Searching for Victims Of Abuse Support Programs

Investigates allegations of child abuse or neglect under the Child and Family Services Act * provides children brought into the care of the agency with temporary or long-term care through placement in foster homes, kinship homes, group homes or institutions * ongoing supervision, counselling and group support to families * referrals to other community services for families requiring non protection child/family services * handles adoptions and adoption disclosure

PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education) - Pre service training program for prospective foster and adoptive parents * identifies the challenges and opportunities of caring for children and families facing difficulties

Family Violence (0- 18 years) - Promotes safety * group and one-on-one counselling for women and children

Partner Assault Response (PAR) (13-18 years) - Specialized counselling and educational services for people who have assaulted their partners * court ordered program

Men Accepting Responsibility to Change Program (MARC) - The Partner Response Program for men is a 12 week psycho-educational program for people who have used violence and abuse towards their intimate partner including a spouse or or partner. Victims/partners of the individual referred into the program are provided with support including safety planning, referrals to community resources, and updates about the group member progress.

Oxford Child Witness Program (7-18 years) - Court preparation and support for children, teens and their families

Children Exposed to Family Violence (0-16 years) - Group that introduces children to the idea of healthy, non-abusive family relationships, helps them understand that they are not to blame for the violence within their home and works to increase self-esteem

Women's Focus Group (13-18 years) - Counselling services to women who have experienced a violent relationship

Teen Dating Violence Forum (13-18 years) - Opportunity for teenage girls to reach out for help

On-site early intervention and crisis intervention * 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 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 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 above supports * 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

Important COVID-19 Information:Domestic Abuse Services Oxford offers programs and services for women, children and adolescents impacted by intimate partner violence. Programs and services include:• emergency shelter for women, children and adolescents impacted by intimate partner violence. Shelter space is limited and not all requests can be accommodated.• 24/7 crisis/information/support telephone and text lines• risk assessments and safety planningDomestic Abuse Services Oxford has many services to offer. These include:

• Crisis/Help/Support Line
• Residential Shelter Services
• Transitional Resource Program
• Family Court Support
• Community Support, System Navigation
• Supportive Groups and Counselling

Believe in Me
Program designed for children/adolescents who come from a home where their mother has been abused • weekly group offers participants the opportunity to talk about their feelings, learn how to express anger appropriately and improve self-esteem • a group for mothers is held concurrently which helps teach them how to support their child/teen • assistance with transportation and child care for siblings may be available • transportation can be coordinated. Free and confidential.

Community Support Program
One-on-one and group support for women in Oxford who have experienced abuse from an intimate partner. Offers an opportunity for women to share their experiences, learn about abuse and trauma, and develop coping skills for their recovery journey.

• Transportation support can be coordinated.
• Free and confidential.

21-unit second stage transitional housing program that provides counselling and support to women and their children who have experienced abuse * transitional + affordable housing in a more secure townhouse complex along with individual and group supports to assist women in accomplishing short and long-term goals * transitional program specifically for women, with or without children, who have left abusive partners * this program is also available on an outreach basis for women not wishing to reside at Ingamo

Assists women* and children under 17 who are currently experiencing or have experienced family violence and abuse. *includes cis and transgender women

• Assist with safety planning
• Crisis counselling and ongoing support
• Individual psychotherapy
• Resources and referrals
• Information about financial concerns, employment, housing, shelter, food bank, and programs to support women and children
• Accompaniment to court, lawyers appointments, police contact and legal proceedings
• Support groups

The Huron-Perth Children's Aid Society (H-PCAS) serves children, adolescents and families under the Child and Family Services Act
Services provided by the H-PCAS include:

• Child Protection
• Counselling services to children under 16 years of age and their parents
• Placement of children at risk in individual and group home foster family settings
• Adoption placement of infants and older children who are legally and emotionally free for adoption
• Supervision, finalization of adoptions through the court
• Ongoing assistance to adoptive families
• Information Dissemination regarding "Duty to Report" suspected cases of child abuse and neglect through the Purple Ribbon Campaign

An accredited community-based children's mental health centre that provides timely access to assessment and treatment services for a wide range of mental health concerns for children and youth up to their 18th birthday. Offers individual, group and family counselling; brief intervention; counselling and therapy; targeted prevention; intensive services. Offers parent and caregiver information and support. Services include Youth Justice, School Based Outreach and Consultation Services for Professionals. Counselling for women who have been victims of abuse - Renascence.

New Horizons Youth Engagement Program for youth mental health advocacy group for 14-24 or parents/caregivers. Call 519-273-3373.

Office locations in Clinton, Listowel and Stratford - inquiries can be directed to your nearest location.

Crisis Response - 24/7 service for serious mental health crises, suicide risk or psychosis offered in partnership with the Huron Perth Helpline and Crisis Response Team. To access call 1-888-829-7484.

Open for counselling and supports by phone, virtually and in person. Call office for intake.
Non-profit, community based, family service agency that supports, strengthens and enriches individual, couple and family life. Provides counselling, support, advocacy and educational services. Volunteer board of directors

Cooperates with other care providers and service deliverers, consumers, planning groups, and funding bodies towards the development of coordinated and effective service programs to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities.

Member agency of Support Services Network for Male Survivors in Ontario.

Family Services Perth-Huron is an accredited member of Family Service Ontario and a registered charity.

20 rent-geared-to-income housing for women with or without children who have experienced violence. Focus on safety. Provides affordable housing for up to one year. Offers women's and children's group programs as well as individual counseling. Outreach services available. All units are ground floor but only one unit is fully accessible.

COVID19. All visitors will be screened for COVID-19 before entry and masks and social distancing measures (stay 6ft apart) are mandatory. Residents of the Emily Murphy Centre can have one visitor in their apartment as long as that visitor is healthy and is allowed in the building under our regular visiting polices. If you are experiencing violence and would like to reach out, please call 519-273-7350. Donations are accepted during the new office hours only. Please call ahead so we can meet you outside and receive your gift. Tablets available to borrow by residents - sign out of the office after reading and agreeing to the terms of use - from 10 am and must be returned to the office by 3 pm - devices for in-house clients only. Transitional Second Stage housing, counselling, support groups, educational classes, art therapy, practical assistance for abused women, with or without children. Offers rent-geared-to-income housing for women and their children with a focus on safety. Outreach services. Trauma-informed counselling and training.

Provides confidential counselling services and therapy groups to adult women (aged 16 years or older) who have been recently sexually assaulted or who have experienced childhood sexual abuse or trauma

Provides a safe supportive place to stay for women 16 years and over, with or without children

• confidential counselling and emotional support
  
• 24-hour crisis line (anonymous calls accepted) and transportation to the shelter if needed during a crisis

Assists women to develop goals as they leave an abusive relationship

• provides information and help accessing and maintaining housing, court support, and advocacy
  
• provides legal advocacy services for Family law and criminal law issues to women

Services offered:

• support in developing a Transition Plan to become free of abuse
  
• information on other services for women and their children within the community and assistance with securing those services
  
• help in understanding abuse and how it affects women and their children
  
• court support in both family and criminal matters
  
• accompaniment to appointments and advocacy where the women requires support
  
• development of a safety plan
  
• assistance completing applications and documentation - housing, immigration, disability
  
• resource and referral Information

Arrangements can be made for women without access to transportation

Counselling program that assists mothers and children whose lives have been affected by abuse

Services include:

• short-term children's counselling
• elementary school-based counselling
• short-term youth counselling
• support, advocacy and referral services to other agencies
• education and information about community resources for women and their children
• education and information about violence against women and its effects on women and children

Counselling program that assists women whose lives have been affected by abuse

Services include:

• short and long term in-depth counselling for abuse issues
• assistance in preparation for court and legal advocacy
• groups for survivors (child care may be provided)

Counselling available in all secondary schools in Haldimand and Norfolk for all students who:

• have witnessed abuse
  
• have experienced abuse in a dating relationship, either as the victim or as the abuser
  
• have been a victim of sexual assault / abuse
  
• have experienced other forms of abuse in dating or peer relationships - bullying, harassment
  
• want information and help to support a friend in an abusive situation

Classroom presentations are available at the request of a student or teacher on issues including:

• abuse
  
• sexual assault / abuse
  
• healthy relationships
  
• female empowerment

Provides presentations about woman abuse to any community or professional group on request

• particular emphasis is placed on educating students and involving the education system in working to end sexism and violence against women

Family Court Support Worker Program - 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

Women's Services provides shelter, counselling, support, and advocacy for women and children whose lives have been affected by abuse

Services include:

• STAR Counsellor - available for all students in every secondary school in Haldimand & Norfolk who are involved in an abusive relationship
  
• Shelter Program - provides a safe, supportive place to stay for women 16 yrs and over, with or without children. Confidential counselling and emotional support. 24-hour crisis line (anonymous calls accepted) and transportation to the Shelter if needed during a crisis
  
• Children's Program - provides individual counselling and emotional support for children staying at the Shelter. Parenting support for mothers
  
• Women's Sexual Assault Program - 24-hour crisis telephone line, immediate crisis counselling, accompaniment to hospital or police station after a sexual assault, short and long-term counselling for sexual assault and/or childhood sexual abuse, advocacy, group counselling, educational presentations
  
• Women's Counselling Program - provides in-depth short and long-term counselling for women 16 years and older
  
• Community Education and Counselling Program - educational discussion and support groups, presentations to any community or professional group. STAR (Stop Abuse in Relationships) provides counselling, support, and referral information for students at all secondary schools in Haldimand and Norfolk (half day per week), classroom presentations
  
• Transitional Housing & Support Program/Legal Advocates - assists women in developing goals as they leave an abusive relationship, provides information and helps to access and maintain housing, court support, and advocacy. Provides legal advocacy services for Family law and criminal law issues to women
  
• Elementary School-Based Counselling Program - counselling can be provided in any elementary school (either public or private) in Haldimand and Norfolk for any child who has witnessed abuse
  
• Children Who Witness Woman Abuse Group Program (My Circle of Friends) - group counselling to children aged 4-16 who have witnessed woman abuse, and concurrent groups for mothers
  
• Volunteer Program - recruits, screens, and trains volunteers to provide support services for abused women and their children
  
• CAS/Vaw Liason - joint response with CAS worker to low-risk cases involving domestic violence to inform the woman of program and services
  
• Youth Housing Advocate - assist crown wards leaving CAS care to obtain housing
  
• Quetzal Family Homes - provide counselling , support, and advocacy to residents of Quetzal Family Homes through the QFH Counseling Program
  
• Legal Advocate - provide legal advocacy services primarily to residents of Quetzal Family Homes
  
• Justice For Women - chair and coordinate Justice For Women meetings and projects. Educate the community through neighbour, friend and family presentations
  
• Family Court Support Worker Program - information on the family court process; assistance in documenting the history of abuse for family court proceedings; referral to specialized services and supports in the community; safety planning; court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

Office located in Simcoe with satellite locations in Caledonia and Dunnville

Committee representing the services in the community that work with victims of partner violence and their children. Includes representatives from Social, Justice, and Health sectors as well as the community

Completed projects aimed at increasing victim safety include:

• protocol development
• in-service training
• community workshops
• case reviews

The team provides education and training to service providers and the general public on issues relating to violence against women

Provides information on the family court process, assistance in documenting the history of abuse for family court proceedings, referral to specialized services and supports in the community, safety planning, court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate, court documents, assistance with Legal Aid application, assistance finding a lawyer or access to legal advice, gathering and completing court papers, preparing evidence statements, understanding court outcomes. Provides access to community services and programs

Information on the family court process. Assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse and accessing Legal Aid). Referral to specialized services and supports in the community. Safety planning. Court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

Available to meet with women throughout Perth County, call for details.