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The sites below are listed for reference purposes only. Please note that you are leaving the CRCVC's website when you follow any of these links. The CRCVC assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information contained on these sites.
Canada
Non-profit & charitable victims' groups
- Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
- Canadian Crime Victim Foundation
- Canadian Criminal Justice Association
- CAVA - Canadian Association for Victim Assistance
- Coalition for Gun Control
- Crime Watch Canada
- Families Against Crime & Trauma
- MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Manitoba Organization for Victim Assistance
- Murdered or Missing Persons' Families' Association
- Rid Roads of Impaired Drivers
- Victim-Assistance Online - is an information, research and networking resource for victim assistance specialists, professionals in related disciplines and all interested in the field of victimology.
- Victims of Violence - Canadian Centre for Missing Children
Support for women
- Assaulted Women's Helpline - 1-866-863-0511 -- A 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line for women in the province of Ontario. AWH also speaks to friends and family members of abused women, service providers and other professionals in contact with abused women.
- Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic - a free counselling, legal, interpretation, information and referral service for women survivors of violence.
- Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
- Family Services Ottawa - Individual counseling for women in the Ottawa area offered in English and French. Support groups for female survivors. Sliding scale fees.
- The Centre for Research Education on Violence Against Women and Children promotes the development of community-centered, action research on violence against women and children.
- Freshstart - A YWCA publication to encourage the women who are now facing, or who will face violence from their partners, to save their lives
- The Gatehouse - The Gatehouse also offers a variety of programs including the Gatehouse Adult Support Network for adults who have experienced child abuse.
- Global Women's Memorial Society
- Interval House
- Little Warriors is a charitable organization with a national focus that educates adults about how to help prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Little Warriors also provides information about the prevalence and frequency of child sexual abuse and information about healing and support resources.
- Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children
- Native Womens Association of Canada
- Nina's Place - Provides specialized health care, police services and agency referrals for men, women and children (aged 16 and up) who have experienced sexual assault and/or domestic violence in the past 72 hours. Nina's Place provides care for residents of Acton, Burlington, Georgetown, Milton and Oakville.
- Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
- Shelternet is a web site designed to help Canadian women find or get in touch with domestic violence shelters through the Internet.
- The Scarborough Hospital Sexual Assault Care Centre - resources and information for victims of sexual assault
- The Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District
- Tamara's House - Tamara’s House is a community-based, charitable organization dedicated to supporting women who are healing from the effects of sexual abuse in childhood
- The Univeristy of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic
- University of Victoria Anti-Violence Project
- The White Ribbon Campaign - men working to end men's violence against women
- womennet.ca - Canada's virtual women's information centre
- The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Support for children/youth
- Beyond Borders - Ensuring Global Justice for Children
- After A Disaster - How To Help Child Victims
- Be Web Aware
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Cory's Couthouse - a web site by the Toronto Child Abuse Centre for children who may have to testify in court
- For The Abused - Resources for the Victims of Sexual Abuse
- The Gatehouse - The Gatehouse provides a comfortable, non-threatening environment to help survivors of child abuse find their voice during the investigation process. These programs help facilitate a child's disclosure of abuse in a way that will be less traumatic by focusing on the needs of the victim and non-perpetrating family members.
- How to Talk to Children about the Threat of Biological Warfare or Terrorist Attack
- Jer's Vision - Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative
- KIDS HELP PHONE 1-800-668-6868
- Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies - OACAS is a membership organization that represents 51 children's aid societies in Ontario.
- Toronto Child Abuse Centre
- University of Victoria Anti-Violence Project
- Zebra Child Protection Centre
Victims' rights
- Canadian Statement of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime
- Victims' Rights: A Voice, Not A Veto - 1998 Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Counselling
- Bereaved Families of Ontario - Ottawa Region
- Bereaved Families Online - support groups, resources and education for bereaved families in Ontario
- The Canadian Register for Health Service Providers in Psychology. Allows users to search, by specialization, for therapists throughout Canada.
- Family Services Ottawa - Individual counseling for women in the Ottawa area offered in English and French. Support groups for female survivors. Sliding scale fees.
- Centre for Treatment - The Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma provides counseling and psychotherapy services for individuals in the Ottawa-Carleton area who have experienced sexual abuse or other trauma in their lives.
- Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres of Ottawa – these centres employ professional social workers and counsellors who provide free crisis intervention services and counseling services to those in need. Some examples of services provided include: children's mental health services, adult's mental health services, programs for youth at risk and services to prevent violence against women.
- The Compassionate Friends - Ottawa/Outaouais Chapter
University resources
- Access to Justice Network
- Canadian Society of Criminology
- The Univeristy of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic
- University of Victoria Anti-Violence Project
Victim services
- BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs
- Police Victim Services of BC
- Victim Assistance Program - serving Bruce Grey & Owen Sound
- Victim Assistance Services of Ottawa Carleton - is a community service working in partnership with local police, fire and emergency services. VASOC provides victims of crime and tragic circumstances with emotional support, practical assistance and referrals to various community resources.
- Victim Services Committee of Leeds and Grenville
Need a Lawyer?
- Law Society of Upper Canada Lawyer Referral Service - for 30 minutes of free legal advice in Ontario
Restorative justice
- Collaborative Justice Program, in Ottawa, uses a restorative justice approach to deal with cases of serious crime, where the accused has accepted responsibility for the harm done and has a desire to make amends, and the victim is interested in participating in a reparative process.
- Mennonite central committee
Crime Prevention
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Institute for the prevention of crime, Ottawa University
- National Crime Prevention Centre
- Block Parent Association
- Ontario Community Watch Association
- National Crime Prevention Strategy
- Crime Reduction Canada
- Evaluating crime prevention through social development projects
- Crime Prevention Ottawa
- Crime Prevention in Toronto
- Crime Prevention in Vancouver
- Crime Prevention in Calgary
- Crime Prevention in Winnipeg
- Crime Prevention in Montreal
- Crime Prevention in Halifax
- Crime Prevention Quebec
- Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick
- Crime Prevention in Nova Scotia
- Crime Prevention in Alberta
- Crime Prevention in BC
- Toronto Police Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy
- ProAction Cops & Kids - Working in Toronto to establishing a positive relationship between cops and kids at risk will strengthen our community today and for the future. By funding programs that bring local cops and kids together, we help create an environment that promotes mutual understanding and respect.
- Canadian Safe School Network
- Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Network
- Stop Sex with Kids
Internet Safety
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection/TELUS Mobile Safety website - To educate parents/guardians about the potential risks posed to children/adolescents using mobile phones, and to highlight proactive strategies that can be used to help keep children/adolescents safe. In addition to risks and safety strategies, the site includes information related to the advantages and benefits to mobile phones, points to consider when choosing a mobile phone for your child and downloadable resource information.
- National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre - created to help protect children from online sexual exploitation.
Federal government
- Canada's Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
- Canada's National Sex Offender Registry
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Criminal Code
- Cybertip.ca
- Department of Justice - Canada
- Financial Assistance for Victims to Attend National Parole Board Hearings
- National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
- National Crime Prevention Strategy
- National Office for Victims
- National Parole Board
- Our Missing Children
- Parliament of Canada
- Policy Centre for Victim Issues
- Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Supreme Court of Canada
Missing persons
- Child Find Canada
- The Doe Network - International Centre for Unidentified & Missing Persons
- www.jessiefoster.ca – Jessica Edith Louise Foster has been missing since March 29th, 2006. She simply vanished from Las Vegas after living there for 10 months. Jessie is a Canadian Citizen.
- Missing Children Society of Canada
- Murdered or Missing Persons' Families' Association
- North American Missing Persons Network
- Ontario's Missing Adults
- OPP "Resolve" Initiative
- Our Missing Children
- Outpost for Hope
- Center for Hope
- National Center for Missing Adults
- Sisters In Spirit - The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) launched the national Sisters in Spirit Campaign in March 2004 to raise public awareness of the alarmingly high rates of violence against Aboriginal women in Canada. NWAC believes we are in an urgent state of affairs with regards to the safety of Aboriginal women in Canada.
- Canadian Red Cross - Are you looking for missing loved ones?
- Salvation Army - Family Tracing Services. The Family Tracing Services of The Salvation Army were started in 1885 in order to locate family members with whom contact had been lost. The Salvation Army, with a presence in 108 countries, is uniquely equipped to offer this service internationally.
- New South Wales Police Missing Persons
- New South Wales, Australia - The FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF MISSING PERSONS UNIT COUNSELLING SERVICE can provide support to families of missing persons.
- Yahoo discussion group for persons investigating or researching unsolved missing/unidentified cases from the past.
Support for men
- British Columbia Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Canadian Association of Male Survivor Services
- The Gatehouse - The Gatehouse also offers a variety of programs including the Gatehouse Adult Support Network for adults who have experienced child abuse.
- Little Warriors is a charitable organization with a national focus that educates adults about how to help prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Little Warriors also provides information about the prevalence and frequency of child sexual abuse and information about healing and support resources.
- The Men's Project
- Men's Trauma Centre – based in Victoria, B.C.
- Ontario Association of Male Survivor Services
- The Scarborough Hospital Sexual Assault Care Centre - resources and information for victims of sexual assault
- The Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District
- University of Victoria Anti-Violence Project
- The White Ribbon Campaign - men working to end men's violence against women
Victims' personal pages
- Andy Moffitt Memorial page
- Dragonflydreams - Gail-Marie's web site in honour of her son John and to assist other homicide survivors.
- Find Fran - Fran Young is missing. Although it has been several years since she disappeared, her family and friends still have hope that she may be found.
- Highway of Tears
- Holly's Fight for Justice - a rape victim's personal site/discussion forum
- Missing People - Memorial web site for Sarah de Vries, and all women who vanished from the downtown eastside of Vancouver. It is a memorial website, as well as an informational and educational website to help bring about awareness of the tragedy that has unfolded in Vancouver's eastside.
- NEW Memorial web site for Aaron Shoulders
- PowerNoParole.ca - Carolyn Gardner's site dedicated to keeping her sister's murderer in prison.
- The Prioriello family are advocating for Darlene (Dolly) Prioriello's killer, David Dobson, to stay in prison. Please visit the family's web site and sign their petition, to keep Dobson in prison as long as possible.
- Vanished Voices - a web site in memory of the missing and murdered women from the downtown eastside of Vancouver, BC.
- Victims for Justice Coalition
- Who killed Theresa - John Allore's website dedicated to the investigation into the death of his sister Theresa
Parole
Family Violence
Support for victims of terrorism
- Canadian Coalition Against Terror
- Families of September 11th
- Help for victims of the July 7th, 2005, London bombings.
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- New York State Crime Victims Board
- Omagh Support & Self Help Group
- Titz 'n Terrorism - Maureen Basnicki's personal sight honouring her husband who was killed in 9/11 and her best friend who lost her battle with breast cancer
- Voices of September 11th
Support for homicide survivors
- Canadian Crime Victim Foundation
- Families and Friends of Murder Victims
- Murdered or Missing Persons' Families' Association
- Remember Me - Homicide Survivors social support group. Providing life long, Hope, Inspiration & Emotional support for those who have lost a loved one to Homicide. Contact Victim Services of York Region @ 905-474-2955. Meeting are held every 2nd Tuesday of the Month.
- Restorative Justice, Forgiveness, Healing 30 years after my Dad was murdered in Toronto
- Victims of Homicide Support Society of Edmonton
- Victims of Violence - Canadian Centre for Missing Children
USA
- Academy of Traumatology International
- Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons, Inc.
- Florida State University Traumatology Institute
- Gateway to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Information
- GriefNet.org is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss with 37 e-mail support groups and two web sites.
- The Homicide Support Project - Virginia Mason Medical Clinic
- International Center for Unidentified and Missing Persons
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- The National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
- National Next of Kin Registry
- Office for Victims of Crime
- Parents of murdered children
- Prostitution Research and Education Website
- The Stalking Victims' Sanctuary
- The Vidocq Society
International
- Gift From Within - An International Charity for Survivors of Trauma and Victimization
- Green Cross Foundation
- Grief Companion - features writings from a variety of classic and contemporary writers that grieving people have found helpful and comforting.
- The Doe Network - International Centre for Unidentified & Missing Persons
- International Bureau for Childrens Rights
- International Critical Incident Stress Foundations, Inc.
- The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- International Victimology website
- North American Missing Persons Network
- Queensland Homicide Victims' Support Group - QHVSG exists to provide peer support, help and love to victims of homicide and to promote awareness, education and reform.
- WiredSafety - International internet safety, help and education organization
- Yahoo discussion group for persons investigating or researching unsolved missing/unidentified cases from the past.
- YOU WILL BE CAUGHT - a web site to end child sex slavery. People can submit an on-line tip to get offenders arrested, prosecuted and incarcerated for sexually exploiting children abroad. This web site can be viewed in eight languages.
- National crime prevention council
- International Centre for the Prevention of Crime
- Crime prevention through environmental design
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