Southland Help - Rape and Abuse Support Centre

Southland Help provides support, counselling, social work and programmes for survivors of sexual abuse and their families

Ages: Women, men, people, and children of all ages

Region: Southland Community

Description: Our mission is to promote the safety and wellbeing of women, children and men through support and education.

All referrals are assessed by our team to determine the most helpful service.

Counselling:

• Our counselling is designed to make you feel safe, supported, respected and able to make informed decisions, supporting your journey to holistic wellbeing while exploring ACC services. 

Social Work:

• Social work is provided to address barriers that a person or family may have to navigating their own healing journey from sexual trauma. This may include referrals, advocacy through other systems and processes and developing strategies to resolve some effects of trauma.

Crisis Help - Operates between 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, providing support:

• Working with Medsac through the forensic or therapeutic medical processes
• With referrals for appropriate services
• Information
• Accessing resources, including finances, to support your recovery from recent sexual assault

Play Therapy:

• We have a Play Therapy programme for children who have experienced sexual harm.
• Parents can also be supported through this process to enable the Play Therapy process to be supported in the home environment.

Family Therapy:

• As part of supporting the survivor, we can provide support to the broader family to support recovery.

• Focuses on the mind-body connection in response to trauma. Supports individuals to feel safe in their bodies, develop awareness of bodily sensations, relieve pain and stress, and reduce the impact of overwhelming emotions. 

• One-on-one service tailored to individual needs, including education on the court process and aftercare support. 

ACC Counselling: 

• We are an ACC Sensitive Claim supplier and have providers that help with sensitive claims counselling.

How to Access:

Call us on 027 468 0007.

For more information you can make a request for referral here.

Email intake@southlandhelp.nz