Canberra Rape Crisis Centre, Emergency Information


Getting Help If you have been raped you can phone the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 24 hours a day on 6247 2525. The Rape Crisis Centre is available for any woman, or child who has experienced any form of sexual abuse (adult rape, childhood sexual abuse, ritual abuse or sexual harassment) whether it is a recent assault or an assault that happened years ago. The Rape Crisis Centre is staffed by specially trained workers. These services are free and confidential. Rape Crisis workers can accompany women and children to the Australian Federal Police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT) if they wish to report the rape to the police. You can also contact the police directly on 11 444. Crisis phone counsellors will put adult male survivors in contact with SAMSSA (Services Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault) who can support them if they want to report an assault to the police. You can use the Rape Crisis services without reporting the assault to the police. There are also other places you can get supportive counselling for rape in the ACT. A list of these services is included on this web site. Services Offered Include: Immediate crisis appointments for women and children who have been raped in the previous 72 hours Confidential counselling and practical support for women who have been raped or experienced childhood sexual abuse or ritual abuse, recently or many years ago Confidential counselling and practical support for women who have experienced sexual harassment Confidential counselling and practical support for children and their non-offending parents or carers who have experienced rape or sexual abuse recently or in the past A 24 hour crisis telephone counselling service Information about and support, referral and advocacy through the legal, medical and police processes as required Support groups for women who have been raped Support and information for partners,families and friends Support with claims for financial assistance and compensation for pain and suffering Education and training workshops for organisations, schools and the community Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander counselling, support and education program An Access and Equity worker A comprehensive library available for community borrowing. © Canberra Rape Crisis Centre

Getting Help

If you have been raped you can phone the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 24 hours a day on 6247 2525. The Rape Crisis Centre is available for any woman, or child who has experienced any form of sexual abuse (adult rape, childhood sexual abuse, ritual abuse or sexual harassment) whether it is a recent assault or an assault that happened years ago.

The Rape Crisis Centre is staffed by specially trained workers. These services are free and confidential. Rape Crisis workers can accompany women and children to the Australian Federal Police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT) if they wish to report the rape to the police. You can also contact the police directly on 11 444.

Crisis phone counsellors will put adult male survivors in contact with SAMSSA (Services Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault) who can support them if they want to report an assault to the police. You can use the Rape Crisis services without reporting the assault to the police. There are also other places you can get supportive counselling for rape in the ACT. A list of these services is included on this web site.

Services Offered Include:

Immediate crisis appointments for women and children who have been raped in the previous 72 hours

Confidential counselling and practical support for women who have been raped or experienced childhood sexual abuse or ritual abuse, recently or many years ago

Confidential counselling and practical support for women who have experienced sexual harassment

Confidential counselling and practical support for children and their non-offending parents or carers who have experienced rape or sexual abuse recently or in the past

A 24 hour crisis telephone counselling service

Information about and support, referral and advocacy through the legal, medical and police processes as required

Support groups for women who have been raped

Support and information for partners,families and friends

Support with claims for financial assistance and compensation for pain and suffering

Education and training workshops for organisations, schools and the community

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander counselling, support and education program

An Access and Equity worker

A comprehensive library available for community borrowing.

© Canberra Rape Crisis Centre