Sexual assault, sexual abuse and trauma

• Care Package for Survivors of Sexual Trauma (PDF)
• Supporter's Guide for people supporting an adult survivor of sexual trauma (PDF)
• Coping after a sexual assault (PDF)
• Supporting someone who has been sexually assaulted (PDF)
• How the body responds to trauma (PDF)
• Survivors of childhood sexual abuse (PDF)
• Male survivors of childhood sexual abuse (PDF)
• Non-fatal strangulation (PDF)
• After a sexual assault for Aboriginal adults living in Perth (PDF)
• After a sexual assault for Aboriginal adults living in country WA (PDF)
• Sensitive Practice Request form (PDF) (for trauma survivors going to health appointments)

Coping strategies, recovery and relationships

• Calming strategies (PDF)
• Support apps for mobile devices (PDF)
• Managing flashbacks and nightmares (PDF)
• Safe online dating (PDF)
• Sexual Relationships after sexual trauma (PDF)
• Violence in relationships (PDF)
• Coping with traumatic memories during pregnancy (PDF)
• Coping after sexual trauma video [3:53] (external site)

Easy read

• When sex is okay - Consent - Easy Read (PDF)

Resources for Aboriginal people and community

• Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma (PDF)
• After sexual trauma (PDF)
• Flashbacks and nightmare (PDF)
• Understanding how sexual trauma can impact intimate relationships (PDF)
• What is Sexual Trauma? (PDF)
• Lateral Violence (PDF)
• Myths about Sexual Violence (PDF)
• Responding to a sexual violence disclosure (PDF)
• Supporting people who have trauma (PDF)
• Understanding Generational Trauma (PDF)

Information for under 25s

• Sex and consent (PDF)
• Life after sexual trauma (PDF)
• Relationship warning signs (PDF)
• Image-based abuse (PDF)
• Get home. Ride safe. (PDF)
• Safety at live music events (PDF)
• Surviving leavers (PDF)

Translation of SARC services

• After a sexual assault for Arabic speakers (PDF)
• After a sexual assault for Chinese speakers (PDF)
• After a sexual assault for English speakers (PDF)
• After a sexual assault for Indonesian speakers (PDF)
• After a sexual assault for Malaysian speakers (PDF)
• After a sexual assault for Swahili speakers (PDF)

Additional Information

• Confidentiality at SARC (PDF)
• Reporting to Police & criminal proceedings (PDF)

Information for services and professionals

• Sensitive trauma-informed healthcare for professionals (PDF)
• Awareness of Trauma for Group Instructors (PDF)
• Sensitive Practice Request form (PDF) (for patients using your service)

More information for health professionals.

Other services around WA

• List of WA Services and Service Directories (PDF)