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Sexual Assault Service (SAS)

Provided by Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
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Sexual Assault Service (SAS)

Provides sensitive, confidential, and comprehensive health and emotional care to anyone from any province or country, age 13 and over, who has been sexually assaulted within the past seven days. Services include assessment and treatment of injuries and sexually transmitted infections. At the survivor's request, forensic samples can be collected for legal purposes. Also offers referrals to health, legal, and community-based support services. Service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is offered at the emergency departments of Vancouver General Hospital, BC Children's Hospital, and UBC Hospital. Patients are welcome to bring a friend, family member, or support person to the hospital; cisgender and transgender women, two-spirit, and non-binary patients may arrange for a Salal Sexual Violence support worker to accompany them to the hospital by calling 604-255-6344. No referral or adult accompaniment is required. Interpretation available for individuals who are deaf or have difficulty with English. Also provides information and education to the public, community groups, medical personnel, and professional agencies, and trains sexual assault nurse examiners and physicians.

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