SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTRE - MEDICAL SERVICES CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

DASHBOARD METADATA

Collection Type Administrative by-product

Geographic Coverage Western Australia

Frequency Once only

Data Availability Journal articles

CONTACT DETAILS

Data custodian: Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC)
Telephone: (08) 6458 1820
Email: kemhsarcduty@health.wa.gov.au
Web Address: https://www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/Our-services/Statewide-Services/SARC

DESCRIPTION

The Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) is the emergency sexual assault (rape crisis) service for Perth, Western Australia. The Sexual Assault Resource Centre Medical Services Clinical Information System (SARC-MSCIS) is a database management system that collates the sexual assault data for clients that are referred to SARC.

The purpose of the SARC-MSCIS is to provide a data management system that maintains accurate and high-quality information on all medical and forensic components of sexual or indecent assault cases referred to SARC, which would allow audit and evaluation of the services provided by SARC clinicians and facilitate future peer-reviewed research.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection commenced: 2009-2015
Breaks in series: None
Other details:

COLLECTION METHODOLOGY

Descriptive statistics obtained from the SARC information system for patients reporting recent sexual or indecent assault between 2009 and 2015.

SCOPE AND COVERAGE

Women and men over the age of 13 in the greater metropolitan area and rural centres close to Perth who have experienced sexual assault, and are seeking medical, forensic and counselling services, and who presented to the SARC.

DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

N/A

DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Sexual assault - any unwanted sexual act or behaviour which is threatening, violent, forced or coercive and to which a person has not given consent or was not able to give consent.

Sexual abuse - when someone in a position of power or authority takes advantage of a person’s trust and respect to involve them in sexual activity.

DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION

Journal articles available for download.

PUBLICATIONS

Sexual assault and general body injuries: A detailed cross-sectional Australian study of 1163 women

Genital and anal injuries: a cross-sectional Australian study of 1266 women alleging recent sexual assault

Male sexual assault: Physical injury and vulnerability in 103 presentations

Non-fatal strangulation in sexual assault: A study of clinical and assault characteristics highlighting the role of intimate partner violence

Capturing sexual assault data: An information system designed by forensic clinicians and healthcare researchers

HOW THE STATISTICAL COLLECTION INFORMS NATIONAL DATA INITIATIVES

This section provides an overview of if/how the statistical collection informs or aligns with key initiatives relating to family, domestic, and sexual violence statistics. These assessments are not an ABS endorsement or indication of data quality, but are intended to assist readers in determining whether the data will meet their data needs.

Relationship to 'Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The summary table below is designed to indicate whether the data source informs the six statistical elements outlined in Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0).

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

STATISTICAL ELEMENTS	DATA AVAILABILITY
Context	SV
Environmental factors	SV
Psycho-social factors	SV
Risk
Community prevalence
Community incidence
Incident/Experience	SV
Characteristics of incident	SV
Responses
Formal responses
Informal responses
Impacts/Outcomes
Programs, Research, and Evaluation

Relationship to the 'Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The three tables below provide an indication of which data items can be informed by the data source. The data items have been conceptually grouped into the key information units - Person, Event, and Transaction - as described in the Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and, Sexual Violence, 2014 (cat. no. 4529.0.00.003).

PERSON

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS	DATA AVAILABILITY
	Victim/Respondent	Perpetrator
Socio-demographic	SV	SV
Sex	SV	SV
Age	SV
Indigenous status	SV
Cultural and linguistic diversity	SV
Marital status	SV
Disability status	SV
Employment status
Educational attainment
Socioeconomic status
Mental health	SV
Other	SV place of residence; past history of adult sexual assault; past history of child sexual abuse	SV number of assailants (single, multiple, unknown)

EVENT

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS	DATA AVAILABILITY
Location	SV
Home/residential location	SV
Workplace/place of study	SV
Public transport	SV
At a place of entertainment or recreation	SV
Other public place	SV
Other	SV indoor location; outdoor location; cafe/restaurant; hotel/motel; other private residence; park/bushland; street/carpark; taxi
Relationship	SV
Current partner/spouse	SV
Previous partner/spouse	SV
Boyfriend/girlfriend/date	SV
Parent
Child
Sibling
Other relative/family member	SV
Other known person	SV acquaintance/friend; internet acquaintance; accidental acquaintance; carer; police; work colleague
Stranger	SV
Other	SV
Other characteristics	SV
Weapon use
Alcohol/other substance involved	SV
Physical injuries sustained
Hospitalisation
Other	SV type of sexual assault; assault date; whether incident involved strangulation; whether incident involved verbal threats; type of injury; location of injury

TRANSACTION

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS	DATA AVAILABILITY
Detection and prosecution	SV
Police	SV
Courts	SV
Corrections
Other
Formal support
Police
Doctor/other health professional
Counsellor/social worker/mental health professional
Legal/financial service
Refuge/shelter/resource centre
Government housing/community services
Other
Informal support
Friend/family member
Pastoral care
Helpline
Other