About specialist sexual violence services
Specialist sexual violence services support adult and child victim-survivors of all genders with a continuum of services across the lifespan.
Their work spans all four pillars of the National Plan including response, recovery, early intervention and prevention.
What do specialist sexual violence services provide?
Crisis care and support to access police, medical and forensic services.
Healing and recovery through individual counselling and support groups.
Legal advocacy and court support.
Training for frontline and allied health workers in responding to disclosures.
Support to schools to provide Consent and Respectful Relationships Education.
How do we deliver our services?
Face-to-face individual and group sessions.
Online counselling sessions.
24-hour crisis support and telephone counselling.
Counselling outposts and partnerships with other services.
Who can access our services?
Adults, adolescents and child victim-survivors of recent or historical sexual assault.
Children and adolescents who exhibit harmful sexual behaviours.
Non-offending family, caregivers and support people.