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sexual assault happened recently, a while ago or in childhood, experienced
and professional sexual assault counsellors are available by telephone
or online.
Telephone Service
- Assistance with safety,
containing emotions and making plans.
- Help with managing
the impacts of sexual assault including fear, shock, disbelief,
flashbacks, nightmares, shame, guilt, powerlessness, disorientation,
extreme caution, anger, finding it hard to concentrate, depression,
anxiety, panic attacks and self injury.
- Information about
and referral to:
- Police,
- Sexual assault
counsellors, and
- where the assault
was recent, medical help, STD and pregnancy checks and forensic
examinations.
- Generally people
ring the Centre two to three times and then make contact with
a person to person service in their local area. For some, where
such services are not available or there are other difficulties,
NSW Rape Crisis Centre can offer short term, goal orientated support.
Rape Crisis Online
Where making the first
contact by telephone is too hard assistance is available online,
in real time and person to person. Counsellors online can provide
basic support and information on:
- sexual assault and
its impacts,
- rights and options
for someone who has been sexually assaulted,
- referral to other
services that can help, and
- encouragement to overcome
barriers and make telephone or person to person contact.
NSW Rape Crisis
Centre Counsellors can also help:
Supporters, personal
or professional, of someone who has been sexually assaulted with:
- information on where
help is available,
- assistance in understanding
the persons reactions,
- strategies for helping
the person deal with the trauma of sexual assault, and
- help for the supporter
in dealing with their own emotions.
Practitioners counselling
someone who has been sexually assaulted with:
- developing plans and
strategies to address sexual assault matters,
- out of hours or annual
leave telephone support in consultation with the counsellor and
their client.
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