Survivors & Mates Support Network - SAMSN

a not-for-profit charity that employs qualified staff to provide Planned support and counselling for men, their families, and supporters. SAMSN also runs Eight-week Support Groups and Monthly Drop-in Meetings for men, Supporters & Survivors Workshops as well as one-day workshops for service providers. SAMSN has been developed through collaboration between survivors and professionals and operates within a trauma-informed framework. SAMSN works to break down the stigma and myths associated with childhood sexual abuse by raising public awareness, up-skilling frontline service providers and advocating for the implementation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommendations.