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- Roy Disney
Leave Out Violence (LOVE) is an award winning, not-for-profit, grass roots youth organization that is an effective means of social change, providing hope, motivation and opportunity to thousands of young people. LOVE volunteers learn to channel their experiences with violence to develop the skills to become local leaders against violence.
Posted: June 26th, 2010 under Abuse & Assault, Activism, Awareness & Action, Bullying, Random Stuff We Like.
Jennifer Ann’s Group is an American non-profit whose goal is to educate others about the very real dangers of teen dating violence. Every year, they have sponsored the Life. Love. Game Design Challenge, challenging game designers to produce a game that deals with teen dating violence without using any violence in the game itself.
Posted: May 29th, 2010 under Abuse & Assault, Resources.
Surrey Community Services’ team of professional counsellors offers free counselling with specialization in family counselling, suicide prevention and counselling, and sexual abuse.
Posted: December 12th, 2009 under Abuse & Assault, Counseling & Supports, Resources, Suicide Prevention & Information.
MCFD is the provincial ministry holding the responsibility for the well-being of children and their healthy development. They are probably best known for providing child protection and supervising substitute care (like foster care and group homes), but also provide services for children with special needs, child and youth mental health, youth justice, and early childhood development programs and services.
Posted: January 31st, 2009 under Abuse & Assault, Counseling & Supports, Mental Health, Parenting, Resources.
WAVAW is a feminist organization that works for the prevention and eradication of all forms of violence against women through the provision of services: a 24-hour crisis line, hospital accompaniment, Aboriginal outreach & counselling, individual and group support counselling, and victims services.
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under Abuse & Assault, Counseling & Supports, Resources.
BWSS offers a wide range of support services for women who have experienced abuse, including crisis support, counselling, support groups, legal advocacy and much more.
Posted: June 13th, 2008 under Abuse & Assault, Counseling & Supports, First Nations Services, Resources.
Provides female, male and trans survivors of sexual assault, as well as their friends, family members and partners with support as well as information about options.
Posted: June 13th, 2008 under Abuse & Assault, Resources.
The British Columbia Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse offers individual and group therapy, as well as support groups for partners of male survivors.
Posted: June 13th, 2008 under Abuse & Assault, Counseling & Supports, Resources.
24/7 live help line where youth can talk one-on-one, in confidence and anonymously to a support worker about bullying, gang activity, harassment, intimidation, sexual exploitation and many other issues. This is a multilingual line, so you can speak whatever language you feel most comfortable speaking in.
Posted: June 12th, 2008 under Abuse & Assault, Bullying, Counseling & Supports, Resources.
The Helpline for Children is the Ministry of Child and Family Development’s toll-free line for reporting of suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. Ministry social workers are also available to help support families in difficulty, since placing youth in care isn’t always the ideal or only way to help.
Posted: June 12th, 2008 under Abuse & Assault, Counseling & Supports, Parenting, Resources, Youth in Care.