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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

• 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 confidential counselling to individuals dealing with a variety of mental health issues
• Offers crisis intervention
• Defuses and debriefs community sessions to reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress after a critical incident
• Provides individual, couple, and group counselling/psychotherapy

Counselling is available for but not limited to:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief and loss
• Post-traumatic stress

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

Addressing Violence

• Provides education on how to end violence in Aboriginal communities
• Teaches about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse
• Offers the "I am a Kind Man" program

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
• Offers life skills guidance

Healthy Living and Physical Development

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

Justice Intervention

• Accompanies any youth registered in agency programs to court proceedings if requested

Social Supports

• Provides individual and peer counselling 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
• Offers "Street Wolf" leadership skills

Youth in Care

• Provides cultural education and support for youth living in foster homes within community

• Provides an alternative living arrangement for children and adults with an intellectual disability by matching the individual to a family
• Offers a long-term individualized program that meets the physical, behavioural, social and medical needs of the individual

This program may be a stepping-stone for individuals who wish to live independently in the community

• Offers timely access to family and community primary health care
• Provides access to other health care professionals within and outside of the Family Health Team
• Coordinates documentation if patient receives care from a member of the team
• Administers various health programs

Offers primary health care including but not limited to:

• Chronic disease education and prevention
• Disease management
• Health promotion
• Rehabilitation

Functions as a private practice offering counselling and family mediation services

Offers the following counselling services:

• Family mediation for separating couples
• Post-separation parenting plans (custody/access)
• Individual, couple and family counselling
• Parenting after separation or divorce
• Conflict resolution, communication skills and problem-solving
• Relationship difficulties
• Grief and bereavement
• Stress management
• Depression and anxiety
• Family and life transitions
• Work-life balance
• Solution-focused life strategies
• Child protection mediation

• Bilingual services for children/youth with emotional and behavioural problems
• Family consultation: therapy, parent counselling, assessment/treatment of children
• Protection and foster care services
• Residential service for emotionally disturbed adolescents (12-16 years) and young offenders
• Psychiatric and psychological assessment
• School consultation
• Host agency for Integrated Services for Northern Children

This organization is a Registered Charity

• Provides confidential counselling to individuals dealing with a variety of mental health issues
• Offers crisis intervention
• Defuses and debriefs community sessions to reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress after a critical incident
• Provides individual, couple, and group counselling/psychotherapy

Counselling is available for but not limited to:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief and loss
• Post-traumatic stress

• Offers timely access to family and community primary health care through 8 family Physicians
• Provides access to other health care professionals within and outside of the Family Health Team
• Provides access to other health care professionals within and outside of the Family Health Team, such as a dietitian, a mental health counsellor, and Indigenous health/patient navigator
• Coordinates documentation if patient receives care from a member of the team
• Administers various health programs including Home and Community Care

Offers primary health care including but not limited to:

• Cervical cancer screening
• Chronic disease education and prevention
• Disease management
• Health promotion
• Immunizations
• Rehabilitation
• Teledermatology

Telephone Health Advisory Service

• Provides access to a registered nurse that provides advice about urgent health care concerns
• Offers the opportunity to have family doctor receive a written summary of the call

• Bilingual services for children/youth with emotional and behavioural problems
• Family consultation: therapy, parent counselling, assessment/treatment of children
• Protection and foster care services
• Residential service for emotionally disturbed adolescents (12-16 years) and young offenders
• Psychiatric and psychological assessment
• School consultation
• Host agency for Integrated Services for Northern Children

This organization is a Registered Charity

• 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 confidential counselling to individuals dealing with a variety of mental health issues
• Offers crisis intervention
• Defuses and debriefs community sessions to reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress after a critical incident
• Provides individual, couple, and group counselling/psychotherapy

Counselling is available for but not limited to:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief and loss
• Post-traumatic stress

Provides crisis intervention services to individuals affected by family violence and suicide

• Offers immediate on site 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

Also coordinates:

• Crisis plan to follow in response to suicide intervention, domestic violence intervention and any other form of crisis situations that may arise in community
• Information sessions and workshops on techniques for healing strategies

Support Services

Includes the following services:

• Debriefing and stabilization following crisis situation
• Advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
• Information about/referrals to appropriate resources and services
• Spiritual support upon request

• Offers child welfare services, ongoing support and education to enhance the lives of young children and families
• Provides services through Kunuwanimano Child and Family Services

Offers the following services:

• Intake and assessments to determine needs of families and community
• Case management
• Coordination of customary care and foster care
• Parental and family advocacy and support
• Referrals to outside agencies
• Coordination of events to enhance lives of children and families

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
• Alcohol and drug abuse 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

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

• Provides a culturally based program to support and address concerns of Indigenous youth who are at risk of negative behaviors
• Provides youth with the support, tools, and healthy activities to improve their quality of life

Programs and services include:

• Addiction prevention
• After school programs
• Confidence building
• Homework club
• I Am a Kind Man Program
• Leadership skills
• Life Skills
• Peer support
• Referrals
• Workshops

• Provides an alternative living arrangement for children and adults with an intellectual disability by matching the individual to a family
• Offers a long-term individualized program that meets the physical, behavioural, social and medical needs of the individual

This program may be a stepping-stone for individuals who wish to live independently in the community