Agencies
Canterbury Solutions to Sexual Violence
Contacts for Agencies that can offer help:
| Contacts | |||
| Description of Service | Telephone No. | Website | |
| For Urgent Help Call: | |||
| Police Emergencies
or Police Main Number |
111
or (03) 363-7400 |
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| Police Child Abuse Unit | For any reports or queries around child abuse. | 363-7400 | www.police.govt.nz |
| Ministry for Vulnerable Children Oranga Tamariki | For help in reporting any form of child abuse including sexual abuse. | 0508 326-459 | www.mvcot.govt.nz |
| Other Services: | |||
| START Inc | ACC accredited, free counselling and community consultation service for sexually abused children, youth, adults and their families. Community education. | 355-4414 | www.starthealing.org.nz |
| STOP Services | A service for adults, young people and children who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviour. | 353-0257 | www.stop.org.nz |
| Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust | A service for males who have been sexually abused. | 377-6747 | www.survivor.org.nz |
| The Monarch Centre/Sexual Abuse Survivors Trust | Counselling and support for victims of sexual assault. Includes groups, parent support and SAFECARE 24hr acute crisis support for rape/sexual assault victims. | 377-5401 | www.sast.org.nz |
| Te Puna Oranga | A Maori sexual abuse counselling service for adults and youth. | 381-8472 | |
| Pacific Trust Canterbury | A Pasifika health and social service provider. | 363-0761 | www.pacifictrust.co.nz |
| The Sexual Abuse Centre | A free counselling service for adults who have been sexually abused/raped. | 365-3626 | www.sexualabuse.co.nz |
| Christchurch Women’s Refuge Inc | 24hr crisis support phone line for concerns about violence. | 0800 Refuge (0800 1733844) | www.womensrefuge.co.nz |