darwinAt the Darwin
Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) we provide a counselling service to both
adults and children who may have experienced (recently or many years ago) any
form of sexual assault. Sexual assault can range from verbal harassment, unwanted
touching or exhibitionism, to a violent attack.
If you have or suspect that you have been sexually assaulted please contact SARC as quickly as possible on:
(08) 89 227 156
For recent victims of sexual
assault we provide free of charge the following services: - 24 hour
access to information regarding the medical, legal and counselling / support options
available
- 24 hour medical assistance by female doctors including:
- pregnancy
prevention
- screening and preventive treatment for Sexually Transmitted
Infections (STI)
- Collection of forensic evidence
- Screening for
drugs where drink spiking is suspected.
- 24 hour confidential
counselling
- Medical examination for children where child sexual assault
is suspected.
By law, any suspected child sexual abuse must be reported to
the Police and/or Family and Children Services (FACS)
sarc also provides the following services...- Counselling
for male and female adults who have been sexually assaulted either recently or
as a child
- Counselling for male and female children who have been sexually
assaulted
- Information, support and counselling for partners, family members
and significant others
- Information lending library regarding sexual assault
- Community
education
- Support through the legal process
- Aboriginal Sexual
Assault Counsellor available
at sarc you can expect to...- Be
believed
- Be treated with respect and dignity
- Receive prompt
and professional assistance
- Receive confidential assistance within
the limits of the law
other northern territory sexual assault services:
alice springs - sarc- phone: 89 515 880 (during working hours)
- offers
counselling/support to women, men and child survivors
- staff consists
of one full time worker and volunteer/after hours counsellors
darwin
- ruby gaea- phone: 89 450 155
- community based organisation
- counsels
from the feminist philosophy
- offers counselling/support to women and
child survivors of recent rape and child sexual abuse
- offers support
groups for survivors
- committed to extensive community education
katherine - family link- phone: 89 710 777
- Katherine
has a sexual assault counsellor working out of the Family Link office
tennant
creek - sexual assault counsellor
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