Share this Story : Ottawa sexual violence care program seeing a spike in patients, anticipating more Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Ottawa sexual violence care program seeing a spike in patients, anticipating more The sexual assault clinic at the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital has seen the number of patients rise by 30 per cent this year compared to 2023. Get the latest from Elizabeth Payne straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Elizabeth Payne Published Aug 25, 2024 • Last updated 13 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
Kaitlyn Maki is the care facilitator at the Sexual Assault and Pattern Abuse Care program at The Ottawa Hospital. Photo by JULIE OLIVER / POSTMEDIA Article content Since last spring, Ottawa’s Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care program has been dealing with a surge in patients seeking treatment. Between April and June, according to the most recently available figures, the program based at the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital saw a 30-per-cent increase in patients seeking care after sexual assault compared to a year earlier.
It also saw a year-over-year increase of almost 10 per cent in people seeking treatment for partner abuse. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR S.