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Hamilton Health SciencesSexual Assault / Domestic Violence Care Centre, McMaster Children's Hospital Location |
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| Notices | ||||
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| Public Bulletin | This location is for children 17 and under only. | |||
| Source Database | © Inform Hamilton: Community Services Database | |||
| Description & Services | ||||
| Areas Served | Brant County ; Grey County ; Haldimand County ; Halton Region ; Hamilton (City of) ; Niagara Region ; Norfolk County ; Waterloo Region ; Wellington County | |||
| Boundaries | The City of Hamilton as well as communities in Central South and Central West Ontario * Includes Brant County, Grey County, Haldimand County, Halton Region, Niagara Region, Norfolk County, Waterloo Region and Wellington County | |||
| Description | The Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centres provide care to survivors to help meet their health, emotional and social needs. Services include: * 24/7 care available * specialized, specially trained, health care team of nurses, physicians and social workers Sexual Assault Emergency Medical Care: Providing effective, comprehensive and supportive care for children and adolescents who have experienced sexual assault. Care for children under the age of 13 is provided in conjunction with the Child Advocacy and Assessment Program. Services include: * Assessment and treatment of any physical injuries * If you wish, collection and recording of physical evidence for completion of a forensic evidence kit which may be used in legal proceedings * Information, testing, counselling and prophylactic antibiotics to prevent sexually transmitted infections * Prophylactic antiviral medications to prevent HIV * The emergency contraceptive pill in order to prevent pregnancy * Information about and referral to community resources * Reporting to the police is the decision of the survivor. Hospital staff will not report to the police without the permission of the survivor * A cultural interpreter will be arranged, if needed. Follow-up medical care and counselling for children under the age of 13 is provided through the Child Advocacy and Assessment Program. The client may be seen through the Follow-up Clinic even if they did not receive emergency medical care through the Emergency Department. | |||
| Hours | Emergency Services Mon-Sun 24 hours | |||
| Dates | All year | |||
| Eligibility | Ages: 17 year(s) and under Sexual Assault: Emergency medical care for children and youth who have been sexually assaulted. | |||
| Languages | English ; A cultural interpreter will be arranged, if needed. | |||
| Application | *Pediatric* - Sexual Assault Emergency Medical Care: Victims of sexual assault ages 17 and under should present to the McMaster Children's Hospital Emergency Department - serving children only. Victims of sexual assault ages 18 and over must access the program through the Emergency Departments at: Juravinki Hospital Hamilton General Hospital McMaster Children's Hospital Emergency is for children only. | |||
| Fees | None | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Address & Map | McMaster Children's Hospital 1200 Main St W Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5 | |||
| Located In Community | Hamilton West | |||
| Intersection | Main St W and Emerson St | |||
| Mailing Address | PO Box 2000 Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5 | |||
| Office Phone | 905-521-2100 ext 73557 | |||
| Crisis Phone | Sexual Assault Centre Support Line 905-525-4162 * Assaulted Women's Helpline (toll free) 1-866-863-0511 | |||
| Fax | 905-521-5071 | |||
| sadvcarecentre@hhsc.ca | ||||
| Website | www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/sadv | |||
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible | |||
| Other Details | ||||
| Funding | Provincial - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care | |||
| Subjects | ||||
| Subjects | Children ; Counselling ; Emergencies ; Family violence ; Sexual assault ; Sexual assault victims ; Youth | |||
| Broader Terms | Age groups ; Crime victims ; Criminal offences ; Sexual offences | |||
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