Silverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services Executive Director Dr. Jillian Carden says the organization provides multiple services to any individual in the Lincoln Trail Area Development District who has experienced sexual violence at some point in their life.
“A 24-hour crisis line, hospital response, we provide advocacy and legal advocacy for them where we assist victims who may be going through the legal or court process, we offer therapy services, and we offer prevention and education,” Carden said.
Carden provided an update on the organization to the Elizabethtown City Council during their work session Monday. Carden recounted services provided in 2024, with 39 percent of clients coming from Hardin County.
“So in that year we saw 2,251 individual unduplicated clients in our eight-county service area, and provided over 2,000 therapy sessions, 462 forensic interviews, 625 crisis services,” Carden said.
Carden said support from Elizabethtown has helped the organization triple in size and take on an 144 percent increase in clients served in the last five years. That support allows for the expansion of programs such as the Prevention and Education Team, which connected with more than 44,000 participants in 2024.
“That’s going to include little bitties for preschool where we have a puppet (his name’s Terry) with a coloring book, all the way up through college, professionals, and community members,” Carden said.
More information on Silverleaf’s services is available via their website, and their Crisis Support Line can be reached 24/7 by calling 270-234-9236.
