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• Provides information and assistance to support participation in the criminal court process
• Services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over

Offers:

• Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
• Court preparation
• Needs assessment
• Emotional support
• Crisis intervention
• Referrals to community agencies

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 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

• 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 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

• 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 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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 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

• 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

• 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

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 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