teachers and school counselors in the implementation of the “Safe @ Last” personal safety curriculum in elementary schools in 11 counties in Tennessee, serving more than 124,000 students in 2008-2009 school years. This includes Middle Tennessee Parochial schools as well as Catholic Parishes.
  
  
• A program for middle and high school students called “Be. Promoting Healthy Relationships” was launched in 2007 and has reached more than 9,000 students in the 2008-2009 school years. The overall goal of the program is to educate teens in order to prevent sexual victimization, develop tools for healthy relationships, gain problem solving skills and learn the importance of positive decision-making.
  
  
• The Center presents Community Workshops, which provide speakers and programs for a wide range of topics, such as date rape and sexual abuse prevention. These are appropriate for churches, civic groups, high school and college students, and corporate workplaces, and served 15,742 individuals in 2008.
  
  
• Our fees are based on a sliding scale according to income. We are a TennCare provider and accept most health insurance policies. We also have grants that cover specific types of abuse victims. Most importantly, no one is turned away for lack of ability to pay.

Leadership

Tim Tohill, President
615-259-9055, ext. 328 ttohill@SACenter.org

Donna Center, Vice President of Finance
615-259-9055 ext. 334 dcenter@SACenter.org

Rachel Freeman, Vice President of Clinical Services
615-259-9055 ext. 338 rfreeman@SACenter.org

Board of Directors

Executive Committee
Chair, Lisa Ramsay Cole
Vice Chair, Anita Peterson
Secretary, Missy Williams
Treasurer, Jim Parrott
Franke Elliott
Dr. Charles Ihrig
Patrick Keeble
Roberta Pettis

Board Members
Pamela Busby
Dr. Kellian Chidsey
Kevin Cross
Aubrey B. Harwell, III
Rebecca Howard
Samuel L. Jackson
Shannon Martin
Mary T. Maynard, Ph.D.
Karen Miller
Linda Rue
Karen Starks
Perian Strang

Advisory Board Members
Lisa Campbell
Laura Chadwick
Chris Coates
Jay Conner, Ph.D.
John Gawaluck
Elena Graves
Sandra Lipman
Ellen Martin
Lynn Melkus
Emily Noel
Robin Patton
Howard Stringer