If you are 12 and under, call 911, or go to BC Children's Hospital.
If you are 13 or older, and have been sexually assaulted within the past seven days:
Go to the Vancouver General Hospital Emergency Department at 920 West 10th Avenue (near Broadway and Oak) in Vancouver, B.C.
- Ask for the Sexual Assault Service.
- No Carecard (MSP) is needed. You will not be required to pay.
- Feel free to bring a support person/friend.
We provide care to:
Anyone (male/female/transgendered) who is 13 or older (including visitors to Canada), and who has been sexually assaulted within the past seven days.
Our female nurses and doctors are on-call 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
We explain what we can offer; you decide what is best for you.
We know that whatever happened, it was not your fault.
Learn more about care at VGH.
What is the Sexual Assault Service?
We are a specially trained team of female:
- nurses
- nurse examiners
- doctors
- counsellors
We provide confidential and sensitive medical care and emotional support to anyone 13 or older who has been sexually assaulted within the past seven days.
Our service options include:
- assessment and treatment of injuries and sexually transmitted infections
- pregnancy prevention
- forensic sample collection
- medical report for police
- referrals to health, legal, and community-based support services.
We explain what we can offer; you decide what is best for you.
We know that whatever happened, it was not your fault.
Learn more about care at VGH.
If you were assaulted more than seven days ago:
Medical care (for physical and mental health) is available from your own doctor or nurse practitioner, a local community health clinic, walk-in clinics, and youth clinics.
For ongoing counselling support, or questions about the legal system, contact VictimLink
(you may also contact VictimLink by calling 1 (800) 563 0808
).
In Vancouver, you may also contact WAVAW.
Please also see our Related Services page.