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Program: Child Witness Program

Organizations: EveryMind - Mental Health Services
WhereToStart.ca - Access to Mental Health Services for Children and Youth
Description of Services: Services to children and youth under 18 years of age at the time of referral:

  • who are residents of the Region of Peel or attend court in the Region of Peel, and
  • who are victims and/or witnesses of crime (sexual abuse/assault, robbery, child luring, Internet Child Exploitation (ICE), child pornography, uttering threat or criminal harassment) and who may be called to testify in criminal court
  • intimate partner violence cases where the victim is 15 or under, and where the accused has been charged with sexual interference or sexual exploitation

Exclusionary criteria:

  • children and youth who are 18 and over
  • children and youth who are victims/in gang related crimes, domestic violence, child abuse and domestic violence, or those referred by the Homicide or Vice Units

Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Children under the age of 18 who live in Peel or attend court in the Peel Region * program offers court preparation support services for children and youth and who are victims and/or witness of crime
Application: Call intake or fax in referral * Youth and caregivers can self-refer, or physicians and community professionals can submit a referral using a form available on the WhereToStart.ca website
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Peel Region

Phone Numbers: Referral: WhereToStart.ca Access to Mental Health Services for Children and Youth: 905-451-4655
Crisis: 905-278-9036/1-888-811-2222
After Hours: 905-278-9036/1-888-811-2222
Fax: 905-696-0350
Email: info@everymind.ca
Website: wheretostart.ca
Address: 85A Aventura Court
Mississauga, ON
L5T 2Y6
Intersection: Hurontario St and Derry Rd E
Location: Mississauga (Gateway)
Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-8pm * Fri 9am-5pm

 
This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 9/30/2024

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