Discusses the nature of a crisis situation, and explores the goals of effective crisis intervention. Recommends a course of action for a counsellor working with victims of spousal assault.
Provides a 24-hour telephone and TTY line for women in the province of Ontario for: crisis counselling; emotional support; safety planning; guidance around options; and, referrals for shelters, rape crisis centres, legal services and supports, community based supports, criminal justice supports and services, counsellors and therapists, support groups, and culturally and linguistically appropriate services. Also offers training, seminars and workshops for the non-profit and private sector. Web site includes information on abuse and links to other organizations and web sites.
Provides primary health care for adults and children, reproductive health services and community outreach services to the Winnipeg community. Additional services include outreach services for the elderly, crisis intervention, sexual-assault counselling, family-violence counselling, and community education.
Written for suicide crisis workers and based on the results of the research that was part of DAWN Canada's Safety Network: Suicide and Abuse Project. Intended to help understand what it is like to have a disability and looks at some of the issues that contribute to the feelings of hopelessness that bring women to the point of seeing death as a better option to living.
Haldimand & Norfolk Women's Sevices is a charitable, non-profit corporation governed by an elected Board of Directors. Programs and services are funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services, Ministry of Child & Youth Services and the Ministry of Health. Project Grants have been made availible through the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Ministry of the Attorney General. Our many programs and services are enhanced by the generous support of community donations.
In addition to the services and programs for women who have experienced abuse and children who witness abuse, we educate and advocate for social, cultural and political change for women's equality and human rights.
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Campbell River Family Services Society, a non-profit, charitable organization has been providing quality services to individual, children and families living in the Campbell River area since 1977. CRFSS is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and is staffed by qualified, dedicated individuals at all levels of the organization.
Our wide range of programs and services includes support, counseling, education, prevention and crisis intervention. Campbell River Family Services Society has been accredited by C.A.R.F. (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) since November 2004.
CHIMO prevents tragedies and saves lives. CHIMO strengthens individuals, families, and communities. CHIMO connects people with needed community resources. CHIMO builds bridges of understanding.
Created in Richmond, British Columbia in 1973, CHIMO Crisis Services now serves over 10,000 individuals and families each year from different cultural backgrounds, age groups, family lifestyles, and economic situations. CHIMO provides diverse services from community building to prevention, from individual crisis support to advocacy, and from peer support to education. CHIMO engages in collaborative community planning and develops innovative resources to address emerging needs.
