About Ontario sexual assault centres
Sexual assault centres in Ontario provide support to survivors of sexual violence and prevention education to the community.
Sexual assault centre services are free and confidential. Sexual assault centres support survivors of recent as well as past sexual violence . You don’t have to report what happened to the police in order to get support at a sexual assault centre.
Services include:
Individual counselling
24-hour support and crisis line
Hospital, police reporting & court accompaniment
Information on the legal system and other community resources
Group counselling
Skill-building groups and workshops
Prevention education on sexual assault, consent, healthy relationships, responding to sexual assault disclosures, sexual harassment, online sexual violence, human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, impacts of sexual violence on survivor-victims, and other topics
Information and support for partners, families and friends of survivors
Taking action to end sexual violence
Participation on community workgroups and committees, and partnerships with diverse community groups