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Inside UNBSexual Assault Support
You are not alone.
The UNB Student Health Centre highly recommends the Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre (FSACC) which has been providing support, information and advocacy for survivors of rape and sexual assault since 1975.
FSACC is there for you:
• If you have been raped or sexually assaulted.
• If you were raped or sexually assaulted a long time ago and you want to talk about how you are feeling now.
• If a friend or family member was raped or sexually assaulted and you want to find to how out best help them.
Sexual Assault: What Should I Do Immediately?
1. Get to a safe place
2. If you think you want to make a police report, the sooner you report the better.
- If you want evidence collected to report a sexual assault, do not bathe, shower, brush your teeth or go to the bathroom if possible. This is important for preserving evidence. However, even if you have already bathed, etc. it is still possible to collect evidence.
- Do not change your clothes. Or, if you have, put your clothes in a clean paper bag and bring them to the emergency room.
3. Seek medical attention immediately. Go to the emergency room as soon as possible for the collection of evidence and/or treatment. The sexual assault evidence kit must be done within 72 hours of the sexual assault.
Even if you are not reporting a sexual assault requiring the collection of evidence, medical attention is still important in the prevention of pregnancy and sexual transmitted infections. Your family doctor, health clinics such as the UNB Student Health Centre and other medical services are also available.
4. Get support. No matter what decisions you make, know that you deserve all the resources available to you. Contact the Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre for help – 454-0437 (available 24 hours a day), or UNB Counselling Services at 453-4820, or the UNB Student Health Centre at 453-4837 during regular office hours.
How can I help a friend or family member who was sexually assaulted?
• Believe them.
• Let them know you are there to listen. Don’t pressure her to talk about the assault.
• Ask them how you may be of most help.
• Help them make her own decisions.
