Abuse
Source: http://www.youth.gc.ca
A young girl's account of how she was subjected to various forms of violence and how she chose to seek help to find a way out.
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Chrysalis House
Source: Transition House Association of Nova Scotia
Provides shelter, support and counselling for abused women and their children.
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General Demographics and Trends
Source: http://www.youth.gc.ca
Canadian Youth: Who are they and what do they want? - Provides recent demographic statistics on Canadian youth: age, sex, language, urban or rural, etc.
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Harbour House
Source: Transition House Association of Nova Scotia
Provides shelter, support and couselling to abused women, children and teens.
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The Hope and the Healing
Source: Tamara's House
Provides numerous services to assist adult survivors of child sexual abuse, including a self-help drop-in healing centre, residence services, and training and educational programs.
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Juniper House
Source: Transition House Association of Nova Scotia
Provides shelter, support and counselling for abused women and their children.
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Kawechetonanow Centre
Source: Opaskwayak Cree Nation
Offers help to people with addictions (alcohol, drugs, gambling), and to people who have been abused (sexually, physically, emotionally). Also offers a crisis line.
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Leeside Transition House
Source: Transition House Association of Nova Scotia
Provides shelter, support and counselling for abused women and their children.
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London Distress Centre
Source: London Distress Centre
Allows you to confidentially share any problems you may be experiencing with a telephone volunteer who will help you to work through your problems and learn to be able to better handle stress and crisis.
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The Marguerite Centre
Source: The Marguerite Centre
Provides long-term shelter to women in recovery from addictions and abuse.
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PACE Services
Source: Alberta Association of Sexual Assault Centres
Provides information on available services and resources, including contact information and crisis lines. Also provides volunteer opportunities.
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Services
Source: Sudbury Sexual Assault Crisis Centre (SSACC)
Provides information and crisis intervention services to sexually assaulted women.
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Services
Source: The Mens Project
Provides individual and couple counselling, as well as a specialized healing program for men who have experienced sexual or physical abuse as children, anger management, emotional intelligence and fathering. There is also a helpline for crisis and support services.
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Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children and Youth: A fact sheet from the Department of Justice Canada
Source: Justice Canada
Explores the different aspects of violence and sexual exploitation of children and teenagers, such as factors, indications of violence, consequences and prevention.
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The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
Source: Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
Provides support to victims of sexual abuse and assault through a 24-hour crisis line and counselling services. Volunteers are always welcome!
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Support Services
Source: Women Against Violence Against Women
Offers emotional support, personal coping skills, non-judgemental feedback and a 24 hour crisis line to help sexually abused women. Click on 'Programs' for more information on services offered. The site also contains an email contact for those individuals who are interested in volunteering for the society.
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Survivors of Abuse Recovering
Source: S.O.A.R.
Offers a peer counselling service for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
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Tearmann House
Source: Transition House Association of Nova Scotia
Provides shelter, support and counselling for abused women and their children.
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What is Cybertip.ca ?
Source: Cybertip.ca
Work on crime prevention : if you come across child pornography online, or if you believe someone is attempting to lure a child for sexual purposes or commit some other sexual offence against a child, submit a report to Cybertip.ca
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Women's Community House
Source: Women's Community House
Supports abused women and their children by offering an emergency, short-term shelter, counselling and a 24-hour helpline.
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YWCA Westman Women's Shelter
Source: YWCA of Brandon
Provides information on the 24 hour emergency shelter for abused women and children in Brandon and the surrounding Westman area.
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