SafeNest Hosts Housewarming to Unveil New Trauma Triage Center, Secured with Investment from Intermountain Health
SafeNest, Nevada’s largest and most comprehensive nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence, today held a housewarming media event in Las Vegas for its new trauma triage center.
SafeNest purchased the two-story building two years ago with funding from Intermountain Health’s Place-Based Investment portfolio. Intermountain secured for SafeNest a loan of nearly $1 million to allow them to purchase the center with very low interest rates and non-profit center tax credits.
Intermountain Health Region president and community health lead, Mitch Cloward, shared that SafeNest’s focus on addressing the devastating impact of domestic violence aligns with the nonprofit health system’s mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible.
“Domestic violence is a key social driver of health, non-medical factors that can significantly impact the health of a family, neighborhood, and community,” Cloward said. “As a forever anchor institution, Intermountain is committed to serving our communities with the long-term health of all individuals as our top priority. We are honored to have been able to create a sustainable resource for our community partner SafeNest and its clients for years to come.”
The new center has 10 beds for clients who have been screened through SafeNest’s hotline. Domestic violence survivors may stay at the center for 72 hours and work with a case manager.
The 2,000-square-foot center is designed to resemble a spa-like refuge for decompressing: quiet, tranquil and calm. SafeNest’s staff reviews the clients’ options for living arrangements. If there are no friends or family to safely take the client, SafeNest moves them into its confidential shelter.
Downstairs, the center also has a kitchen and children’s library. SafeNest staff and advocates have their offices upstairs to provide immediate accessibility.
“This is where hope begins,” SafeNest CEO Liz Ortenburger said.
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