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Provides confidential emergency and follow-up care to individuals who have been sexually assaulted or are the victims or survivors of intimate partner abuse

Provides the following supports:

• Supportive crisis counselling
• Physical assessment and examination
• Documentation of injuries
• Collection of forensic evidence
• Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and/or pregnancy at client's choice
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) post-exposure prophylaxis

• Offers on-site early intervention and crisis intervention
• Provides needs assessment, safety planning and referrals to community services
• Offers enhanced support for vulnerable victims
• Provides assistance with applications to VQRP+

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)

Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, including:

• home safety
• accommodation
• meals
• transportation
• basic necessities
• dependent care costs
• counselling
• traditional Indigenous health services
• cellular phones
• vision care
• dental care
• aids for victims with disabilities
• interpretation services
• crime scene cleanup
• government/medical documents
• funeral expenses

Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes:

• storage locker
• tattoo removal
• treatment at a recovery facility

Note: No direct reimbursement to victims for above supports

Financial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Volunteers

• Recruits individuals to provide support to victims
• Provides individuals with specialized training at no cost

Volunteers will:

• Assist in developing a personalized safety plan for the victim
• Provide information about legal assistance and programs
• Offer referrals to long-term service providers within the community
• Provide temporary practical and emotional support

• Promotes the safety of each community through the emergency response plans coordinated by the area First Response teams
• Acts as the liaison between the communities and Nishnawbe-Aski Nation in regards to responding to regional crisis situations
• Provides training to each community's crisis coordinators, volunteer crisis teams and community members
• Provides support to community crisis coordinators with office procedures, documentation and reporting
• Facilitates intervention, counselling and support group services for community members who are experiencing some form of crisis
• Maintains and updates a Regional Crisis Response Manual that includes all the Matawa Territory communities Crisis Response Plans

Support services provided can include:

• Debriefing and stabilization
• Identification of issues and appropriate referrals to community and regional resources
• Spiritual support

Services provided for various reasons including the following but not limited to:

• Accidental deaths
• Attempted suicide
• Bullying in the schools
• Domestic assaults and violence
• Flooding and/or evacuation
• Homicide
• Loss through fire
• Sudden death
• Trauma of any form

• Provides support services to Indigenous women and their families who are experiencing violence and are involved in the child welfare system
• Works to meet the needs of women involved with both the Child Welfare Systems (CAS) and Violence Against Women Sectors (VAW)

Aims to create a safe and supportive means of living through collaboration with other community services and the provision of culturally based services including:

• Advocacy support
• Crisis management
• Cultural and traditional supports such as holistic teachings, sharing circles, ceremonies and guidance from Elders
• Information and education provision for mothers on their rights and responsibilities
• Systems navigation
• Work with families and Children's Aid Society (CAS) to resolve conflict

Operates a trauma-informed care program for Indigenous women who have been impacted by trauma

Services offered include:

• Advocacy
• Cultural supports
• Holistic services
• Land-based therapy
• Referrals
• Safety planning
• Supportive and traditional counselling
• Traditional healing

Provides supports for Indigenous women, youth and girls affected by sexual exploitation

Crisis services include:

• Immediate response to women at risk of human trafficking or leaving a situation of trafficking
• Stabilization with transportation to safe housing
• Collaboration with police services as required
• Access to ongoing trauma-informed, culturally-based crisis care and supports as needed

Long-term supports and services include:

• Case management
• Developing safety plans
• Short and long-term planning
• One on one supportive counselling
• Referrals and transportation/accompaniment to community resources
• Follow-up services as required

• Provides individualized 24 hour emergency service to victims and survivors of sexual assault and/or domestic violence
• Provides emergency medical assessment and treatment
• Provides initial emotional and social support as well as ongoing follow-up care by specially trained nurses

Provides initial emergency care only with the patient's informed consent, and may include all or part of the following:

• Assessment and treatment of injuries
• Testing/treatment/prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV
• Emergency contraceptives
• Reassurance and emotional support
• Collection of forensic evidence including photographs
• Risk assessment and safety planning
• Referral for medical follow-up
• Referral to appropriate social services agencies
• Referral to shelter and or other relevant community resources
• Police involvement, at victims request
• Storage of forensic evidence for up to six months if the patient is uncertain about involving the authorities

Provides optional follow-up services accessible through the Sexual Assault/ Domestic Violence Victim Treatment Centre (SA/DVTC) that may include:

• Reassessment of injuries
• Further consideration of safety
• Continuing treatment and monitoring of STIs (including Hepatitis and HIV)
• Further photographs if indicated
• Appropriate referrals

• Offers individual, family and group counselling for mental health issues
• Provides referral services to appropriate supports
• Offers limited supported housing services for qualifying individuals with serious mental health issues who are at-risk of homelessness

Services offered for mental health issues can include but not limited to:

• Bereavement
• Depression
• Relationship problems
• Stress
• Trauma

• Works in partnership with the mobilization officer of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and jointly with the Safe Bed Program
• Assists individuals who are in mental health and/or addiction crisis

Services provided include the following:

• Crisis prevention, intervention and postvention
• Education and support to OPP officers and civilian staff
• Community outreach
• Follow-up, advocacy and referrals to other community services as needed

• Works in partnership with the mobilization officer of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and jointly with the Safe Bed Program
• Assists individuals who are in mental health and/or addiction crisis

Services provided include the following:

• Crisis prevention, intervention and postvention
• Education and support to OPP officers and civilian staff
• Community outreach
• Follow-up, advocacy and referrals to other community services as needed

• Promotes the safety of each community through the emergency response plans coordinated by the area First Response teams
• Acts as the liaison between the communities and Nishnawbe-Aski Nation in regards to responding to regional crisis situations
• Provides training to each community's crisis coordinators, volunteer crisis teams and community members
• Provides support to community crisis coordinators with office procedures, documentation and reporting
• Facilitates intervention, counselling and support group services for community members who are experiencing some form of crisis
• Maintains and updates a Regional Crisis Response Manual that includes all the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Territory communities Crisis Response Plans

Support services provided can include:

• Debriefing and stabilization
• Identification of issues and appropriate referrals to community and regional resources
• Spiritual support

Services provided for various reasons including the following but not limited to:

• Accidental deaths
• Attempted suicide
• Bullying in the schools
• Domestic assaults and violence
• Flooding and/or evacuation
• Homicide
• Loss through fire
• Sudden death
• Trauma of any form

Provides mobile crisis intervention services to individuals affected by family violence

• Provides immediate on site intervention or telephone assistance
• Dispatches call to police when deemed necessary
• Ensures victims receive support and assistance to secure their safety
• Arranges meeting family members at centre or agreed upon location to discuss possible crisis resolutions
• Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
• Provides information and referrals to appropriate resources and services

Office is accessible via appointment only; If you require assistance from Victim Services, you must leave a message with dispatch; non-urgent calls are responded to within one business day

• Offers on-site early intervention and crisis intervention
• Provides needs assessment, safety planning and referrals to community services
• Offers enhanced support for vulnerable victims
• Provides assistance with applications to VQRP+

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)
Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, including:

• home safety
• accommodation
• meals
• transportation
• basic necessities
• dependent care costs
• counselling
• traditional Indigenous health services
• cellular phones
• vision care
• dental care
• aids for victims with disabilities
• interpretation services
• crime scene cleanup
• government/medical documents
• funeral expenses

Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes:

• storage locker
• tattoo removal
• treatment at a recovery facility

Note: No direct reimbursement to victims for above supports

Financial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Provides services to victims/survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and sexual/physical violence

• Responds to physical, psychological, social and medico-legal needs
• Provides community education

Coordinates direct services including:

• Crisis counselling
• Immediate and follow-up nursing care
• Medical care and treatment of injuries
• Sexual Assault Evidence Kit by request
• Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing and treatment
• Collaboration, liaison with other community agencies to provide child sexual assault and physical abuse services

• Provides support services to Indigenous women and their families who are experiencing violence and are involved in the child welfare system
• Works to meet the needs of women involved with both the Child Welfare Systems (CAS) and Violence Against Women Sectors (VAW)

Aims to create a safe and supportive means of living through collaboration with other community services and the provision of culturally based services including:

• Advocacy support
• Crisis management
• Cultural and traditional supports such as holistic teachings, sharing circles, ceremonies and guidance from Elders
• Information and education provision for mothers on their rights and responsibilities
• Systems navigation
• Work with families and Children's Aid Society (CAS) to resolve conflict

Provides crisis intervention services to women and their children affected by family violence

• Offers immediate on site or telephone assistance
• Provides a 24-hour crisis line
• Dispatches call to police when deemed necessary
• Ensures victims receive support and assistance to secure their safety
• Provides transportation to/from shelter and for transfers between facilities
• Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
• Provides information and referrals to appropriate resources and services

• Offers on-site early intervention and crisis intervention
• Provides needs assessment, safety planning and referrals to community services
• Offers enhanced support for vulnerable victims
• Provides assistance with applications to VQRP+

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)

Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, including:

• home safety
• accommodation
• meals
• transportation
• basic necessities
• dependent care costs
• counselling
• traditional Indigenous health services
• cellular phones
• vision care
• dental care
• aids for victims with disabilities
• interpretation services
• crime scene cleanup
• government/medical documents
• funeral expenses

Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes:

• storage locker
• tattoo removal
• treatment at a recovery facility

Note: No direct reimbursement to victims for above supports

Financial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Sexual Assault Counselling

• Provides individual counselling to victims and their families

• Promotes the safety of each community through the emergency response plans coordinated by the area First Response teams
• Facilitates intervention, counselling and support group services for community members who are experiencing some form of crisis
• Acts as the liaison between the communities and Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN) and Nodin Child & Family Services in regards to responding to regional crisis situations
• Provides training to each community's crisis coordinators, volunteer crisis teams and community members
• Provides support to community crisis coordinators with office procedures, documentation and reporting

Support services provided can include:

• Debriefing and stabilization
• Identification of issues and appropriate referrals to community and regional resources
• Spiritual support

Provides information, nursing care and treatment services for individuals who have been sexually assaulted or have experienced intimate partner violence

Offers any/all of the following optional services:

• A safe place to be heard
• Advocacy for the rights and safety of the survivor
• Appropriate legal documentation of injuries
• Care and treatment
• Collection of accurate forensic evidence
• Emergency contraceptive pill (if within 72 hours of assault)
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing
• Referrals to counselling and community agencies
• Treatment for sexually transmitted infections

Child and Youth Prevention Services

• Provides support and prevention services for children and youth focused on bullying, healthy relationships, teen dating violence and intimate partner abuse
• Partners with local schools, parents and community services to provide interactive presentations/workshops

Member agency of Support Services Network for Male Survivors in Ontario

Assists community members with the following legal matters:

• Criminal Law if custody is probable
• Family Law
• Child Welfare

Note: Does not help with civil law, employment law, human rights, housing, or social assistance (contact a Community Legal Worker (CLW) for a referral)