Sexual abuse survivors at risk as funding cuts loom – support group
A sexual abuse support foundation says survivors are at risk as it braces for funding cuts in the new year.
The sexual harm helpline can be accessed free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, text, website, online chat and email.
The Roundtable – Intersections of Child Sexual Abuse, Suicidality & Violence – was held at the Red Shed in Canberra on the 17th of September 2025 as part of a joint project between Survivors & Mates Support Network (SAMSN), Griffith University’s Disrupting Violence Beacon (DVB) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW). It aimed to shine a light on the ongoing national tragedy of child sexual abuse (CSA), suicidality and violence. Participants included survivors and advocates, academics, researchers, policy makers, and frontline workers in service delivery. It is hoped this Roundtable, and further conversations will help shape priorities and collaborations around the critical work needed to save lives touched by CSA.