The Thunder Bay and Area Victim Services program is a community response program providing immediate on-site service to victims of crime or disaster, 24 hours, seven days a week. With the consent of a victim, emergency services request a team of trained Victim Services volunteers to provide on-site, short-term assistance to victims and offer referrals to community agencies for longer-term assistance.
Victim Services volunteers are supporting victims in co-operation with Police Services and Fire and Rescue Services in the Thunder Bay and immediate rural area.
Such support would be provided for situations such as:
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Sexual Assault
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Domestic Violence
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Assault
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Property Crime
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Robbery
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Homicide
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Suicide
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Motor Vehicle Collisions
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Multi-Casualty Occurrence
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Fire
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Elder Abuse
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Grief and Bereavement
This support includes:
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Immediate On-site support
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Telephone Support (this is not a crisis line)
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Referral information
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Gender Specific (if requested)
For more information go to www.tbayvictimservices.com