SAMSSA is a program of the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre offering counselling, crisis and advocacy support to male identifying victim survivors over the age of 16, and their supporters, in the ACT and surrounding region.
Free confidential crisis, counselling and advocacy support for children, young people, and adults who have experienced any form of sexual violence recently or in the past, and their supporters.
Providing education, training, and community engagement activities focused on primary prevention of sexual violence, as well as the social determinants, drivers, and responses to sexual violence in our community.
Free confidential support and access to counselling for survivors of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their families and supporters.
The Service Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault offers free and confidential crisis, counselling and advocacy support specifically for male identifying survivors over the age of 16 in the ACT and surrounding region.
To speak with a SAMSSA counsellor, the CRCC crisis phone line is available from 7am to 11pm every day of the week including weekends and public holidays, and is always staffed by female identifying crisis counsellors. This line is available to anyone who has experienced sexual violence either recently or earlier in their lives, as well as to family members and supporters of survivors, professionals working with survivors, and people who have witnessed sexual violence. Phone us on 02 6247 2525 for information, support over the phone, and professional debriefing.
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. All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.
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.
Furapy & Healing Puppies assists to train and certify suitable puppies for Service Dog or Therapy Dog status. Our training method is based on positive voice reward. Training is available for clients of CRCC / SAMSSA and people not already engaged with CRCC wanting to train their own pups. We are able to train and/or assess for the Public Access Test for ACT Legislation, under Transport and Animal Management. Please contact CRCC for further details. Furapy & Healing Puppies also have Therapy Dogs that are available for our clients undergoing trauma therapy with CRCC. The pups visits schools for education purposes, as well as Community Engagement training, and can go on Call Outs to Police to support victims of sexual violence.
CRCC/SAMSSA facilitates a trauma informed legal clinic in partnership with Legal Aid ACT. For information and access call 02 6247 2525.
CRCC/SAMSSA has a wealth of resources and information that anyone can access, on topics ranging from self-soothing and coping skills and strategies, to information regarding the reporting process and the criminal justice system more broadly.
Providing support to people who have survived or witnessed sexual abuse in institutions to apply to the Australian Government for financial redress.
News and updates are available through the CRCC website, and via our social media channels.
For all client and services enquiries; crisis support and appointments
For general business, administration and media enquiries
Community education and training services, social media, and events enquiries
You are welcome to submit an online enquiry, and a member of our team will contact you as soon as possible. Please note, online enquiries are actioned during regular business hours only. For any urgent enquiries or crisis support please call the crisis line on (02) 6247 2525 (7am – 11pm, Monday – Sunday).
For support afterhours call 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or Lifeline (13 11 14). In an emergency call 000.
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
Service Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault
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
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