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The organisations on this page can provide help and support for sexual harm.
Phone: 0800-044-334
Text: 4334
Website: www.safetotalk.nz
Safe to talk is a free national 24-hour seven day a week confidential service for anyone looking for help to do with sexual harm.
Contact your nearest police station:
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Website: www.police.govt.nz/advice/sexual-assault/what-can-i-do-if-i-have-been-sexually-assaulted
This page explains your choices after a sexual assault. It has written information and videos about topics like support services, medical check-ups and what happens when you go to a police station.
Phone: (03) 366-0067
Website: www.cambridgeclinic.co.nz
The Cambridge Clinic specialises in looking after people over 12 who've been sexually assaulted. It provides one-off medical services for people in Canterbury or the West Coast who've been sexually assaulted, whether recently, or in the past. It's a free service for men, women and teenagers.
Phone: 0800-735-566
Website: findsupport.co.nz
Email: sensitiveclaims@acc.co.nz
ACC will pay for up to 16 support sessions from an ACC-registered therapist for people who've been sexually abused. Use the website to help find a therapist and for other information.
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 the Canterbury DHB Sexual Health Service on (03) 364‑0485.
All the above can provide a free sexual health assessment, treatment, advice and counselling.
Website: rpe.co.nz
RPE works in the greater Auckland area and nationally to prevent sexual violence through education, health promotion and prevention.
It also provides support and information for those affected by sexual violence through telephone, print, and online media.
HealthInfo recommends the following pages
Advice on what to do if you believe a child is being abused.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed September 2019.
Review key: HIRSS-28561