Searching for Counselling For Abused People

Provides individual and group treatment for women who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse

Group Therapy

• Offers a non-threatening group atmosphere of support and healing
• Teaches survivors how to face and overcome the effects of abuse
• Offers referrals to psychiatric clinic and/or other services

Individual Counselling

• Helps survivors deal with and overcome the effects of sexual abuse and assault
• Offers assertiveness training
• Provides referral to psychiatric clinics
• Consults with doctors
• Offers co-ordination with other social services and community agencies
• Offers assistance with asserting individual rights and accessing other 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 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 pre-assessment, prioritization and service coordination
• 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

• Operates a women's shelter
• Manages a crisis support line
• Provides emergency transportation during a crisis

Women are provided with:

• An intake assessment to determine appropriate services and referrals
• Assistance with the development of a personal safety plan
• Supportive counselling
• Follow-up after leaving the shelter

• Provides support to women who are leaving a violent relationship
• Offers accompaniment services at all stages to help women settle into a life without violence

Services may include:

• accompaniment to hospital, lawyer or court
• assistance with the development of a personal safety plan
• assistance with procedures relating to legal and financial assistance, job seeking and apartment hunting
• community awareness and education
• home and community visits
• short-term individual counselling
• telephone support

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

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

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 counselling and support services for Indigenous individuals with mental health issues
• Integrates contemporary intervention with a holistic traditional healing approach that promotes spiritual, emotional, mental and physical wellbeing

Offers assistance through the following services:

• Advocacy
• Assessment and supportive counselling
• Referrals to other community agencies including cultural, traditional resources
• Help in navigating the health care system

• Provides pre-assessment, prioritization and service coordination
• 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 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

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

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

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 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