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Sexual Assault Services (SAS) provides 24/7 confidential support to survivors in the Nelson & Nakusp BC area. Survivors are at the heart of all we do.

OUR SERVICES & SUPPORTS:

24/7 HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENT
⁠If you are a survivor of recent sexual assault or domestic violence over the age of 13, you can request a support worker from NSART to attend Kootenay Lake Hospital (KLH) with you - You can access our services when speaking to triage staff at KLH Emergency Department or call 1-250-354-4357. NSART Staff are able to support you every step of the way - whether it's providing information, advocating, a hand to hold, or connecting you to resources, you don't have to do it alone.:

~Information about sexual assault, medical and forensic procedures, reporting options, legal options, and community supports and services.
~Advocacy and support during medical attention including the Sexual Assault Forensic Kit.
~Advocacy and information about reporting to NPD/RCMP.
~Information on follow-up counselling and justice-related services
~Information and referrals to other community supports and services

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional unceded territories of the Sinixt, Sylix, and Ktunaxa Peoples.

09/08/2026

Emotional Support Circle for Survivors of Sexual Assault next Tuesday September 15. Please email to register.

07/19/2026

Support Circle for Survivors this upcoming Tuesday July 21st from 6 pm- 8:30 pm

07/15/2026

Support Circle this upcoming Tuesday, all welcome

12/24/2025

While often associated with warmth and joy, the holidays can take a different feeling for survivors of sexual violence. Family gatherings, old traditions, and even familiar settings like a hometown can bring up painful memories and emotions. If this time feels overwhelming, you’re not alone. Here are some ways to move through the season with care and resilience ❤️

12/06/2025

Today we recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, commemorating the 14 women who lost their lives in the massacre at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989. December 6th has come to serve as a symbol for the pervasive gendered and sexual violence that these women faced, and many still face today. Women, girls and LGBTQIA2s+ individuals continue to face unacceptable violence and discrimination.The latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the UN Women shows that femicide is rising around the world.

🌸 In Canada, one woman or girl is killed every 48 hours in Canada, primarily by men.

🌸 Every six days, a woman in Canada is murdered by her intimate partner

🌸 There are elevated risks of violence for women who may identify as women with disabilities, Indigenous, visible minority, and LGBTQ+. For example, Indigenous women are six times more likely to be killed than non-Indigenous women.

As we honour those who have lost their lives to gender-based violence, let’s recognize these violent acts not as isolated incidents, but inextricably linked with systems of oppression. Not only of sexism and misogyny, but also racism, colonialism, ableism, classism, and transphobia.

10/23/2025

Our SAS Circle for Survivors is still running!

This is a space to not be alone. A place to come and connect with others as we explore topics related to sexual assault and abuse.
Topics such as self-compassion, warmth, anger, the nervous system and survival mechanism, justice and many others.

Free of charge and open to people of all genders ages 13+.

Please reach out if you are interested in joining or have any questions. We like to have a brief phone call with everyone interested to make sure you're at a place in your own healing journey where you are ready for a group like this.

email: [email protected]
or call 250-352-3504 ext. 227
to get in touch!

Please feel free to reach out to us any time to gain access to information and reporting options, crisis counselling, immediate emotional support and information and support about accessing medical care and forensic exams.
Survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, all genders ages 13+, and their supports, can reach out to us 24/7.
Call: 250-354-4357
Secure Text + Chat is available 7 days a week, 8:30am to midnight:
Text: 778-608-3900 | Online Chat: servicesfyi.ca/abth-chat-now

10/10/2025

Packing up some more care bags for survivors who access forensic exams at the hospital.
Going to the hospital for medical support and/or forensic examination after a sexual assault can be a very hard and very brave thing to do. We put together some care items to help make it a little easier. In the care bags you’ll find a change of clothes in a wide variety of sizes (including warm fuzzy socks), personal hygiene items, journals and things to do while waiting.
Marissa, pictured here, is one of our responders who can come in and sit with survivors while they are at the hospital. Our responders can be there to listen and be with you in a hard time, help to explain your medical options while at the hospital, advocate on your behalf, and help connect you to community resources.
To learn more about our services, or to explore what forensic exams or going to the hospital could be like - please reach out to our anti-violence line and we can help get you connected.
All options are up to you and nothing is ever pushed on you. It’s your choice - every step of the way!
Survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, all genders ages 13+, and their supports, can reach out to us 24/7.
Call: 250-354-4357
Secure Text + Chat is available 7 days a week, 8:30am to midnight:
Text: 778-608-3900 | Online Chat: servicesfyi.ca/abth-chat-now

09/30/2025

Today, we honour Survivors, families, and communities impacted by residential schools and past and ongoing colonial violence.

Survivors of residential schools faced violence in the residential school system, from teachers and care-takers. The impact of this has been profound, and long lasting.

At Sexual Assault Services, we also recognize the deep connections between colonization and gender-based violence. Indigenous people continue to experience disproportionately high rates of sexual assault and violence. This is not by accident—it is the result of systemic racism and ongoing colonial structures.

Truth and reconciliation calls on all of us to not only remember the past but to work toward change in the present. Standing against gender-based violence means also standing for Indigenous sovereignty, safety, and justice.

🧡

**Artwork by Canadian Cree Artist, Betty Albert.

09/27/2025

Going to the hospital can be a difficult decision and a hard step.

We have trained support workers available to be with survivors in this time. They can be there to listen, to advocate on your behalf, to help make sure you understand and consent to all medical care, and to provide you with further resources and support.
We also have snacks, tea, a change of clothes, and calming activities to do while you wait.

Please reach out to SAS for more information and to access this support. As with all of our services, it's always confidential, free and available to people of ANY gender aged 13+.

Call: 250-354-4357 - 24/7
Secure Text + Chat is available 7 days a week, 8:30am to midnight:
Text: 778-608-3900 | Online Chat: servicesfyi.ca/abth-chat-now

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