HealthInfo West Coast-Te Tai Poutini
Referral & support agencies (sexual assault)
Local support agencies
Contact the nearest police station:
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Cambridge Clinic
- The Cambridge Clinic provides one-off medical services for anyone in Canterbury or the West Coast who has been sexually assaulted, whether recently, or in the past. It is a free service for men and women, teenagers, and children. For advice, phone (03) 366-0067.
ACC
- ACC will pay for up to 16 support sessions from an ACC-registered therapist for people who have been sexually abused. Use ACC's website FindSupport to help you find a therapist.
Sexual assault service providers on the West Coast
Potikohua Trust – Westport
Phone: (03) 789‑6000
- Education programmes, ACC-registered counsellors, and social support for women.
Well Woman's Centre – Greymouth
Phone: (03) 768‑7192
- Support and referral agency for women. Can help with counselling and information.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support – Westport
Crisis phone: 0800‑274‑747
Phone: (03) 789‑7700
Other useful contacts
Sexual Health Clinic
Contact the sexual health service doctor on Mondays, 2 pm to 6 pm on (03) 769‑7400 ext 2874
Contact the clinical nurse manager or sexual health nurse from Monday to Thursday, 8.30 am to 4 pm on (03) 769‑7877.
For urgent advice, or when the above are not available, contact Canterbury DHB Sexual Health Service on (03) 364‑0485.
- All the above can provide a free sexual health assessment, treatment, advice, and counselling.
Rape Prevention Education (RPE)
RPE works in the greater Auckland area and nationally, to prevent sexual violence through education and health promotion and prevention activities.
It also provides support and information for those affected by sexual violence through telephone, print, and online media.
Kidshealth
- Child abuse: worried about a child? Advice on what to do if you believe a child is being abused.
Male Survivors Sexual Abuse Trust
141 Hereford St, Christchurch
Phone: (03) 377‑6747
- Providing one-to-one support, peer support, group peer support, and support for parents and partners of survivors.
Information provided by the Canterbury DHB. Adapted by the West Coast DHB. Page created September 2015.
Review key: HIRSS-28561
