Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa - Support Services

Support organization for all women survivors of violence and sexual abuse

• support line (call, teletypewriter, texting)
• individual support (for up to 20 weeks with a SASC support worker and/or quick response emergency support up to 3 sessions)
• accompaniments/advocacy
• support groups (see below)
• Young Women Project (YWP)
• Women & War Program
• Canadian Armed Forces services
• public awareness and education
• fundraising and special events

General support groups:

• four general support groups per year (daytime and evening)
• Mothers Group once a year to mothers of survivors of sexual violence
• group for women who identify as multiple (having multiple parts of their personality)
• generally 8-10 women per group
• lasts 15-20 weeks, meeting once per week for 2.5 to 3 hours on Wednesdays
• survivors-directed
• drop-in groups available without registration for all women survivors of sexual violence and abuse, available each week

Information sessions for women healing from sexual violence, subjects include:

• dealing with memories and flashbacks
• understanding and releasing anger, learning boundaries, healing, coping
• self-esteem and self-care, intimacy
• how to support a survivor

Ottawa, ON K1S 5B4
Canada