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Provides information and assistance to support participation in and understanding of the criminal court process

• services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over
• information about victims' rights, the criminal justice process and their specific case (e.g., court dates)
• needs assessment and referrals to community agencies
• crisis intervention, emotional support, victim advocacy
• facilitates victim's input and liaises with Crown Attorneys, police, regarding bail, safety, resolution of charges, release conditions, publication bans, testimonial aids, trial preparation and court orientation
• information and support on Victim Impact Statements, Statement on Restitution
• facilitates access to court orders, such as bail conditions, probation orders, peace bonds
• debriefing and follow-up support

Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund

Provides financial and court-based supports to enable victims of crime and families of homicide victims to attend court, including:

• Travel arrangements and expenses
• Language interpretation
• Real-time captioning or other equipment for victims with disabilities

• Provides training, counselling and programming in the areas of mental health and addictions in the communities served
• Can also provide one-on-one counselling, individual case management, client assessments and internal or external referral options

Services are provided but not limited to the following topics:

• Anger management
• Co-dependency
• Communication skills
• Coping skills development
• Coping with dysfunctional settings (family, work, and community)
• Cultural teachings including healing circles, ceremonies, medicine and traditional healing alternatives
• Domestic violence
• Healthy lifestyles
• Healthy nutrition and physical activity
• Loss and grief
• Residential school trauma

Provides a culturally based program to support and address concerns of Indigenous youth who are at risk of negative behaviors

Addressing Violence

• Provides education on how to end violence in Indigenous communities
• Teaches about the effects of problematic alcohol and substance use

Education

• Encourages youth to remain in school and provides support for obtaining high school diploma
• Offers homework assistance and time at the Centre to complete homework with access to computers and Internet

General Social Supports

• Provides individual counseling for areas that youth may be struggling with such as socialization and peer pressure
• Offers Native craft classes and regalia making sessions
• Teaches Native dancing, singing and drumming
• Allows the youth to participate in Elder's Circles

Healthy Living and Physical Development

• Holds individual and group educational sessions on healthy lifestyle choices including good nutrition and traditional food preparation
• Supervises non competitive recreational activities

Justice Intervention

• Accompanies any youth registered in agency programs to court proceedings if requested
• Provides education and information about the criminal justice system and court procedures

Youth in Care

Provides cultural education and support for youth living in foster homes within community and also to biological and foster families

Offers a social rehabilitation day program

Provides a variety of physical, educational, social and creative activities to attendees including:

• Access to computers and Internet
• Arts and crafts classes
• Educational sessions
• Entertainment centre
• Food preparation for daily lunch, periodic suppers and special occasions
• Health and wellness programming​

Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch

• Developed as a new program aimed at supporting healthy and whole Métis families
• Works to reduce family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care
• Focus is on providing direct one-on-one client services and educational resources and family wellness planning

Services provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• After school safe places and homework clubs
• Assistance in navigating the community support system
• Assisting children and youth to foster self-identity and to develop life skills
• Court-related supports
• Empowering parents to be their children's best advocates
• Ensuring families have their basic needs met
• Guidance for building healthy relationships and raising awareness of personal safety issues
• Peer support for youth involved in justice and correction issues
• Referrals for employment and training programs
• Supports for children and youth who have experienced or witnessed violence
• Supports for Métis youth to stay in school
• Support in case meetings and conferencing

Offers a variety of support services and programs

Children's Services

• Offers various activities for children such as community kitchen cooking class
• Provides individual and group counselling sessions

Child Witness Program

• Offers a therapeutic program for children who have witnessed family violence
• Hosts program in neutral settings such as schools
• Educates mothers about the harmful effects of abuse on children
• Teaches mothers skills to help their children during the healing process
• Program length varies, up to 12 weeks

Transitional Support Services

• Helps individuals understand options to assist in making life choices
• Offers assistance in accessing housing, legal intervention, education, employment, financial support, childcare, referrals, and advocacy
• Offers individual counselling and support groups

• Operates a 24/7 emergency shelter for abused women and their children
• Coordinates support services for residents
• Provides a 24-hour crisis line
• Accepts donations of clothing and household items
• Provides guidance and assistance in accessing geared-to-income housing in community
• Offers a Family Court Support Worker Program

Second Stage Housing

Offers a secure ten unit apartment building that provides safe, affordable housing for women and their children

Provides support and services to assist individuals who are struggling with mental health issues and/or problematic alcohol, substance use and gambling issues

Offers the following services to clients:

• Mental health assessments
• Individual counselling including grief counselling
• Psycho-educational group sessions
• Coordinated psychiatric consultations
• Community education and awareness
• External agency referrals
• On-going support and/or assistance

Case Management Services

• Provides support and assistance to individuals who are living with a mental illness

Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)

• Provides access to specialized medical care using videoconferencing and other tele-diagnostic equipment
• Allows specialists to remotely examine and prescribe treatments to patients in their home communities
• Reduces the need to travel to receive care

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

Promotes the development of good mental health and provides services for individuals with mental health issues

Provides counselling and information for the following issues:

• Chronic disease management including coping skills and depression
• Communication concerns
• Emotional eating (not disorders)
• Family conflict, divorce, separation and blended family issues
• Life issues that affect individuals and/or families such as but not limited to bullying, caregiver support, injury/illness, job loss and relocation
• Relationship issues
• Smoking cessation
• Stress management (individual and group counselling sessions)

• Offers a variety of programming to support expecting parents and families with young children
• Hosts group activities and community events to promote wellness
• Coordinates ice rentals for recreation
• Provides coordination services at summer day camps in community

Coordinates programs and services in the following areas:

• Child development
• Healthy pregnancies
• Individual and family counselling
• Parenting skills and family planning
• Parent resource assistance and referrals
• Parent support programs

Also provides assistance with family and individual tax returns

• Promotes the development of good mental health and provides services for individuals with mental health issues
• Provides the services of mental health workers who work with community members as needed

Provides information and awareness activities including but not limited to:

• Addictions
• Depression
• Family violence
• Stress management

Services include:

• Counselling services
• Cultural activities and ceremonies
• Group workshops
• Educational sessions that promote wellness
• Coordination and referrals to psychologist, psychiatrist, other counselling services and treatment centres
• Coordination of aftercare services

Supports reduction or prevention of family and community violence

• Provides victim service referrals and emergency support for family violence
• Works one-on-one with families experiencing family violence to develop a plan of action for identified concerns
• Provides referrals to counselling, legal services, and treatment centres
• Offers Aboriginal culture-based healing, illness prevention, and crisis intervention workshops
• Organizes and facilitates community events in schools, powwows, and health fairs to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevention of family violence
• Develops programs, workshops, promotions, and prevention education campaigns dealing with family-based violence awareness

Provides a health promotion and injury prevention program for community children and youth

• Offers information and awareness activities to promote good mental health including topics such as depression, stress management and family violence
• Coordinates traditional craft sessions and recreational activities
• Offers injury prevention workshops and activities including water, fire and bicycle safety

Activities and outings can include:

• Bowling nights
• Game nights
• Golfing
• Movie nights
• Snow sculpture building
• Swimming events

Offers a variety of programs and services to address the health and wellness of families and community environment

• Focuses on mental health crises and youth solvent abuse
• Works to develop community-based approaches to address mental health and addictions issues
• Provides initiatives to address homicide, suicide and family violence
• Addresses the early stages of child development with a focus on helping them to reach their full potential

Services include:

• Assessments
• Counselling services (individual and family)
• Referrals for treatment and follow-up treatment
• Aftercare

Supports reduction or prevention of family and community violence

• Provides victim service referrals and emergency support for family violence
• Works one-on-one with families experiencing family violence to develop a plan of action for identified concerns
• Provides referrals to counselling, legal services, and treatment centres
• Offers Indigenous culture-based healing, self-help processes for anger management, and positive self-image development; alternative discipline methods and positive relationships
• Organizes and facilitates community events in schools, powwows, and health fairs to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevention of family violence
• Develops programs, workshops, promotions, and prevention education campaigns dealing with family-based violence awareness

Provides mental health services and support

• Offers case management services including individual assessment and treatment planning
• Provides supportive mental health counselling to community at large
• Offers mental health support to all programs of the Family Health Team
• Provides referrals to local and out of town community service providers
• Provides individual and public education and information sessions

Also provides:

• Advocacy on various committees and boards for increased mental health programs
• Individual bereavement and grief counselling

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) initiative to assist each Indigenous community to design and deliver their own holistic, prevention-focused services/programs and cultural supports to promote a healthy community and support families as needed in the community

• Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
• Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care

Activities and programs provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• Activities that revitalize Native language
• Problematic alcohol and substance use prevention and intervention
• Community events such as feasts
• Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
• Referrals to other programs and services
• School programs
• Traditional land-based healing events

• Promotes the development of good mental health
• Provides mental health screening and assessments as well as individual, couples, and family counselling

Provides information, services and activities including the following areas but not limited to:

• Addictions
• Depression
• Family violence
• Health promotion
• Stress management

Provides programs and activities to increase awareness, build knowledge and enhance skills for healthy living

• Operates a youth drop-in centre
• Carries out fund-raising efforts with children and youth to offset program costs and to teach financial responsibility
• Provides activities and sports events upon request
• Offers educational sessions about healthy living topics

Offers various activities for different age groups that include:

• Arts and crafts
• Ball hockey
• Baseball games
• Exercise classes
• Hunting, fishing and survival skills teaching
• Kids playtime
• Movie nights
• Outdoor and indoor sports
• Traditional teachings

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) initiative to assist each Indigenous community to design and deliver their own holistic, prevention-focused services/programs and cultural supports to promote a healthy community and support families as needed in the community

• Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
• Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care

Activities and programs provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• Activities that revitalize Native language
• Problematic alcohol and subtance use prevention and intervention
• Community events such as feasts
• Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
• Referrals to other programs and services
• School programs
• Traditional land-based healing events

Supports reduction and prevention of addiction issues and family and community violence

• Provides culturally appropriate mental health services, support services, resources, educational materials, and workshops to address community wellness needs
• Provides victim service referrals and emergency support for family violence and mental health crises
• Works one-on-one with families experiencing family violence to develop a plan of action for identified concerns
• Provides referrals to counselling, legal services, and treatment centres and other needed supports
• Organizes and facilitates community events in schools, powwows, and health fairs to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevention of family violence
• Develops programs, workshops, promotions, and prevention education campaigns dealing with addictions and family-based violence awareness