Reclaim the Night Canberra 2023 – Event Information
Reclaim the Night, also known as ‘Take Back the Night’, is an annual, international event which campaigns against sexual violence towards women. Traditionally, Reclaim the
We are a non-government, Feminist organisation working to eliminate sexual violence in our community.
We are mindful of the impacts in everyone’s lives as a result of the COVID19 pandemic, and understand that for some, these still might be uncertain times. We know for people already living with the effects of trauma, these changes are more difficult to navigate.
While most of our in person services are now fully operational, we are still keeping informed regarding COVID19 safety requirements in our community, and for our premises. We are following advice by relevant health and regulatory bodies in the ACT to implement these requirements.
All services provided by CRCC (as detailed below) have now resumed face to face. Please give us call on the crisis line for further information.
Advocacy support:
Counsellor/advocates are able to attend call outs to police to report sexual violence, or provide support for forensic medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, including weekends and public holidays. Forensic medical services will be attended by CRCC, where directed by the Police and the Forensic and Medical Sexual Assault Care (FAMSAC) team.
The CRCC crisis phone line (02 6247 2525) is available from 7am-11pm every day, including weekends and public holidays. Please give us a call for assistance with:
In person counselling services:
Please reach out to us on the crisis line if you need any support, or are looking for information.
Confidential counselling and advocacy for women and children who have experienced any form of sexual violence recently or in the past, and their supporters.
Support and access to counselling for women, men and children of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities and their families and supporters.
Providing support to people who have survived or witnessed sexual abuse in institutions to apply to the Australian Government for financial redress.
The Service Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault offers counselling and support to men over the age of 16 in the ACT and surrounding region.
If you have been sexually assaulted you can phone the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre on (02) 6247 2525. CRCC is available for any woman, child, young person or man who has experienced any form of sexual abuse (adult rape, childhood sexual abuse, ritual abuse or sexual harassment) whether it is recent or an assault that happened years ago.
The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre is a Public Benevolent Institution, and endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient.
Every little bit helps, if you want to support our cause please refer to the link below.
CRCC provides information, education, and training to community members and other non-government members, government agencies, service providers and schools about the effects & responses to sexual violence against women, children & men.
The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre has a wealth of resources and information that anyone can access. This includes information regarding what the law says regarding sexual offences, the legal process in reporting an assault and criminal proceedings and much more useful information.
Reclaim the Night, also known as ‘Take Back the Night’, is an annual, international event which campaigns against sexual violence towards women. Traditionally, Reclaim the
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There was a time in the not too distant past where Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) was often contacted by media asking about how they
For client and services enquiries; crisis contact and counselling services
For general business, administration and media enquiries
Community Education Program and Training Services
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 counselling line, information and referral, advocacy and counselling services to victim survivors. Our services extend to provide Indigenous community support, as well as community education and training programs.
CRCC is committed to excellence in service provision, access and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre
P.O Box 3805,
WESTON CREEK, Act 2611
Crisis Phone Line (02) 6247 2525
Crisis Text Contact Only 0488 586 518
Crisis Email Contact crisis@crcc.org.au
Business Contact Line (02) 6287 3618
Business, Media, Administration, and Community Engagement Enquiries
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