Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
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Located near Pickerel
Distance: 100km
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Violence Intervention and Prevention Program
Greater Sudbury (64km)
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41 Ramsey Lake Rd
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 5J1
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 5J1
Short Description
Provides 24-hour victim support services to adults experiencing immediate, intimate partner violence and sexual assault
These services include:
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
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Parry Sound (81km)
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3A Beechwood Dr
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1J2
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1J2
Short Description
Offers emergency shelter and assistance for women in crisis, abused women and their children. Services and programs are voluntary, free of charge and confidential.
Residential Services include:
Residential Services include:
- emergency Shelter for women
- 24 hours crisis phone line
- crisis intervention
- supportive counselling
- safety planning
- information and referrals
- legal advocacy and accompaniment to court and legal and Crown appointments
- Community Outreach
- Transitional and Housing Support Program
- Children's Voices (a program for children who have been exposed to domestic violence)
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Esprit East Satellite Office
South River (93km)
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Ontario Works Building; 16 Toronto Ave
South River, ON, P0A 1X0
South River, ON, P0A 1X0
Short Description
Offers assistance for women in crisis, abused women and their children. Provides individual confidential counselling, group sessions, legal advocacy as well as accompaniment to court and legal and Crown appointments, referrals.
Also raises awareness about the issues of abuse and violence against women and children in speaking to service groups, churches, schools, individuals or agencies throughout the District of Parry Sound.
Also raises awareness about the issues of abuse and violence against women and children in speaking to service groups, churches, schools, individuals or agencies throughout the District of Parry Sound.
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Transition House
North Bay (93km)
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547 John St
North Bay, ON, P1B 2M9
North Bay, ON, P1B 2M9
Short Description
- Operates an emergency women's shelter
- Manages a crisis support line
- Intake assessment to determine appropriate services and referrals
- Assistance in managing the needs of children within the shelter
- Assistance with the development of a personal safety plan
- Crisis and support counselling (adult and child)
- Community education on shelter and issues of abuse
- Follow-up after leaving the shelter
- 24 Hour Helpline
- Family Court Support Worker program
- Transitional and Housing Support Program
- Second Stage Housing
- Women's Outreach
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Emergency Shelter
North Bay (93km)
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547 John St
North Bay, ON, P1B 2M9
North Bay, ON, P1B 2M9
Short Description
- Offers a 20 bed shelter for women and their children
- Maintains 11 bedrooms including two larger bedrooms and an accessible bedroom
- Offers a laundry room, a kitchen, a playroom, and a dining room
- Provides support and crisis counselling as well as safety planning
- Assists women with searching for housing
- Provides emergency transportation if needed to get an individual safely to the shelter for admission
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Sexual Assault Centre
North Bay (93km)
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101 Worthington St E, Suite 215
North Bay, ON, P1B 1G5
North Bay, ON, P1B 1G5
Short Description
In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. the office will be closed to the public, and will be open to those who have a scheduled appointment.
- A staff member will be checking our voicemail and email inbox daily Monday through Friday and will return your message as soon as possible.
- Please note that at this time we are still offering counselling support over the phone or via Zoom if you are a registered client with us.
- If you are not currently registered, please call Melinda (she/her) at 705-840-2403 ext. 0, and indicate that you would like to start services with us.
- Leave your contact information if you reach our voicemail and we will return your message.
Works to empower and provide a voice for women and the communities in which they live in order to:
- Eliminate violence against women and children
- Create social change regarding issues of equality and justice
- Develop, apply and increase awareness of anti-oppressive approaches
- Provide healing from sexual violence
- Advocacy, information and referral
- Beyond Trauma group counselling
- Food and clothing bank (currently closed due to COVID-19)
- Individual counselling
- Journey of Life Group
- Workshops
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Administration
North Bay (93km)
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361 McIntyre St E
North Bay, ON, P1B 1C9
North Bay, ON, P1B 1C9
Short Description
Offers a large variety of counselling services
General Counselling
General Counselling
- Offers individual, couple and family counselling
- Anger Management
- Adjustment difficulties
- Mild depression
- Relationship problems
- Stress
- Trauma
- Sexual Assault for Men
- Offers individual and group counselling
- Offers education, group therapy, and one-on-one counselling
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Northern Region - Victim / Witness Assistance Program
North Bay (92km)
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Court House , 360 Plouffe St
North Bay, ON, P1B 9L5
North Bay, ON, P1B 9L5
Short Description
COVID19 Update: Court case backlog -- clients may experience difficulties contacting local offices and should leave a message with return phone number; VWAP staff will return voicemail as soon as possible
- 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
- Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
- Court preparation
- Needs assessment
- Emotional support
- Crisis intervention
- Referrals to community agencies
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
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Sexual Assault Treatment Program
North Bay (91km)
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50 College Dr
North Bay, ON, P1B 5A4
North Bay, ON, P1B 5A4
Short Description
- Provides individualized 24 hour emergency service to victims and survivors of sexual assault and/or domestic violence
- Provides emergency medical assessment and treatment
- 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 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
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Emergency Shelter
North Bay (89km)
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Mon-Sun 24 hours: 705-472-3321
131 Commanda Cres
North Bay, ON, P1B 8G5
North Bay, ON, P1B 8G5
Short Description
Provides a 10-bed, short-term emergency residence for women, with or without children, who have been victims of physical or sexual abuse, desertion or eviction, or pregnancy
Services include:
Services include:
- Assistance with crisis intervention
- Assistance in making a safety plan
- Child care for women attending appointments
- Home visits for those who are unwilling or unable to visit the shelter
- Individual counselling
- Information and help with legal aid, financial assistance, and apartment searching
- Outreach
- Referral to other community agencies
- Transitional support
- Transportation to access the shelter
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Victim / Witness Assistance Program, Parry Sound
Parry Sound (81km)
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Court House, 82 James St
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1T9
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1T9
Short Description
COVID-19 Update: Court case backlog -- clients may experience difficulties contacting local offices and should leave a message with return phone number; VWAP staff will return voicemail as soon as possible
Provides financial and court-based supports to enable victims of crime and families of homicide victims to attend court, including:
- 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
- Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
- Court preparation
- Needs assessment
- Emotional support
- Crisis intervention
- Referrals to community agencies
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
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Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario
Parry Sound (81km)
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Childrens Aid Society Building; 25 Church St
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1Y2
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1Y2
Short Description
On-site early intervention and crisis intervention, needs assessment, safety planning, referrals to community services, enhanced support for vulnerable victims, assistance with applications to VQRP+.
Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) --
Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) --
- 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, aid for victims with disabilities, interpretation services, crime scene cleanup, government/medical documents and funeral expenses
- additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal, and treatment at a recovery facility
- no direct reimbursement to victims for support listed above
- financial support also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of child homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims
- information on the family court process
- assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
- referral to specialized services and supports in the community
- safety planning
- court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
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Northeastern Ontario - Legal Aid Services
Greater Sudbury (67km)
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224 Elm St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1V3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1V3
Short Description
Provides legal assistance for low-income people
Services include:
Services include:
- Legal representation for eligible clients who appear in court without a lawyer
- Legal aid applications and information over the phone
- Legal resources and referrals to other social assistance agencies
- A certificate program for complex and serious cases
- Criminal
- Domestic violence
- Family
- Wrongful dismissal
- Change of name
- Personal bankruptcy
- Power of attorney
- Money lent to others or money owed to others
- Sponsorship of relatives
- Commercial litigation
- Real estate matters and libel
- Defamation and slander
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Women's Counselling Program
West Nipissing
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Short Description
Provides counselling to women experiencing issues such as:
- Living in or seeking to leave an abusive situation
- Suicide or thoughts of self-harm
- Depression
- Anxiety and stress
- Low self-esteem
- Loss
- Sexual assualt
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Community Legal Clinic
Greater Sudbury (67km)
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40 Elm St, Unit 272
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1S8
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1S8
Short Description
- Provides free legal advice and assistance to low income earners
- Offers representation in a court or at a tribunal, such as the Social Benefits Tribunal or the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Assists with preparing documents, such as an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP and CPP Disability)
- Housing law for tenants and co-op members only
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
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Northern Region - Victim / Witness Assistance Program
Greater Sudbury (67km)
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144 Pine St, Unit 206
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1X3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1X3
Short Description
COVID19 Update: Court case backlog -- clients may experience difficulties contacting local offices and should leave a message with return phone number; VWAP staff will return voicemail as soon as possible
- 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
- Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
- Court preparation
- Needs assessment
- Emotional support
- Crisis intervention
- Referrals to community agencies
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
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Northeastern Ontario - Criminal Duty Counsel
Greater Sudbury (67km)
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155 Elm St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1T9
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1T9
Short Description
- Gives immediate legal assistance to individuals who appear in court without a lawyer
- Provides information about legal rights, obligation and the court process
- Provides assistance in the courtroom for bail hearings and sentencing
- Assists with diversions, guilty pleas and sentencing
- Helps determines if further duty counsel services are required or if the matter requires Legal Aid Ontario's assistance in retaining a lawyer
- Mental health
- Drug treatment
- Domestic violence
- Aboriginal persons (Gladue) court
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Confidential Support Services for Women
Greater Sudbury
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Short Description
Until we can reopen our offices, we continue to offer individual and group services by phone, email and virtual meetings.
You can reach us by phone and email: www.centrevictoria.ca/nous-joindre
Our 24/7 Fem'aide service is always available 24/7 at 1-877-336-2433.
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If you are looking for a shelter, call Fem'aide 1-877-336-2433 or the accommodation closest to you:
Operates a counselling centre dedicated to providing services to Francophone women who have experienced any type of violence including sexual, physical, psychological, verbal, economical
Offers an array of services including the following:
You can reach us by phone and email: www.centrevictoria.ca/nous-joindre
Our 24/7 Fem'aide service is always available 24/7 at 1-877-336-2433.
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If you are looking for a shelter, call Fem'aide 1-877-336-2433 or the accommodation closest to you:
- Maison Genevra / YWCA Sudbury - www.ywcasudbury.ca - 705-673-4754
- Maplegate House for Women (Elliot Lake) - www.maplegate.info - 705-461-7977
- Women In Crisis (Sault Ste. Marie) - www.womenincrisis.ca - 705-759-1230
- Chadwic Home (Wawa) - www.chadwichome.com - 705-856-2848
Operates a counselling centre dedicated to providing services to Francophone women who have experienced any type of violence including sexual, physical, psychological, verbal, economical
Offers an array of services including the following:
- Fem'aide, a 24-hour crisis telephone service
- Individual counselling
- Support groups
- Referrals to other community agencies and services
- Crisis intervention services
- Accompaniment to various appointments and meetings
- Public education and awareness campaigns
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Women's Sexual Assault Support Services - Voices for Women
Greater Sudbury (66km)
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127 Cedar St, 7th Fl
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 1A9
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 1A9
Short Description
During COVID-19 pandemic, the office is closed to the public. However, staff are working from home and continue to provide intakes and counselling by telephone or video conferencing. Anyone new looking to access services are encouraged to call 705-671-5495 or email VFW@hsnsudbury.ca to make an appointment.
Provides community-based, ongoing, longer-term sexual assault counselling and support services for women including:
Provides community-based, ongoing, longer-term sexual assault counselling and support services for women including:
- Crisis intervention
- Individual and group counselling
- Safety planning
- Community outreach
- Court support
- Drop-in resource room
- Information and referral to community resources
- Public education and training
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Crisis Intervention Services
Greater Sudbury (66km)
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127 Cedar St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 1B1
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 1B1
Short Description
- Provides immediate crisis assessment, intervention, referrals and follow-up
- Works in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Child and Family Centre, and the Greater Sudbury Police Service
- Operates Manitoulin Crisis Response Services
- Visits with individuals in the community who are experiencing acute distress or a situational crisis
- Arrangements for visits can be made
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Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario
Greater Sudbury (66km)
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190 Brady St, 1st Fl
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 1C7
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3E 1C7
Short Description
- 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
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Shelter - Genevra House
Greater Sudbury (66km)
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370 St Raphael St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3B 4K7
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3B 4K7
Short Description
- Operates an emergency shelter for women who have been victims of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse, and their children
- Supports older women who are escaping abuse from a live-in caregiver
- Operates Brookwood Apartments
- Crisis intervention
- Counselling to women and children
- Referrals to other resources
- Safety planning
- Transitional and housing support
- Family Court Support Worker Program
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Crisis and Support Line
West Nipissing
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Short Description
- Provides a 24-hour crisis response telephone service
- Provides immediate crisis assessment and intervention, referrals and follow-up
- Provides pre-crisis support and wellness planning
- Offers a listening ear to individuals in need of support
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Emergency Shelter
West Nipissing
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Short Description
- Provides a short-term emergency shelter for women, with or without children, who are leaving an abusive situation, who are in a housing emergency, or other crisis situation
- Assists with crisis intervention
- Provides information and help with legal aid, financial assistance, and apartment searching
- Assists in making a safety plan
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Nipissing Crisis Intervention Program
North Bay (93km)
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120 King St W
North Bay, ON, P1B 5Z7
North Bay, ON, P1B 5Z7
Short Description
- Provides immediate crisis assessment, intervention, referrals and follow-up
- Offers a 24-hour crisis hot line and in person crisis outreach
- Provides access to safe beds for those in a mental health crisis
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