For over 35 years, Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) in Southern Tasmania and Laurel House in Northern and North West Tasmania have been providing counselling and support for adults, children and families, 24-hour crisis response service, primary prevention training, programs to address harmful sexual behaviour, and community awareness to comprehensively and holistically address sexual assault and harm. We currently provide counselling services to over 2000 individuals each year. 

Yet we can do so much more. For every victim of sexual assault who seeks our support, there are countless others who remain silent, either from fear, embarrassment or resignation. 

SASS and Laurel House have recently submitted a comprehensive three-year action plan and funding request to the Tasmanian Government which, if successful, will provide the people and resources required to take significant action across a broad range of recommendations contained in the Commission Report. 

We also run a range of training programs for individuals and community groups to help improve community understanding, compassion and support for the 1 in 4 people around us who are living with a history of sexual abuse.  

We are eager to work with the State Government, our partners in the community and individuals to help break the chain of sexual abuse in Tasmania, and to help make our State the healthiest and safest place possible for our children and generations of children to come.

We are here to help.