Womens-Advocacy | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

We have a special interest in the holistic care of women who are victims of sexual assaults and we also work with paediatricians in the care of adolescents and children who have suffered such assaults.

We provide support for the affected women, by seeing them at the Police Cantonment Complex or at our KKH Urgent O&G Centre. We also see adolescents and children at our KKH Children’s Emergency for victims less than 18 years old.

We perform medical forensic examinations, emotional assessment of the victims and provide necessary interventions as appropriate in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. We also offer follow up of these patients in our STI clinic, Medical Social Work Department, the Paediatric Adolescent Medicine Service and the PTSS Women’s Trauma clinic as required.

Together with a team, we provide holistic support to both victims and their families.

Useful helplines for the public:

Samaritans of Singapore
24 hour hotline
1800-221-4444

Institute of Mental Health
Mental Health Helpline
24 hour hotline
63892222

AWARE Sexual Assault Care Centre
Helpline: Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 6.00pm
67790282

National Anti-Violence and Sexual Harassment
24 hour helpline
1800-777-0000

KKH Sexual Assault Liaison Committee

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