Partnership for Justice is pleased to inform you that our sexual assault referral centre started providing services to victims of rape and sexual assault today.
Called the Mirabel Centre, the centre is a safe, friendly and private place that provides holistic and quality services and support to survivors of sexual assault in a compassionate and caring manner, in a way that respects each individual's specific need and rights to make choices about how to address these needs.
The Mirabel Centre provides the following services
A. Medical examination and treatment for illness and injuries caused by the assault
B. Counselling (face to face and telephone) to help cope with emotional and psychological effects of rape
C. Help reporting to the police
D. Information on the legal system
E. Referral to other agencies for help not provided at the Centre.
All the services at the Centre, including drugs, are provided free.
Doctors and nurses working at the Centre are trained forensic medical examiners and the counsellors have undergone training on sexual assault trauma. Confidentiality is a key principle at the Centre.
The Mirabel Centre is located within the premises of the Lagos Satate University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, Lagos. Tel: 0811 555 4877 or 0818 724 3468 or
01-295 7816.
It is open every working day from 8 30am to 5 30pm.
Please share these numbers with all your friends and networks.
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