Community Resources

Whether you are a church, an organization, a friend wanting to be supportive or you have experienced a crisis personally and are looking for support, this page lists various agencies we have researched or had contact with across Canada, but mainly in communities across Ontario. If you have any questions or are in need of personal support, please contact us and we'll help you find what you need.

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Organizations that provide preventative training and other educational resources include:

1. Canadian Center for Child Protection https://www.protectchildren.ca/

2. Little Warriors https://littlewarriors.ca/prevent-it/

3. Canadian Red Cross https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/violence-bullying-and-abuse-prevention/educators/child-abuse-and-neglect-prevention

4. Commit2Kids https://commit2kids.ca/en/

5. Family Online Safety Institute https://www.fosi.org/

6. Cyber Tip https://www.cybertip.ca/app/en/child_sexual_abuse

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Reporting Agencies and Support

• 211 Ontario, a search tool for programs and services in your community: https://211ontario.ca/

• National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453

• Hope for Wellness Help: Toll-free Help Line for First Nations & Inuit Children, Youth & Young Adults: 1-855-242-3310

• The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health https://www.camh.ca/

• Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions, https://familyconnexions.ca. To report child abuse visit https://familyconnexions.ca/report-a-concern/ or call 1-800-461-4236 24/7

• Child Advocacy Center Simcoe Muskoka http://www.cacsimcoemuskoka.ca/

• Family Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region 519-576-0540 x2  https://www.facswaterloo.org

• Addictions, Mental  Health and Crisis Services Waterloo: https://here247.ca/programs-services/child-and-youth-sexual-abuse-treatment/

• Kids Help Phone Line: https://kidshelpphone.ca/  or call 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868

• Victim Services of Simcoe County https://victimservicesofsimcoecounty.ca/ 

• Boost For Kids: collaborative support for families https://boostforkids.org/

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Counselors and other supporters

• Connor MacPherson: art therapist, registered psychotherapist (qualifying), and creative wellness group facilitator. https://www.birchwoodarttherapy.ca/

• Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups. Barrie/Orillia Contact: Bernadette/Sheila
  Phone: (705) 326-9941/ (705) 737-0534

  • Toronto Distress Centre Phone: (416) 595-1716:   www.torontodistresscentre.com/survivor-support