{"id":2023,"date":"2023-01-30T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/sharp-rise-in-attendance-rates-at-sexual-assault-treatment-units-must-be-analysed\/"},"modified":"2023-01-30T17:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:00:25","slug":"sharp-rise-in-attendance-rates-at-sexual-assault-treatment-units-must-be-analysed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/sharp-rise-in-attendance-rates-at-sexual-assault-treatment-units-must-be-analysed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharp rise in attendance rates at Sexual Assault Treatment Units must be analysed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Six units do incredible work in treating and helping vulnerable victims of sexual assault\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>More resources are needed to help the HSE and garda\u00ed understand and respond to rising attendance rates at Sexual Assault Treatment Units around the country, according to Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProfessor Maeve Eogan, the National Clinical Lead for the HSE\u2019s Sexual Assault Treatment Units and consultant obstetrician at the Rotunda Hospital, has revealed that 2022 saw a 25% rise in the numbers presenting at the six clinics in Dublin, Galway, Cork, Waterford, Mullingar and Donegal. This was the first year the figure was above 1,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese units do incredible work in treating and helping victims who arrive in a highly vulnerable state. Based on last year\u2019s figures, it is clear that additional funding is required to allow for a greater geographical spread of these specialised units, as well as the expansion of outreach services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not yet known why there are increased numbers attending Sexual Assault Treatment Units. Therefore, the HSE and garda\u00ed should be given all available resources so they can analyse the figures and have a fuller picture of sexual violence in Irish society.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also need to know when the updated Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland (SAVI) survey will be published. This was\u00a0commenced by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in 2018 and due for completion within five years. 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