Not trauma informed, not queer educated. My MOCSA advocate just sat & watched 2 doctors abuse, attack, & berate me in an ER for 5 hours without saying a single word to them. I made an assault report, 3 policemen left my hospital room and doctors immediately claimed I was faking and denied me basic healthcare such as taking vitals, writing down my medications, allowing any fluids. They wrote “Alleged” assault. They verbally attacked me for 5 hours. My MOCSA advocate did *nothing* to help me. She observed all the aggressive abuse of kicking my hospital bed & getting in my face to yell at me when I stated “St Jo’s sure could use some friendly queer education”. My advocates only reaction was to make a call to her supervisor to report the hospital and then not returning to MOCSA for a month. Nothing to help rebuild my destroyed health. They allowed the discrimination to occur. She watched me get discharged & left me. I was completely alone and in far worse shape than I started. I’ve collapsed 3 times this week. I am struggling with food & housing & receiving healthcare this org does not care & is making my situation worse with their neglect. For 3 1/2 days afterwards I tried to get the support of my assigned full time advocate to go to a different hospital but she blew me off everyday and does not care that I’m disabled and in excruciating pain and have an infection. I left voicemails for the advocacy coordinator. She calls me back & leaves a voicemail & says she sent me an email… but even my spam folders are Empty. I’m just so frustrated that everytime I interact with MOCSA, they lie to me, gaslight me, refuse to be a support. They are not trauma informed, they actively make trauma worse, and they are not very queer educated at ALL. I had to reach out to urgent care mental health help due to strong suicidal feelings after I interact with MOCSA. The mental help urgent care took me to an ER and tried to advocate but don’t have the training that MOCSA supposedly does. So I keep getting discharged with no help or healthcare & im constantly in pain after my assault. Im just done. MOCSA has offered their own therapy group to me but how do I know an advocate will actually show up for me, if I’m getting blown off when terrified & in crisis for a week? How can I trust anyone is actually trauma informed at all after what they’ve demonstrated to me? I can’t even trust the words of the leaders of this organization who claim they email but that predictably fails to show up, too. This org left me in the cold when I had no one & I just want to give a heads up of warning to other queer people in the area. This org does not have your back & you are much better off seeking help elsewhere. I’ve wasted so much time trying to reach out to them & only getting lies in return. Or told “I sent out emails for an advocate to help you with your emergency but … no one ever responded to join you” for days. I am severely traumatized after an attempt on my life was made And MOCSA doesn’t care. They treat me like I’m a criminal when I’m literally a victim. I’m disabled & at this point severely traumatized. Just called the advocacy coordinator back and left a voicemail. I told her she never sent me any emails and it’s clear they don’t care if I survive and they’re causing me so much more pain with continual lies & refusing to be trauma informed to me. I deserve to be believed & supported & to have some dignity & respect. This org has not shown me any of that yet despite the fact I was calling multiple times a day for a week My full time advocate would make a plan with me to meet me at a hospital and then call and bail. She would make plans for 5pm but then snap at me “technically my day ends at 5.” I was literally following her directions for DAYS to try to get her help & she was just emotionally antagonizing me. She told me to just repeat all of my trauma to volunteers at MOCSA. And said to call the hotline instead of going to the ER. I decided Im just done. Active harm occurring. I’m safer the farther I am from these messed up people.

I’ve had speakers from MOCSA come to several of my Girl Scout meetings over the years to help the girls navigate their preteen and teen years. They’ve always been fantastic!! Age-appropriate information presented in a way that educated and empowered them without scaring them.

They are very kind people. Main concern being the children. Making sure they're heard & feel safe. Trying with all their power to resolve any issues or concerns the child may have so that they can continue on w life as normal as possible. This is a great program they provide. I believe they genuinely care at mosca. My child loved going to see our rep. I did aswell

This organization helped me when I was victimized and walked me through healing. As if that wasn't enough, when my daughter went through the worst trauma of her little life, they helped her find peace again. The world is a better place with each and every one of you in it and I cannot praise them enough!

Virginia is amazing and truly has a heart for what she does!!! Ann is so sweet and handles others with care. God bless these people who truly are helping in changing lives!! SUPER HEROS ARE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE!!!