Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 4A3
- 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
- Hosts monthly programs, workshops, promotions, and prevention education campaigns dealing with family-based violence awareness
- Serves as a membership-based coalition for Indigenous rights and interests
- Functions as an affiliate member of the Indigenous Peoples' Assembly of Canada (IPAC), formerly known as the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
- Works to implement programs in areas of health care, employment training and post secondary education, affordable housing, legal services, poverty issues, cultural enhancement, and mental health services
- Provides information for accessing provincial and federal government programs and services
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
- Offers free and quick-access single session counselling to children, youth and adults, couples and families on a first come-first served basis
- Services are provided through both a walk-in clinic which requires booked appointments and a talk-in clinic three days per week
- Walk-in clinic is provided in partnership with Children's Centre Thunder Bay
- Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Parent/child conflict
- Child Behaviour/School Problems
- Depression and Anxiety
- Grief and Loss
- Suicide
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexual Abuse or Assault
- Stress
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief
- Recent or previous trauma
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
Offers support services and short-term counselling to help survivors deal with the impact of abuse and to develop improved coping strategies
Regional lead agency for Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse - North Region
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
- Provides a safe and confidential virtual group for children, adolescents and their mothers who have been exposed to woman abuse in their homes
- Provides an opportunity to share and talk about their experiences
- Teaches children and adolescents that abuse is not okay and not their fault
- Supports mothers in understanding how violence has impacted their children and how to best help them through the healing process
- Boundaries
- Coping
- Families' experience of violence
- Feelings
- Grief, loss, and change
- Mindfulness
- Safety planning
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
- Provides counselling services to women who have experienced or are experiencing emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse, including historic sexual abuse in childhood
- Provides counselling services for children who have witnessed violence against their mother
- Supports women in their choices and offers safety planning with a goal for clients to live free from violence
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
Offers support services and short-term counselling to help survivors deal with the impact of abuse and to develop improved coping strategies
Regional lead agency for Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse - North Region
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
- Offers counselling to support couples or families in building healthier and more satisifying relationships
- Counsellors work with couple and families to address a variety of issues
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
- Offers counselling for individuals who have experienced sexual violence and/or harassment as a teen or as an adult
- Helps survivors learn that sexual assault and harassment is never their fault and is never okay
- Support can help the survivor even if time has passed since the assault or harassment took place
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
- Offers a 12 week group education and counselling program on intimate partner violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
- Provides support to survivors/partners of the offender including safety planning, referrals to community resources and information on offender's progress
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5Z5
- Assists individuals with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance, and community participation
- Provides practical help, advocacy, and assistance from injury to rehabilitation into the community
- Offers service coordination to help navigate the system, advocate for change, adjust to life with a physical disability and achieve goals
Peer Support
- Matches individuals who are recently injured, and their family members, to individuals who have lived experience with a spinal cord injury
- Offers job coaching and a skills workshop to help overcome barriers to employment
Learning Platform
- Provides a platform where individuals who are injured can access information on relevant topics
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 3J6
- Provides services and supports for individuals who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ)
- Offers peer support and skills building groups
- Counsels individuals, their partners, and family members
- Primary health care
- Sexual health
- Preventative health screening
- Medical support for transition process
- Health care and education services
- Groups: Gender Journeys, Transgender Peer Group, Host of The Other 10%, Host to the Sexuality and Gender Equity (SAGE) Committee
- Telemedicine services
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 3J6
Offers counselling services, peer support groups, and workshops that address various issues including:
- Anger management
- Depression
- Male survivors of sexual abuse
- Relationships
- Trauma
Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Offers support services and short-term counselling to help survivors deal with the impact of abuse and to develop improved coping strategies
Partner agency of Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse (North Region)
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6G6
- Assists individuals to deal with a variety of personal issues
- Abuse
- Child Behaviour/School Problems
- Depression and Anxiety
- Family Conflict
- Grief and Loss
- Parent/Child Conflict
- Relationship Issues
- Problematic Substance Use
- Stress
- Suicide
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6G6
- Offers counselling services to children and youth, both individually and with family
- Provides case management and advocacy if needed
- Anxiety
- Attention deficit issues
- Depression
- Family conflict
- Identity issues
- Mood swings
- Peer issues
- Self-esteem issues
- Self harm
- Suicidal thoughts
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2Z3
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
- storage locker
- tattoo removal
- treatment at a recovery facility
Financial support also available for:
- victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
- parents of child homicide victims
- spouses of homicide victims
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 5G8
Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario - 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+) -- assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, may include 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 and funeral expenses
- Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal and treatment at a recovery facility
- No direct reimbursements are made to victims for the supports listed above
- Financial support is also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 0A3
- Conducts assessments with victims to determine their safety risk and to identify other possible related issues or concerns
- Provides appropriate referrals based on assessment
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 0A3
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. Services include:
- 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 (VVFF) -- Helps support victims of violent crime, families of homicide victims and families of motor vehicle fatalities participate more fully in the criminal court process by providing financial assistance and court-based supports for:
- travel to attend key court dates
- language interpretation services
- special accommodations for victims with disabilities, such as real-time captioning
- basic necessities for victims of human trafficking or gun and gang violence while attending for court
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 4E6
- Provides support services to Indigenous women and their families who are experiencing violence and are involved in the child welfare system
- Works to meet the needs of women involved with both the Child Welfare Systems (CAS) and Violence Against Women Sectors (VAW)
- Advocacy support
- Crisis management
- Cultural and traditional supports such as holistic teachings, sharing circles, ceremonies and guidance from Elders
- Information and education provision for mothers on their rights and responsibilities
- Systems navigation
- Work with families and Children's Aid Society (CAS) to resolve conflict
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 4E6
- Assists Indigenous women and their families who have experienced family violence
- Promotes a healthy lifestyle, health awareness, and mental health wellness
- Cultural supports and ceremonies
- Emergency support
- Land-based activities
- Prevention of family violence
- Referrals to other services
- Safety planning
- Traditional healing
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 4E6
- Provides support services to Indigenous women and their families who are struggling with mental health and/or addiction issues
- Aims to help improve Indigenous health and reduce family violence
- Access to elders and healers
- Addictions
- Aftercare support
- Land-based therapy
- Mental health
- Traditional counselling
- Referrals to other programs or agencies
- Sharing/healing circles
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 2B3
- Provides professional counselling services either in person or online
- Offers counselling that reflects Christian values upon request
- Offers individual, couples, and family counselling services
- Stress Management
- Mindfulnesss
- Generalized Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Health anxiety
- Chronic pain
- PTSD
- Depression
- Social Anxiety
- OCD
- Mixed anxiety depression