Ottawa Victim Services

November 16th - 22nd is Self Care Week! Self Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self care across communities,... families and generations. The Self Care Forum has been organizing Self Care Week since 2011. View their website here: http://www.selfcareforum.org/ Stay tuned for the self care tips we will be sharing throughout the week! We will be launching a self-care tip sheet very soon!

Canada still has work to do when it comes to preventing violence against women. This #WomenAbusePreventionMonth, we must #shinethelight on #VAW and work together to prevent it. #endvaw

Thank you to Save ORCC for this resource list. If you are looking for supports for sexual assault survivors please see this service list https://docs.google.com//1VvIoJjTwpJZzLvLMlsBN/mobilebasic

Please tune in on Monday!! We quite excited to see the winners as well!! #CPOAwards

Join us November 26th for another exciting Victims & Survivors Week event! Tools to Safeguard Your Well-being: Practical Strategies for individuals & Teams. #victimsweek https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tools-to-safeguard-your-well-be

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: Virtual Vigil December at 6:00 p.m EST. It can be accessed at : www.facebook.com/womenseventne...twork Although there will not be an in-person vigil this year, we welcome visitors to bring a real or handmade rose to the Women’s Monument located at Minto Park (102 Lewis St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0S7) throughout the day. If possible, please take a photo of yourself placing your rose onto the monument and post it on social media with the #Dec6, #Dec62020, #16days, #ÉcolePolytechnique, #NotForgotten. For those attending, please practice physical distancing.

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Taking care of yourself doing Victim Service work is incredibly important! Join us on November 25th for Essential Tools from a Trauma Expert: Managing Secondary Trauma, Moral Distress, and Compassion Fatigue During Crisis #victimsweek https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/essential-tools-from-a-trauma-e

What services do we offer to victims and survivors of Sexual Violence? 1- Emotional Support: information on options, referrals to resources including community, medical, legal, and criminal justice processes 2- Accompaniment: to hospital, police, court 3- Access to financial compensation: for short term counselling up to $1,000, transportation to those sessions, and other financial supports 613-238-2762 or [email protected]... We are here for you... See more

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If you are a survivor of sexual violence and are looking for support please reach out 613-238-2762 or [email protected] Please see our interview today regarding the temporary closure of the ORCC https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day

Don’t forget! Happening this week!

#CPOAwards We hope you can all tune in!!!

This year’s event will commemorate the 15th annual Victims Week, the 20th anniversary of the Federal Victims Strategy, and five years since the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights came into force.

What impact has the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights had over the last 5 years? The Ombudsman’s Progress Report, to be released on Nov. 25, makes recommendations to strengthen the Bill and #EmpowerVictims . Register for our launch event today: https://bit.ly/3cZTtk1

This will be a great resource for victims if stalking once it comes out: https://www.theglobeandmail.com//article-stepping-up-wom/

Tune into CPO’s Annual Awards event Nov 2 from 12-1!!! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-crime-prevention-ottawa-a

Today we went out to A Everest Locksmith Inc to thank them for being a valued partner to OVS. If you need a quality locksmith here in Ottawa look no further! Thank you for all you do for victims and survivors!