Contact Details
| Phone | 1800 472 676 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday 9am – 5pm |
| [email protected] | |
| Address | Ground Floor, 8-10 Palmer Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 |
| Website | https://www.samsn.org.au/ |
Service Area
Paramatta NSW
Phone services across Queensland.
Summary of Service
SAMSN is Australia’s leading organisation for male survivors of child sexual abuse and their supporters
If you have any questions about our services, or would like some support or counselling, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. Simply call by phone to speak with an intake and assessment officer.
Programs and Initiatives
The SAMSN website is a recognised Australian resource to assist and support men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse or sexual assault, as well as their partners, families, supporters, and trauma workers in this field.
We provide a range of direct services to men, and to their partners, families and supporters. These include:
- Groups for men (8-week support groups). All groups are facilitated by a counsellor.
- 6-10 sessions of free counselling. Counselling is available via phone, Zoom or face-to-face at SAMSN offices in Parramatta
Emergency Relief
None.
Safe Space/Waiting Space
The waiting areas are for men, women and occasionally children. There are administration officers at a desk in each waiting area almost all of opening hours.
Accessibility
- We provide accessible physical premises with wheelchair access, accessible toilet, tactile indicators and anti-slip strips, accessible signage and emergency access routes, and DDA compliant access.
- We use accessible documentation for organisational policies, procedures, and all supporting resources provided to our service users.
- We provide a range of options and formats for engaging with us, so that you can communicate with us in the way that works best for you.
- Our digital and static marketing material, and website, have all been developed by accessibility subject matter experts.
- All of our staff are trained in the foundations of working with people with disability, including the Sunflower training for people with invisible disabilities.