Health Sciences North
Violence Intervention and Prevention Program
- Description
- Provides 24-hour victim support services to adults experiencing immediate, intimate partner violence and sexual assault
These services include:- Community liaison
- Court testimony
- Forensic documentation and photography
- Individual or group counselling
- Medical assessment and treatment
- Pregnancy testing
- Safety planning and risk assessment
- Sexually Transmitted Infection assessment and treatment
- Comments
- At the Emergency Department, the VIPP nurse will respond within 30-45 minutes to meet with the individual to discuss treatment and forensic options. Assessment is confidential.
- Eligibility
- Individuals 16 years of age and older
- The time between the actual incident and presenting to the program should be less than 72 hours
- Application Process
- No referral required
- Individuals who have experienced violence and require services may present at the Emergency Department and ask for the VIPP Nurse to be paged
- Individuals seeking counselling services are advised to contact the program directly for information
- Office
- 705-675-4743
- Fax
- 705-675-4781
- Web Site
- https://hsnsudbury.ca/en/Services-and-Specialties/NEO-Kids-and-Family-Program/Violence-Support-and-Prevention
- [email protected]
- Languages
- English, French
- Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Valid Ontario Health Card
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Topic(s)
- Abuse / Assault - Counselling for Abused People
- Abuse / Assault - Crisis Lines for Abused People
- Abuse / Assault - Sexual Assault Support
- Emergency / Crisis - Crisis lines
- Emergency / Crisis - In-Person Crisis Services
- Health Care - Walk-In Medical Clinics
- Mental Health / Addictions - In-Person Crisis Services
- Social Media
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- March 17, 2025
- Address
- 41 Ramsey Lake Rd
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 5J1
Located at Ramsey Lake Rd and Paris Cres
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Administration Mon-Fri 8 am-10 pmMon0800 to 2200Tue0800 to 2200Wed0800 to 2200Thu0800 to 2200Fri0800 to 2200
Emergency Service Mon-Sun 24 hours - Service Area(s)
- Greater Sudbury
