Services & support
SARC offers confidential support and resources to Concordia students, staff and faculty who have been affected by sexual violence, abuse or harassment.
What SARC offers
- Counselling that is trauma-informed and survivor-centred
- Peer support and psycho-educational groups at our drop-in space
- Training and education on sexual violence prevention and response
- Crisis intervention for urgent and complex cases
- Coordination of a university-wide response team
- Referral and/or accompaniment to on- and off-campus resources
Experienced or witnessed sexual violence?
If you have experienced – or witnessed – sexual violence and would like to make a complaint, the first step is to consult with Concordia’s Sexual Assault Resource Centre.
Make an appointment with us: sarc@concordia.ca.
Get help on/near campus
Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC)
- The Sexual Assault Resource Centre provides confidential and non-judgmental support to Concordia University students, staff and faculty who have been affected by sexual violence.
Counselling and Psychological Services
- Students at Concordia can receive 10 personal counselling sessions.
- These sessions are free and confidential.
- 2110 Mackay St., 514-848-2424 x 7431
- Peer Support Line: 514-848-2424 x7880
- www.genderadvocacy.org
- Both SGW and Loyola campuses
- Health Services offers appointments with nurses and doctors, health promotion services, and mental health services.
Off-campus resources
You can get physical and psychological care at a designated centre.
All regions of Quebec have designated centres that offer services especially for people that have been sexually assaulted and require a health assessment, a medical exam or a forensic interview - available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
It is recommended:
- If you were assaulted less than 5 days ago, go to a designated centre as soon as possible.
- If you were assaulted more than 6 days ago, call ahead and make an appointment.
- If you were assaulted over a year ago, contact another resource.
Designated Centres (offering English-speaking services):
Montreal Sexual Assault Centre (MSAC)
To obtain medico-social services, go directly to one of our partners listed below. A counsellor from MSAC will be there to provide support*. Before you go check their schedules for business hours.
*To reach the MSAC team during regular business hours call 514-731-8531, ext. 47455 or send an email to urgences@cvasm.ca.
Montreal General Hospital — Emergency Room
Hours are Monday to Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., weekends and holidays.
1650 Cedar Avenue
514-934-8090*
*Paging service, ask for the on-call sexual assault support worker.
GMF Clinique Medic Elle
Hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except holidays.
1980 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 500
514-788-2888
*It is strongly recommended that you call the MSAC team before going to the clinic.
Sexual Assault Helpline
Sexual Assault Provincial Helpline (24/7) 1-888-933-9007 or 514-933-9007 in Montreal
Organizations
The Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students' Society (SACOMSS)
McGill University, Shatner Bldg. Basement, 3480 McTavish, B-27
514-398-8500, main@sacomss.org, http://sacomss.org/#home
CALACS
These centres offer free and confidential assistance to women and teenage girls 14 and over who have been sexually assaulted. To contact a CALACS, call the Regroupement quebecois des CALACS in Montreal at 514-529-5252, or toll free at 1-877-717-5252 www.rqcalacs.qc.ca.
CAVAC-Crime Victims Assistance Centre
Support over the phone or in person for anyone who has been the victim of a criminal act. A CAVAC can provide you with information on legal procedures, rights and possible forms of recourse, support and accompany you, and guide you to the appropriate legal, medical, social and community resources.
To contact your local CAVAC, call 1-866-532-2822, www.cavac.qc.ca
GAIHST
Help and information centre on sexual harassment in the workplace (GAIHST) 514-526-0789, www.gaihst.qc.ca
CRIPHASE
CRIPHASE-Le Centre de ressources et d'intervention pour hommes abusés sexuellement dans leur enfance (For men sexually abused in childhood)
514-529-5567, www.criphase.org
- Sexual Assault Directory of Resources: http://agressionsexuellemontreal.ca/_home
- Centre de santé et de services sociaux: www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/etablissements
- Survivors of sexual violence, their family members and friends seeking general information about their rights and legal issues can consult www.educaloi.qc.ca.
- The Canadian Human Rights Commission: https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/contact-us