Service Details

Hours

Mon-Sun 24 hours

Areas Served Haldimand County ; New Credit ; Norfolk County
Eligibility Victims of crime and tragic circumstances
  • VQRP -- victims, immediate family members, and witnesses in the direct aftermath of violent crimes
Application

Referral by police, emergency services, community agency or self-referral

Languages English ; Interpretive Services
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Simcoe
Address & Map
Simcoe OPP Police Station
548 Queensway W
Simcoe, ON N3Y 4J9
Intersection Queensway W and Rob Blake Way
Mailing Address c/o VIctim Services of Haldimand Norfolk Mississauga of the Credit First Nation 
PO Box 820 
72 Hwy 54 
Cayuga, ON N0A 1E0
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description

Description (Service)

In office or mobile early intervention crisis response, with medium to long-term case management follow-up

  • Trauma-informed, client-centered
  • cultural sensitivity, intersectionality lens
  • all ages and identities 
  • needs assessment
  • safety planning
  • referrals to community services
  • enhanced support for vulnerable victims
  • notification supports
  • community group support 
  • navigation of VQRP+ supports 
  • GPS alarms supporting clients dealing with escalating violence 

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) -- assistance with emergency expenses related to the incident, including home safety, accommodation, meals, transportation, basic necessities, dependent care costs, counselling, traditional Indigenous health services, cellular phones, vision care, dental care, aids for victims with disabilities, interpretation services, crime scene cleanup, government/medical documents and funeral expenses

  • additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal, and treatment at a recovery facility
  • no direct reimbursement to victims for support listed above
  • financial support also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of child homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims

Moblie Emergency Response System-GPS alarms for clients with escalating violence who are striving to live a violence-free life that qualify through program criteria

Contact Information

Toll Free Phone 1-800-264-6671
Fax 289-370-0142
E-Mail vshn@victimserviceshn.com
Website www.victimserviceshn.com
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Primary Contact Charlene Lovegrove, Corporate Manager
Primary Executive Sheri MacDonald, Executive Director; Email: vshn@victimserviceshn.com