Hours: 8:30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (to be linked with Service team members)

The service provides FREE medical assessment and care for alleged victims of sexual abuse of all ages and gender from within the broader MidCentral and Whanganui regions.

This includes: Manawatu (Palmerston North, Ashhurst), Whanganui City and outlying areas, Horowhenua (Levin, Otaki), Tararua (Dannevirke, Pahiatua), Rangitikei and Waimarino and Waiouru Wards (Feilding, Bulls, Ohakune, Taihape, Waiouru).

Acute Forensic Examinations are provided after hours by our roster doctors on referral by Police. “Just in Case” Forensic Examinations can be an option with the support of appropriate allied agencies.

Our clinicians are trained also in NFSS (non-fatal suffocation and strangulation) assessment and provide these assessments in the context of acute sexual assault. MidCentral SAATS are currently able to provide NFSS assessments for Police Family Harm teams on referral.

MidCentral SAATS has a limited daytime presence at the Crest Specialist Centre.

• Wellness, non-acute examinations are arranged for planned times during the day as required, or at the once-a-week Outreach Clinic.
• Referrals are accepted from Police, social service agencies, GPs, primary care and community providers as well as self-referrals.

Best contact method:

• In an emergency, call 111. You can call on your mobile phone, even if the phone is out of credit
• Daytime (8:30am to 4.30pm (Monday to Friday)) Phone: (06) 953 2498. Ask for the SAATS Team
• After hours (4.30pm to 8:30am)
  • If not an emergency, you can call the Police on 105. They will take the details of your complaint and someone in your local police district will make contact with you to talk formally
  • Phone Safe to Talk (Sexual Harm Helpline) 0800 044 334

Useful Resources:

safetotalk.nz

medsac.org.nz – service directory/ SAATS Link

arcsmanawatu.org.nz – ARCS Manawatu (Abuse & Rape Crisis Support Manawatu)

whanganuisafe.com Whanganui Support Service