Review of 'under-resourced' sexual assault treatment units will make 'huge difference', says DRCC

Noeline Blackwell, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, has welcomed a review of treatment for sexual assault victims by the Department of Health.

Review of 'under-resourced' sexual assault treatment units will make 'huge difference', says DRCC
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019 - 11:59
Vivienne Clarke

Noeline Blackwell, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, has welcomed a review of treatment for sexual assault victims by the Department of Health.

Details of the review of the State’s six sexual assault treatment units in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Mullingar, Letterkenny and Waterford were announced by the Minister for Health Simon Harris on Thursday.

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