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Canada

Non-profit & charitable victims’ groups

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 in Toronto.
Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres (CASAC)
End Abuse in Lanark – The Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Advisory Committee – Lanark County
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 & 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.
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 (METRAC)
Native Womens Association of Canada (NWAC)
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.
onefamilylaw.ca – a website designed to help women get information on family law matters.
Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC)
The Scarborough Hospital Sexual Assault Care Centre – resources and information for victims of sexual assault
The Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District
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
The Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)

Support for children/youth

Beyond Borders – Ensuring Global Justice for Children
Be Web Aware
Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CCCP)
Child Advocacy Centre Niagara
Cory’s Courthouse – a web site by the Toronto Child Abuse Centre for children who may have to testify in court
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.
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.
Boost Child Abuse Prevention & Intervention (Toronto)
University of Victoria Anti-Violence Project
Zebra Child Protection Centre (Edmonton)

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 Ontario - 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.
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.
Mental Health Service Information Ontario Mental Health Service Information Ontario (MHSIO) is a provincial information and referral service. This 24 hours service is available 7 days a week in over 140 languages to consumers, families, service providers and others needing information about mental health resources. MHSIO’s goal is to provide callers with referrals to services and supports that are designed to meet their unique and individual needs. The MHSIO database contains information on 300 mental health organizations and over 1,000 programs in Ontario. MHSIO also offers a Webchat feature that allows individuals to chat directly with a MHSIO advisor.

Victim services

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
The Sawbonna Project – Learn more about the journey of Margot Van Sluytman, who met with the man who murdered her Father and they shared hope and healing.

Crime Prevention

Cybertip.ca
Institute for the Prevention of Crime, Ottawa University
National Crime Prevention Centre
Block Parent Association
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 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
Stop Sex with Kids

Internet & Social Media Safety

Cybertip.ca
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.
Canadian Clearinghouse on Cyberstalking – The purpose of the Canadian Clearinghouse on Cyberstalking is to provide a central information resource of publicly available information on the topic for Canadians who experience online harassment, and for the international professional community.
Cyberbullying.ca is a website that educates youths and others about the use of information and communication technologies to bully and harm others.
The door that’s not Locked
Kids in the Know is an interactive safety education program for increasing the personal safety of children and reducing their risk of sexual exploitation
National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre – created to help protect children from online sexual exploitation (USA).
textED is an interactive website where people can learn about the short-term costs and the long-term ramifications of texting.
www.loveisrespect.org - Break the Cycle and the National Dating Abuse Helpline collaborate to provide information about healthy relationships, dating and recognizing abuse including digital abuse.
A thin line - MTV’s A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower young people to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in their life and among peers.

Blogs

Crime Victim Advocacy – blog by Steve Sullivan, former Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime.

CANADIAN Federal government

Missing persons

Canadian Centre for Information on Missing Adults CCIMA/CCIAD
Child Find Canada
The Doe Network – International Centre for Unidentified & Missing Persons
Missing Children and Adults Association (MCAA)
Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC)
Association of Families of Persons Assassinated or Disappeared (AFPAD) - Quebec
North American Missing Persons Network
Ontario’s Missing Adults
Our Missing Children
Outpost for Hope
Center for Hope
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
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
1in6.ca - 1in6 Canada supports male survivors of sexual trauma in their journey of recovery. By providing knowledge, tools and resources to men, their families and communities, and their service providers, 1in6 Canada creates positive and lasting change helping male survivors realize their full potential as men of integrity, resilience and courage.
Men’s Trauma Centre – based in Victoria, B.C.
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

Victims’ personal pages

Andy Moffitt Memorial page
Highway of Tears
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
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.
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
Restorative Justice, Forgiveness, Healing 30 years after my Dad was murdered in Toronto

Parole

Family Violence

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence

Support for victims of terrorism

Support for homicide survivors

Canadian Crime Victim Foundation (CCVF)
Canadian Parents of Murdered Children and Survivors of Homicide Victims Inc. (CPOMC) is a nationally incorporated support group in Canada for survivors of homicide victims and their families.
Distress Centres – Survivor Support Programme- Supporting individuals and families in the aftermath of suicide and homicide since 1979 in a peer-based support program in Toronto. Alex Shendelman (416) 595-1716
Families and Friends of Murder Victims
Lean On Me is a not-for-profit that provides a variety of services to families and others impacted by a homicide. We began in 2007 as a group of families who are passionate about helping other familes. Lean On Me provides practical and emotional resources, a 12-week supportive counselling group, monthly maintenance support groups, and monthly wellness events for members to benefit their spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing. The group serves Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe area – (289) 339-1460.
Association of Families of Persons Assassinated or Disappeared (AFPAD) - Quebec
Victim Services of Peel - Phone: 905.568.8800
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.
Victims of Homicide Support Society of Edmonton
Victims of Violence – Canadian Centre for Missing Children

USA

Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons, Inc.
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

Human Trafficking

EndModernSlavery.ca This website offers information about human trafficking, details about the launch of Invisible Chains: Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking and events across the country taking place to raise awareness about the problem and support local organizations that assist victims. Learn how you can join the Canadian fight against human trafficking.
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