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SAPS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP

Confidential • Supportive • Professional

The South African Police Service (SAPS) and Rise Against Domestic Violence SA (RISE) have joined forces to provide safe, confidential, online, free and trauma-informed support for SAPS nationwide.

Approved by the Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu Natal

WHAT WE OFFER:

LEGAL ADVICE

  • Legal Advice/ Guidance

  • Understanding the Domestic Violence Act

  • Protection order procedures

  • SAPS internal processes

  • Firearm implications (s102 & s103 FCA)

  • Rights, remedies, and options

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

  • Trauma-informed peer support

  • Confidential conversations

  • External counselling services from trained social workers, and counsellors.

PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES:

We provide general legal information, not formal legal representation.

WHO IS THIS COMMUNITY FOR?

For all SAPS personnel experiencing ANY form of domestic violence:

  • Physical

  • Emotional

  • Financial

  • Sexual

  • Harassment

  • Coercive control

  • Breach of protection order

  • Members seeking help for a colleague

  • Members who need a safe, private space to talk

IF YOU ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER:

Contact:

  • SAPS Crime Stop: 08600 10111

  • Women Abuse Helpline: 0800 150 150

  • Report to any SAPS station, it does NOT have to be your own.

HOW TO REACH OUT:

Send email or WhatsApp request

  • You will be asked to complete a short, confidential screening questionnaire to ensure:

You receive the correct support

Safety needs are assessed

The group remains secure and protected

CONTACT/ACCESS:

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