If you have been raped you run the risk of having a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI); other types of sexual assaults can also cause different types of health problems, which if not treated correctly can be with you for a long time. Women who have been raped can also run the risk of falling pregnant as a result. It is important that you look after yourself and seek medical help as soon as possible.
To keep your options open about whether you want to report the sexual assault to the police, we suggest you do not shower and do not change your clothing. This is to allow for the best chance for evidence to be collected.
We suggest you contact the Forensic and Medical Assault Sexual Clinic (FAMSAC) currently based at the Canberra Hospital. They can be accessed at any time, and are available for people who have been victims of sexual assault, even weeks after the assault has occurred.
FAMSAC is staffed with doctors and nurses who are trained specifically to work with victims of sexual assault. They are also trained in the collection of forensic evidence which will help in the prosecution of the perpetrator.
It is important to know that by accessing this service you do not have to report the sexual assault to the police.
FAMSAC staff’s main focus is your health and well-being. They are the most knowledgeable about how sexual assault can impact a person and their goal is to focus on helping you become physically healthy again. FAMSAC staff are bound by strict confidentiality, and if the patient is over the age of 18, they are not obligated to pass your details on to the police. FAMSAC records are kept separately from any other medical record. Other doctors and nurses in the The Canberra Hospital cannot access them without your permission and will not know you have attended FAMSAC unless you advise them.
Contact details: 02 5124 2185 (Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm) or 02 5124 2222 (After Hours)
Location: FAMSAC is located in The Canberra Hospital, and can be accessed via Emergency.
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The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) is a non-government, Feminist organisation working collaboratively within service provision systems in the ACT and surrounding areas to provide services and programs to eliminate sexual violence in our community.
We provide a crisis support line, information and referral, advocacy and counselling services to victim survivors of sexual violence. Our services extend to provide community support for First Nations survivors, as well as community education and training programs.
The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre acknowledges that we conduct our work on the lands of the Ngunnawal & Ngambri People, Traditional Custodians of the Canberra region. We pay respect to First Nations Peoples and Elders past and present throughout the nation. We recognise the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities, and acknowledge that lands were never ceded.
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre
P.O Box 3805,
WESTON CREEK, ACT 2611
Admin & Business Enquiries:
Business Phone Line (02) 6287 3618
Email crcc@crcc.org.au
Crisis Support & Services Information:
Crisis Phone Line (02) 6247 2525
Crisis Text Contact Only 0488 586 518
Crisis Email Contact crisis@crcc.org.au
Community Education & Training Enquiries:
Business Phone Line (02) 6287 3618
Email cep@crcc.org.au
CRCC is committed to excellence in service provision, intersectional feminism, access & equity, diversity & inclusion.
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