| What to Expect: |
Possible Responses |
| Requests for more information |
- Develop written materials.
- Create a web site.
- Start a “call center.”
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| Requests for presentations to concerned groups |
- Develop a speaker's bureau.
- Create an outline and handouts for speakers.
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| Increased referrals or reports |
- Contact agencies that may be affected and inform them of dates of major activities and events.
- Ask for their help in monitoring impact. This may involve keeping track of calls received.
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| New volunteers |
- Develop a system for maintaining contact with, training and orienting new volunteers.
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| Requests for media interviews or to testify at hearings |
- Decide in advance who will be spokespersons. Select several people who are knowledgeable about various aspects of abuse and who have credibility with target groups.
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