Assault Care and Treatment

The Assault Care and Treatment (ACT) program promotes a partnership of community services working together to assist individuals who have been sexually assaulted or have experienced intimate partner violence. The ACT program features nurses with specialized training and experience. The ACT Program provides nursing care, trauma-informed care, treatment and information about options and resources. We offer confidential care and treatment options in a caring, supporting environment. The ACT Program is available to all ages and genders.

Patients are believed and provided with unconditional, non-judgmental support. Interpreter services are available to all patients at any time.

Program Goals

We empower patients and clients by:

• providing a safe place to be heard
• providing information and options
• providing non-judgmental care and treatment
• advocating for the rights and safety of the patient
• promoting healthy attitudes about gender roles and healthy relationships

Care & Treatment Options

Nurses are available to explain your care and treatment options:

• forensic evidence collection, including photographs and documentation of event
• safety plan
• treatment for sexually transmitted infections
• emergency contraceptive pill if within 120 hours of the assault
• HIV prophylaxis, if within 72 hours of the assault, and HIV testing
• arranging referrals to counselling services and community agencies
• documentation of injuries
• anonymous third party report forms

A private examination room is in a confidential care area.

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) and the ACT Program acknowledges we are built on the sacred land and traditional territory of the Lac Seul Ojibwe Nation.

Office Phone & Confidential Voice Mail
Phone: (807) 737-6565
Fax: (807) 737-7898

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