Making Rights Reality is a program at South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence (SECASA) that provides extra help to adults and children with a disability who have experienced sexual assault or family violence. The program aims to make sure people with disabilities have equal access to counselling, the criminal justice system, and the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, and is available across all SECASA sites.
All SECASA counsellor/advocates have access to regular trainings, resources and secondary consultations through the Making Rights Reality Program to make sure they can adapt counselling and advocacy to suit each client.
Easy Read Booklets have been developed as part of Making Rights Reality. Easy Read is a communication format specifically designed to make content simple, clear and easily understandable. Click on the links below to view, download or print each booklet.
The Easy Read Booklets are also available on SASVIC website.
Adaptations and adjustments to meet access requirements, including use of easy read materials, consideration of sensory requirements, inclusion of preferred communication support, timing of sessions, outreach or telehealth appointments as needed, longer or shorter sessions, flexible therapeutic approaches, and work with supports and systems, including NDIS.
Outreach appointments are available. Please inform SECASA intake about your request of outreach service when you make the referrals.
SECASA has also worked closely with Women with Disabilities Victoria on projects such as the Gender and Disability Workforce Development Program.
Other aspects of the Making Rights Reality Program include:
SECASA is the largest family violence and sexual assault service provider across the south-east metropolitan Melbourne.
If you wish to speak to an Intake Worker, please call:
03 8769 2200 (Opt 1)
OR
If you are enquiring about your Appointment Time
03 9928 8741 East Bentleigh
03 8769 2200 Dandenong
03 8770 1000 Seaford
Crisis Support
(Immediate help for people who have experienced Sexual Assault in the past 2 weeks), please call SECASA on:
03 9594 2289 Crisis Line
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SECASA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples, and we pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past, present and future.
We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex and queer people into SECASA. We pledge to provide inclusive non-discriminatory services to LGBTIQ+ clients.
SECASA acknowledges all victims/survivors of all forms of abuse and neglect.
