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Victim Services

Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre Society

Provides justice-related information and advocacy, post-assault health care support, and practical assistance to victims or witness of crime, trauma and or physical or sexual assault. Services include crisis counselling, referrals to community services, safety planning, and accompaniment to police and court appearances.

S.T.A.R. Program for Kids

Watari Research Association

Provides education and information around choices, drugs and responsibility to elementary-aged school children in Vancouver. Youth are active participants in the sessions with the curriculum delivered through fun and engaging activities. Topics include alcohol and drug basics, healthier choices, myth busting, conflict and tricky situations, values, and creating options.

Transition House

Westcoast Community Resources Society

Provides emergency shelter for women and children in crisis from abusive situations. The transition house is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A child and youth support worker is also available. Offers crisis support, women's and children's counselling, family support, community outreach, advocacy, and transportation for women and their children residing at the transition house. Toll free number operates as crisis line and intake point for transition home.

Family Preservation

Carrier Sekani Family Services

Offers early childhood development programs for families living on reserve. Support may be provided in the family's home, in the community, or at the office of a variety of other service providers.

Services include support groups, advocacy for legal or court process, life skills and parenting education, family events, support programs for school-aged children, and pre-natal to early childhood development support. The program aims to keep children and families together and increase the family's ability to safely care for and nurture their children.

Peer Support Program

Richmond Mental Health Consumer and Friends Society

Offers peer-to-peer support to adults recovering from an on-going mental illness and in the initial stages of recovery. Services are provided in the community and at Richmond General Hospital.

Peer support workers have personal experience with mental illness and are able to offer support and encouragement, and help with reaching personal goals, more independence and confidence.

Aimee Beaulieu Transition House

Nelson Community Services Society

Offers emergency shelter and support services for abused women and their children who are at risk of violence or have experienced violence. The transition house provides safe, supportive accommodation where women can review options and make decisions.

Staff are available to provide emotional support, information and supports for decision making, referrals, safety plans, and links to affordable housing, even if a woman is not yet prepared to or needing to stay at the transition house.

School Based Outreach Program

North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society

Provides counselling for students and families experiencing stress at home (such as addictions, grief, mental health), that affect the student's ability to manage at school. Families are referred by the school and services are offered in the school and family home.

Family Support Program

Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs

Provides in-home family support services and counselling to high need, high-risk families whose children may be at risk of being placed in the care of the Ministry of Children and Families Development.

Stopping the Violence Counselling

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides counselling to women who have experienced current or past relationship abuse, sexual assault, or physical, emotional or sexual abuse at any age. The program provides a safe place for women to make decisions that feel right for them, learn coping skills, and regain a sense of safety and control.

Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides free, confidential counselling for children and youth who have witnessed and or experienced abuse, threats, violence in the home, or other relationship violence.

The program offers safety skills and strategies, and supports children to understand they are not at fault for abusive action of others. Children learn about violence and abuse issues through education, art, and play activities suitable to their age.

Showing 91 - 100 of 196 Resources

Victim Services

Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre Society

Provides justice-related information and advocacy, post-assault health care support, and practical assistance to victims or witness of crime, trauma and or physical or sexual assault. Services include crisis counselling, referrals to community services, safety planning, and accompaniment to police and court appearances.

S.T.A.R. Program for Kids

Watari Research Association

Provides education and information around choices, drugs and responsibility to elementary-aged school children in Vancouver. Youth are active participants in the sessions with the curriculum delivered through fun and engaging activities. Topics include alcohol and drug basics, healthier choices, myth busting, conflict and tricky situations, values, and creating options.

Transition House

Westcoast Community Resources Society

Provides emergency shelter for women and children in crisis from abusive situations. The transition house is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A child and youth support worker is also available. Offers crisis support, women's and children's counselling, family support, community outreach, advocacy, and transportation for women and their children residing at the transition house. Toll free number operates as crisis line and intake point for transition home.

Family Preservation

Carrier Sekani Family Services

Offers early childhood development programs for families living on reserve. Support may be provided in the family's home, in the community, or at the office of a variety of other service providers.

Services include support groups, advocacy for legal or court process, life skills and parenting education, family events, support programs for school-aged children, and pre-natal to early childhood development support. The program aims to keep children and families together and increase the family's ability to safely care for and nurture their children.

Peer Support Program

Richmond Mental Health Consumer and Friends Society

Offers peer-to-peer support to adults recovering from an on-going mental illness and in the initial stages of recovery. Services are provided in the community and at Richmond General Hospital.

Peer support workers have personal experience with mental illness and are able to offer support and encouragement, and help with reaching personal goals, more independence and confidence.

Aimee Beaulieu Transition House

Nelson Community Services Society

Offers emergency shelter and support services for abused women and their children who are at risk of violence or have experienced violence. The transition house provides safe, supportive accommodation where women can review options and make decisions.

Staff are available to provide emotional support, information and supports for decision making, referrals, safety plans, and links to affordable housing, even if a woman is not yet prepared to or needing to stay at the transition house.

School Based Outreach Program

North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society

Provides counselling for students and families experiencing stress at home (such as addictions, grief, mental health), that affect the student's ability to manage at school. Families are referred by the school and services are offered in the school and family home.

Family Support Program

Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs

Provides in-home family support services and counselling to high need, high-risk families whose children may be at risk of being placed in the care of the Ministry of Children and Families Development.

Stopping the Violence Counselling

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides counselling to women who have experienced current or past relationship abuse, sexual assault, or physical, emotional or sexual abuse at any age. The program provides a safe place for women to make decisions that feel right for them, learn coping skills, and regain a sense of safety and control.

Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides free, confidential counselling for children and youth who have witnessed and or experienced abuse, threats, violence in the home, or other relationship violence.

The program offers safety skills and strategies, and supports children to understand they are not at fault for abusive action of others. Children learn about violence and abuse issues through education, art, and play activities suitable to their age.

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