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Currently 1 in 3 people who call the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline can't get through because of lack of funding. At a time when someone hopes to talk to a trauma-specialist counsellor about their experience of sexual violence, they reach a voicemail.

This is not ok.

Whilst sexual assault reporting has increased by over 70% in the last 10 years in NSW, funding for the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline has not increased at all to meet the demand.

We are calling on the NSW Government to invest an additional $1.4 million in the 2022/23 Budget to ensure ...

Currently 1 in 3 people who call the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline can't get through because of lack of funding. At a time when someone hopes to talk to a trauma-specialist counsellor about their experience of sexual violence, they reach a voicemail.

This is not ok.

Whilst sexual assault reporting has increased by over 70% in the last 10 years in NSW, funding for the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline has not increased at all to meet the demand.

We are calling on the NSW Government to invest an additional $1.4 million in the 2022/23 Budget to ensure the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline can answer every call and to improve access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ communities, children and young people.

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Last year, the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline received over 14,000 calls and online contacts, yet ONE in every THREE calls (29%) were unable to be answered due to funding shortfalls.
 
This is devastating. When someone calls the Helpline, they should be able to get the help they need, at the time they need it.

The NSW Sexual Violence Helpline (formerly NSW Rape Crisis), delivered by Full Stop Australia, is the state-wide, 24/7 trauma-specialist counselling service for people impacted by sexual violence in NSW. Full Stop Australia plays a critical role in supporting victim-survivors navigate the complex legal and service response system as well as providing ongoing trauma recovery for both victim-survivors and their supporters. 
 
Reporting of sexual violence has increased in NSW by more than 70% in the last 10 years (BOSCAR 2011/2021), yet funding for the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline has not increased at all during this time.
 
Currently the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline relies on community donations to keep the service running. This is not good enough.
 
We are calling on the NSW Government to invest $1.4 million in additional funding in the 2022/23 Budget to support Full Stop Australia to deliver the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline. 
 
The funding break-down includes: 
•	$923,701 in additional core annual funding to cover operational costs of the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline
•	$467,679 as a one-off funding allocation to improve access to sexual violence services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disabilities and children and young people.
 
$1.4million in the upcoming budget is not too much to ask to ensure people impacted by sexual violence get the help and support they need at their moment of crisis and as they take steps towards healing. 
 
Everyone in NSW impacted by sexual violence deserves to be supported. We ask that you do everything within your power to ensure that the NSW Sexual Violence Helpline receives the funding they need so that every call is answered. 
 
Thank you.

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