Yarrow Place - Rape and Sexual Assault Service
Yarrow Place (external site) (external site) is an inclusive service for anyone who has been sexually assaulted and provides a variety of services for people aged 16 and above. These services include:
- 24 hour crisis response service for recent rape or sexual assault (this can include medical care, forensic medical examinations, counselling and advocacy)
- follow up medical care
- ongoing counselling for recent and past assaults
- support for partners, families and friends
- Group Work Programs for survivors.
For young people under the age of 16 years who have experienced sexual assault, contact the Child Protection Services of either the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre or Lyell McEwin Hospital.
Phone: 1800 817 421
Address: 64 Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide
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1800Respect - National Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Counselling Service
1800Respect (external site) (external site) is a counselling helpline, information and support to anyone whose life has been impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence.
The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Phone: 1800 737 732
Legal Services Commission Sexual Violence Legal Service
The Sexual Violence Legal Service provide free and confidential legal advice and support, including social work support and financial counselling, to anyone in South Australia who has experienced sexual violence.
Sexual violence may have happened recently or a long time ago. The service can help you understand your legal options and what to do next. They can also advise you about reporting sexual offending to the police and support you through that process if you choose to do so.
You can contact the service even if you are unsure whether what happened was a crime or if you are unsure about reporting to the police.
The service is available Monday to Friday, from 9.00am to 4.30pm.
Phone: 1300 366 424
You can also chat to the service online via Legal Chat on the Legal Services Commission website.
Shine SA Sexual Healthline
ShineSA (external site) (external site) is a confidential service where you can talk to someone about your sexual health.
The service is available Monday to Friday, from 9am to 12.30pm.
Phone: 1300 883 793 or 1800 188 171 (country callers only)
They also provide clinical and counselling services. To make an appointment phone 8300 5300
Pregnancy Advisory Centre
The Pregnancy Advisory Centre (external site) (external site) provides women in South Australia with information about pregnancy and a safe abortion service.
Counsellors are trained social workers and abortions are provided by qualified, non-judgmental medical staff.
Counselling and abortion services are free, provided at no cost to clients. Contraception is also provided at minimal cost for women accessing an abortion.
The Centre is open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm.
Phone: 8243 3999 or 1800 672 966
Address: 21 Belmore Terrace, Woodville
Adelaide Sexual Health Centre
The Adelaide Sexual Health Centre (external site) (external site) offers a walk-in, free and confidential testing, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV.
You don’t need an appointment.
Phone: 7117 2800
Address: 1st Floor 275 North Terrace, Adelaide
Child Sexual Abuse Counselling Service - Relationships Australia South Australia
This service can be accessed by children, young people and adults who have survived child sexual abuse. The survivor's partner, carers and family members can also access the service.
Priority groups are children, young people and parents-to-be.
Child Sexual Abuse Counselling (external site) (external site) is free and confidential, and includes:
- individual counselling
- therapeutic groups
- couple counselling
- family therapy
- parent-child counselling.
Phone: 1800 408 408
Email: csacounselling@rasa.org.au
SAMSN: Survivors and Mates Support Network
SAMSN (external site) (external site) provides support to adult males (18 and above) who were sexually abused when they were children or young people, as well as to family members and supporters.
This support includes:
- individual support and counselling
- an 8 week facilitated support group
- supporter and survivor workshops.
Phone: 1800 4 SAMSN (72 676)
Email: support@samsn.org.au
The Survivor Hub
The Survivor Hub (external site) is a survivor-led initiative harnessing knowledge and lived experiences to support, inform and empower people impacted by sexual assault.
Email: info@thesurvivorhub.org.au
What Were You Wearing
What Were You Wearing (external site) (WWYW) is a charity dedicated to ending domestic, family, and sexual violence (DFSV). Founded and led by young, marginalised people, WWYW create the services and spaces people wish had existed when they needed them most.
