Contact Details
| Phone | 07 4775 7555 |
| Hours | Monday 9.00am – 4.45pm
Tuesday 9.00am – 4.45pm, Wednesday 9.00am – 12.30pm Thursday 9.00am – 4.45pm, 5pm – 8pm appointment only Friday 9.00am – 4.45pm |
| sass@thewomenscentre.org.au | |
| Address | 118 Charles Street Aitkenvale QLD 4814 |
| Website | http://www.sasstr.org.au/ https://www.facebook.com/NQCWS/ |
Service Area
The Sexual Assault Support Service - Townsville Region provides outreach to Charters Towers, Ingham, Ayr, and the Townsville Women’s Correctional Centre.
Summary of Service
The Women’s Centre incorporates the Sexual Assault Support Service - Townsville Region, a Specialist Homelessness Service and a Women’s Health Service. The Sexual Assault Support Service provides a 24hr response to people presenting at Police stations, the Hospital or GP clinics, as a part of the Townsville Sexual Assault Response Team (SART). The Townsville SART is a free and confidential support service to people who have experienced sexual assault. Townsville's SART comprises counsellors from the Sexual Assault Support Service, detectives from the Sexual Crimes Unit, nurse examiners from the Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit,and social work staff from Townsville University Hospital.
Free counselling services are offered to victims over 12 in the Townsville region.
Programs and Initiatives
- free counselling
- information and referral
- homelessness support
- group activities such as yoga and craft
- therapeutic groups
- playgroup
- Daily support crisis response service
Emergency Relief
Available to women working with our counsellors or homelessness caseworkers.
Accessibility
Safe Space/Waiting Area
We provide a safe space for women during business hours.