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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

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

• Offers counselling and support services for individuals with mental health issues
• Integrates contemporary intervention with a traditional cultural healing approach

Offers the following services:

• Advocacy
• Assessment and counselling
• Referrals to other community agencies
• Help in navigating the health care system

• Offers individual, marital, and family counselling to help people who suffer from a mental illness to be better equipped to handle their life circumstances
• Provides referrals and coordinates with other social services and community agencies
• Offers consultation with doctors
• Delivers presentations on topics related to mental illness and mental health promotion
• Provides assertiveness training
• Offers grief counselling

Satellite offices located in the following areas:

• Iroquois Falls
• Matheson

• Offers counselling and support services for individuals with mental health issues
• Integrates contemporary intervention with a traditional cultural healing approach

Offers the following services:

• Advocacy
• Assessment and counselling
• Referrals to other community agencies
• Help in navigating the health care system

• Offers individual, marital, and family counselling to help people who suffer from a mental illness to be better equipped to handle their life circumstances
• Provides referrals and coordinates with other social services and community agencies
• Offers consultation with doctors
• Delivers presentations on topics related to mental illness and mental health promotion
• Provides assertiveness training
• Offers grief counselling

Satellite offices located in the following areas:

• Iroquois Falls
• Matheson

Functions as a branch office, main office located in Timmins
Serves as an access point to full spectrum of all Child Welfare programs and services administered from the main office

Offers the following programs and services:

• Adoption Services
• Autism Program
• Child and Family Intervention Program
• Community Support Team
• Family Services
• F W Schumacher - Residential Treatment Program
• Foster Care Services
• Intensive Service Coordination
• Mobile Crisis
• Nick Kuzmich Residence, Open Custody Program
• Ontario Early Years Centre
• Pathways to Family Growth
• Supervised Access Program

Provides a variety of Child Welfare, Children's Mental Health, Youth Justice and Prevention programs for children, youth, and their families

Provides legal assistance for low-income people in the following areas:

• Canada Pension Plan Disability Applications
• Criminal Injuries
• Ontario Disability Support Plan Applications
• Ontario Works Issues
• Landlord and Tenant Problems (Tenants only)
• Employment Insurance
• Workers compensation

Does NOT cover the following areas of law:

• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Personal injury
• Small Claims Court
• Consumer Law
• Estate and Trust matters

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 Aboriginal youth who are at risk of negative behaviors
Offers the following services:

• Advocacy
• Case conferences
• Individual/group activities
• Needs assessment
• Peer counselling
• Referrals
• Support circles

Traditional services offered:

• Culturally appropriate services
• Exposure to and knowledge of traditional foods and preparation
• Traditional roles and responsibilities
• Workshops

• Provides confidential counselling, education and advocacy
• Offers family, relationship, and individual counselling

Counsels on the following:

• Deaf identity
• Depression, anxiety or bipolar issues
• Domestic violence
• Grief and loss
• Personal development
• Relationship difficulties
• Trauma

Anger Management

• Teaches how to live without violence and how to express anger in an appropriate manner
• Offers separate group sessions for men and women

Counselling

• Works with individuals, couples and families on a large number of different problems and issues

Address the following issues (not limited to):

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Family problems
• Grief and loss
• Life crisis
• Marital issues
• Self esteem

Critical Incident Stress Management

• Aims to minimize the impact of stress following a traumatic event

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Assists employees of various organizations and businesses in the community and surrounding areasM

Family Violence Healing

• Offers counselling to women healing from abusive relationships

Sexual Assault Survivor

• Offers individual counselling to individuals healing from sexual abuse

Member agency of Support Services Network for Male Survivors in Ontario (North Region)

• 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 supportsFinancial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Volunteers

• Recruits individuals to provide support to victims
• Provides individuals with specialized training at no cost

Volunteers will:

• Assist in developing a personalized safety plan for the victim
• Provide information about legal assistance and programs
• Offer referrals to long-term service providers within the community
• Provide temporary practical and emotional support

Provides a range of culturally appropriate child welfare services to First Nation communities
Delivers the following services:

• Advocacy
• Counselling and Referral
• Customary Care/Foster Care
• Family Support and Prevention Services

Provides legal assistance for low-income people
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

Areas of law served include:

• Criminal
• Domestic violence
• Family

Does NOT cover applications for:

• 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