Rape relief

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 51, No. 6, July August 2009, Page 263 News
By: Deirdre Maultsaid,

Do you suspect that a patient may be experiencing violence, that she might have been trafficked for sexual purposes, or that she is being prostituted? If you’re wondering what resources are available, help and advice is available from Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter.

We provide free, confidential support services for women who have experienced any form of violence. We provide emotional support, peer counseling, support groups, advocacy, information and referral, legal, and medical and legal accompaniment. We take calls from across the Lower Mainland but because we are the only 24-hour live rape crisis line in the province, we also take calls from further afield.

In addition to the rape crisis centre we also operate a safe transition house for women and their children. We can assist doctors, police, and social workers on how to best respond.

604 872-8302; 604 872-8212 (24/7)
www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca

—Louisa C. Russell
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter

Deirdre Maultsaid,. Rape relief. BCMJ, Vol. 51, No. 6, July, August, 2009, Page(s) 263 - News.


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