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You’ll find information about Sex, Sexuality, Abuse, Healthy Relationships, Birth Control and self-protection, Suicide, Internet Predators, Drugs & Alcohol and more. Important – We have tried to review the content of each of the websites listed to ensure they are honest and accurate, but it is always smart to question the information you are getting by asking people you trust.
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When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

Audre Lorde

Cover your Internet Tracks

Concerned about someone finding out where you’ve been on the internet?
Here’s how to reduce the chances that your internet activities will be traced.
Web browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, Inter­net Explor­er and Fire­fox are designed to leave traces behind that indicate where you’ve been and what you’ve been looking at on the Internet.  It’s hard to absolutely guarantee that your activity on the Internet can’t be traced at all, but here are some simple things you can do to reduce the chances that someone looking through your computer will find out what you’ve been reading. In general, you want to erase two things:
  • Your Cache (this is where the computer stores copies of files you’ve recently looked at with your web browser)
  • Your History List (this is a single file containing the addresses of the places you’ve recently visited)

If you use...

Google Chrome

  • In the top-right cor­ner of the brows­er win­dow, click the Chrome menu.
  • Select ​‘his­to­ry’.
  • Click the but­ton ​‘clear brows­ing data’. A dia­log box will appear.
  • From the drop-down menu, select how much his­to­ry you want to delete. To clear your entire brows­ing his­to­ry, select the begin­ning of time.
  • Check the box­es for the data you want Chrome to clear, includ­ing ​‘brows­ing history.’
  • Click the but­ton ​‘clear brows­ing data.’

Inter­net Explorer

  • Open the ​‘tools’ menu and select ​‘inter­net options’.
  • Select the ​‘gen­er­al’ tab at the top.
  • In the sec­tion called ​‘tem­po­rary inter­net files,’ click on ​‘delete files.’
  • Your cache will now be cleared.
  • On the same screen, in the sec­tion called ​‘his­to­ry,’ click on ​‘clear history.’
  • Your his­to­ry list will now be cleared.
  • If there is a lot of sites on your list, this might take a few moments.
  • Note that clear­ing the cache and history in Inter­net Explor­er also automatically clears your address bar.

Firefox

  • Open the ​‘tools’ menu, select ​‘options.’
  • Select the ​‘pri­va­cy’ tab locat­ed on the left side of the menu bar.
  • Select the ​‘his­to­ry’ tab and click on ​‘clear.’
  • Your his­to­ry will now be cleared.
  • Select the ​‘cache’ tab and click on ​‘clear’
  • Your cache will now be cleared.
  • Note that clear­ing the cache and his­to­ry in Fire­fox auto­mat­i­cal­ly clears your address bar as well.

There is also anoth­er option

called ​“Clear all information stored while brows­ing.”
This will remove ALL of your brows­ing his­to­ry, cache, recent­ly down­loaded files; all saved infor­mation and search­es, all cook­ies and saved passwords.

To clear all information:
  • Select ​‘clear all infor­ma­tion stored while brows­ing’ tab and click ​‘OK.’
  • A dia­logue box will pop up to con­firm that you are about to erase all information.
  • Click ​‘OK.’

Important tip!

When you clear the cache and the his­to­ry list, you erase not only the infor­ma­tion on where you’ve been, but any oth­er infor­ma­tion that had been pre­vi­ous­ly stored there. So, if someone checks and sees that the cache and the history list have been completely emptied, they will not only know that you know how to do this, but they might guess that you’re try­ing to hide some­thing. One pos­si­ble way to avoid sus­pi­cion is to clear the cache and his­to­ry once you’re done look­ing at infor­ma­tion you don’t want some­one to know about. After they’re cleared, spend some time vis­it­ing sites that you think peo­ple would­n’t object to. This way, if some­one is track­ing your inter­net habits, the cache and his­to­ry list start to get filled up and they might be less like­ly to notice that old infor­ma­tion is missing.

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, And Support Services

Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte & District (Belleville)

  • 1-877-544-6424
  • (613) 967-6300

Sexual Assault Support Services for Women (Cornwall)

  • English 1-877-461-8192
  • French 1-866-336-2433
  • 1-613-932-1755

Sexual Assault Centre (Kingston)

  • 1-877-544-6424

Rape Crisis Centre (Ottawa)

  • 24hr crisis line 1-613-562-2333
  • Office 1-613-562-2334
  • www.orcc.net

 Sexual Assault Support Centre (Ottawa)

  • 24hr crisis line 1-613-234-2266
  • Office 1-613-725-2160
  • TTY 1-613-725-1657
  • www.sascottawa.org

Ameilia Rising Sexual Assault Centre (North Bay)

  • 24hrs crisis line 1-705-476-3355
  • Office 1-705-840-240

Ontario Coalition Rape Crisis Centres (website)

  • www.ocrcc.ca1-877-544-6424

Algonquins of Pikwakanagan

  • Administration: 613-625-2800
  • Health Centre: 613-625-2259
  • 1675A Mishomis Inamo, Pikwakanagan
  • Health services and prevention programs
  • Child and family services and counselling
  • algonquinsofpikwakanagan.com (click on administration)

Minwaashin Lodge

  • 613-741-5590
  • Crisis Line: 1-855-789-9433 or 613-789-1141
  • 100-1155 Lola St, Pikwakanagan
  • Offers counselling for abuse (past or current), trauma, couple/relationship issues and more
  • Recognition of Residential School Legacy and cultural beliefs and values
  • www.minlidge.com

Oshki Kizis Healing Lodge

  • 1-613-789-1141
  • Located in Ottawa
  • Part of Aboriginal Women’s Support Centre
  • Shelter for Aboriginal and Inuit women and children

Ojibway Women’s Lodge

  • Located in North Bay
  • 24hr Crisis Line: 1-800-387-2465
  • Counselling: 1-705-472-0233
  • Shelter for abused women and children
  • Includes culturally sensitive services for Aboriginal women
  • Transitional Housing Support: 1-705-472-0233
  • Anishinabek Police: 1-705-472-0270

Legal Assistance of Windsor

  • Indigenous Justice Support, led by the Indigenous Justice Coordinator (IJC), provides support and advocacy for Indigenous clients who are experiencing legal problems in all areas of law practiced at LAW.
  • 443 Ouellette Ave. Suite 200 Windsor, ON N9A 4J2
  • Tel: 519-256-7831
  • Monday – Friday: 9:00am-4:30pm
  • https://www.legalassistanceofwindsor.com/indigenous-justice-support

WEFiGHT

WEFiGHT provides direct and indirect services to internationally and domestically trafficked men, women and children experiencing forced labour, sex trafficking and those trafficked through marriage.

Renfrew County Regional Assault Care Program

  • 1-800-363-7222 (24hr)
  • Connects you with an Assault Response Team (ART) Nurse
  • Provides health support, emotional support and crisis support for women, children and men of all ages
  • Provides health care, pregnancy tests and STI (sexually transmitted infections) tests
  • You may choose to have evidence collected which can be stored or submitted as part of an assault report
  • This is a confidential program, except in cases where the client is under the age of 18
  • You do not have to go through the Emergency Department (call first)
  • Tell the ART Nurse if you need transportation, with authorization the cab fare to and from the hospital will be covered
  • You can access this program at any of the local hospitals in Renfrew County

Local Hospitals

  • Arnprior:  613-623-3166

Arnprior & District Memorial Hospital:   350 John St. North, Arnprior K7S 2P6

(If ART nurse is unavailable you may have to go to Renfrew or Pembroke)

  • Barry’s Bay:   613-756-3044

St. Francis Memorial Hospital:   7 St. Francis Memorial Dr, Barry’s Bay K0J 1B0

(If ART nurse is unavailable you may have to go to Renfrew or Pembroke)

  • Deep River:   1-888-571-8168 | ER: 613-584-3333 ex. 172

Deep River and District Hospital:   117 Banting Dr, Deep River K0K 1P0

(If ART Nurse is unavailable you may have to go to Renfrew or Pembroke)

  • Pembroke:   613-732-2811

Pembroke Regional Hospital:   705 MacKay St, Pembroke K8A 1G8

(ART Nurse on call 24hrs; seen within 1 hr, call ahead)

  • Renfrew:   1-800-363-7222 | 613-432-4851

     Renfrew Victoria Hospital:   499 Raglan St, Renfrew K7V 1P6

    (ART Nurse is on call 24hrs; seen within 1 hr, call ahead)

Renfrew County & District Health Unit

  • 1-800-267-1097, 613-732-8666 (Health Information), 613-732-3629 (Reception)
  • 7 International Dr, Pembroke
  • Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 (closed at noon)

Tele-Health Ontario

  • 1-866-797-0000

Ottawa Sexual Assault/Partner Abuse Care Program     

  • 1-613-798-5555 ext. 13770
  • Ottawa Hospital- Civic Complex, 1053 Carling Ave. East-main, Ottawa
  • Christine Wood, Assistant Co-ordinator
  • For adult victims (16 or older)

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)

  • 1-613-737-7600
  • 401 Smyth Rd, Ottawa
  • For children (0-18 years)

Aids Committee of Toronto

Aids Hotline

  • 1-800-668-2437
  • Toll-free, anonymous and confidential AIDS information, support and referral line

Morning After Pill

  • You do not need a prescription
  • There is no cost or forms to complete
  • Call your local pharmacy to request it (availability may vary)

Renfrew County Virtual Triage Assessment Centre

  • 1-844-727-6404
  • The Renfrew County Virtual Triage Assessment Centre (RCVTAC) is a collaboration between Renfrew County Primary Care teams, the County of Renfrew Paramedic Service, Renfrew County Hospitals and the Renfrew County and District Health Unit
  • A primary care solution to reduce the demand on Emergency Departments and provide Renfrew County residents, who do not have a family physician or cannot access their family physician, with the appropriate level of care when they have any health concerns.

Renfrew Country Legal Clinic

  • 1-800-267-5871
  • 1-613-432-8146
  • Provides free service (in specific areas) to lower income Residents of Renfrew County who meet financial eligibility guidelines
  • Call the Renfrew office 1-800 number to make an appointment if necessary
  • www.renfrewlegalclinic.org

Arnprior

  • By appointment only
  • Mental Health Services, 129 Mary St., Unit C

Barry’s Bay

  • By appointment only
  • Tyerman & Daughters, 19336 Opeongo Line
  • 4th Monday of the month 10:00 – 12:00

Pembroke

  • By appointment only
  • 454 Miller Street (Zion Lutheran Chuch)
  • Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 – 12:00

Renfrew (Main Office)

  • By appointment only
  • #101-236 Stewart Street
  • Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:00 – 4:00
  • Wednesday 9:00 – 12:00

General Advice Clinic

  • Free advice regarding criminal and civil matters
  • No appointment necessary. First come, first served. Up to 20 minutes each

Pembroke

  • Pembroke Court House, 297 Pembroke St. E
  • Fridays 9:30-12:00

Renfrew

  • Service Ontario, 315 Raglan St. S
  • 4th Monday of month 10:00-12:00

Legal Aid Ontario

  • 1-800-668-8258
  • A program which ensures that people in Ontario are able to receive legal representation or advice even though they may not be able to pay for it themselves.
  • Call to apply Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00
  • Will provide assistance for low-income individuals in Ontario
  • www.legalaid.on.ca

Victim Witness Assistance Program

  • 1-613-732-2035
  • 1-866-439-5734 (Ministry of the Attorney General)
  • Pembroke Courthouse, 297 Pembroke St. E, Suite 0611
  • Mon-Fri 8:30-5:00
  • Assists victims and witnesses of crimes who may be required to attend court
  • Provides assistance with courtroom practices and procedures
  • Gives emotional support before, during and after court appearances
  • www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/ovss/programs.asp

Family and Children’s Services (Children’s Aid)

  • 1-613-735-6866
  • Intake assessments if neglect and abuse
  • Counselling for children and families only on referral
  • Foster care recruitment, training and support
  • Emergency and specialized care homes
  • Adoption

Lawyer Referral Service

  • 1-800-268-8326
  • Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00
  • To assist with the selection of a lawyer in your area and half hour free consultation time.
  • Tell them if you are calling due to domestic violence, from a shelter, in custody, under age 18, or unable to wait 3 days or don’t have a call back number
  • There is no charge for crisis services
  • Long wait times are possible
  • www.Isuc.on.ca
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Asexual, Pansexual, Two-Spirited, Queer and Questioning people (and more)

LGBT Youth Help Line

  • 1-800-268-9688

Renfrew County Sexual Assault Centre

  • 1-800-663-3060 (24hr)

PFLAG (Parents, Friends of Lesbians & Gays)

  • 1-888-530-6777
  • A national voice that speaks for a more accepting Canadian society by providing support, education and resources on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity
  • pflagcanada.ca
  • Renfrew County Chapter: 1-800-530-6777 ext. 572 and pflagrenfrewcounty.ca

Kind Space

Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition

Trans Lifeline

  • 1-877-330-6366
  • 10:00am-4:00pm every day of the week
  • www.translifeline.org
  • Hotline staffed by transgender people, for transgender people
  • 24-hour, multilingual, toll-free phone line for immediate crisis and referral services at 1-866-887-0015
  • https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/ovss/male_support_services/

Victim Services Renfrew County

Community Mental Health Services of Renfrew County

  • Intake Line: 1-800-991-7711
  • 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-866-966-0991
  • Leave a message if busy or after hours
  • Calls will be returned within one business day
  • Short and long-term counselling for sexual assault survivors, childhood sexual assault survivors, and survivors of abuse
  • A person can self-refer and a health card covers the cost

North Renfrew Family Services

  • 1-613-584-3358
  • Provides long and short-term counselling for family, marital, grief and childhood trauma issues
  • Financial assistance available in crisis situations
  • Library with resources and videos is available
  • nrfs@drdh.org
  • www.bright-ideas-software.com/nrfs/

*There are no abortion services available in Renfrew County

Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus

  • Women’s Health Clinic, 1053 Carling Ave East, Ottawa
  • 1-800-267-9933 OR 613-738-8400 ext. 81725
  • Call for appointment

Planned Parenthood

  • 222 Somerset St, Ottawa
  • 1-613-226-8955
  • www.ppottawa.ca or email options@ppottawa.ca
  • Free and completely confidential (can use fake name)
  • Offers education, counselling and referral services to assist people in making informed sexual and reproductive health choices
  • Pro-choice, supportive, LGBTQA+ positive and youth positive organization that promotes healthy sexuality

North Bay/Parry Sound District Health Unit

  • Sexual Health Centre- The Clinic, 681 Commercial St
  • 1-800-563-2808 OR 1-705-474-1400 ext. 2289
  • Call to book a free, confidential appointment
  • Call for clinic times
  • Provides pro-choice options, counselling and referrals
  • Will refer to local OBGYN for abortions
  • www.nbrhc.on.ca

Morgentaler Clinics (Private)

  • Toronto: 1-800-556-6835
  • Ottawa Reception: 1-613-567-8300, Ottawa Appointments: 1-613-567-3360
  • 24hr Line: 1-416-932-0446
  • www.morgentaler.ca or email info@yenott.com
  • Very good taped information recordings at the 1-800 number
  • Well equipped for abortions up 10 17 weeks
  • No doctor referral is necessary and no legal age limits
  • No consent needed from parents, guardians or partner/husband
  • No charge with valid OHIP number (partial cost if out of province)
  • They will talk with the woman privately at the clinic to ensure that she has been given all of her options around the pregnancy, and to ensure that she fully understand the procedure

*These services are run by volunteers. It may take several calls before you get through to someone, keep trying.

Arnprior & District Food Bank

  • 1-613-668-4462
  • St. John Chrysostom, 295 Albert St
  • Mondays 9:30am-12:00pm (closed 1st Monday of the month and holidays)
  • arnpriorfoodbank@gmail.com

Madawaska Valley Food Bank

  • 1-613-756-1014
  • Serving Barry’s Bay, Palmer Rapids, Madawaska and Whitney
  • 8 Martin St, Barry’s Bay
  • 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 9:30-11:30am
  • mvfoodbank@gmail.com

Deep River Food Bank

  • 1-613-584-3333 ex. 7910 (leave a message)
  • 117 Banting Dr (behind Deep River Hospital)
  • Mondays 10:00am-12:00pm (except for holidays)

Eganville Food Bank                                                                   

  • 613-401-5785 (Gale Edmunson) and 613-754-2119 (Doug Davies)
  • 165 John St, Eganville
  • 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 10:00am-12:00pm

St. Joseph’s Food Bank                                                              

  • 613-732-3807 and 613-735-5601
  • Holy Name Catholic Church, 295 First Ave
  • Monday 9:30am-12:30pm (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday)
  • www.stjospehsfoodbank.ca

Cobden District Food Bank

  • 1-613-647-7801
  • 58 Main St, Cobden
  • Mondays 9:00am-12:00pm
  • Call for appointment
  • helins@nrtco.net

Killaloe Food Bank

  • 1-613-757-2801
  • 12 North St (rear entrance)
  • Every second Tuesday 3:30-5:30pm (exact dates on Facebook page ‘Killaloe Food Bank’
  • killaloefoodbank@gmail.com

Petawawa Pantry

The Sharing Place-Enaji Madinamage Midjm

Community Mental Health Services of Renfrew County

  • Intake Line: 1-800-991-7711
  • 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-866-966-0991
  • Leave a message if busy or after hours
  • Calls will be returned within one business day
  • Short and long-term counselling for sexual assault survivors, childhood sexual assault survivors, and survivors of abuse
  • A person can self-refer and a health card covers the cost

North Renfrew Family Services

  • 1-613-735-2374
  • Available by phone Mon-Fri 9:00am-3:00pm 
  • Counselling available for children and their family
  • Francophone services available
  • Day treatment programs (Valleycrest- Renfrew & Pembroke) 
  • Puppet program
  • CPAN (Child Poverty Action Network) backpack program
  • www.phoenixpembroke.com
  • www.renfrewcountycpan.ca

Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre

  • 1-613-629-4243
  • Please call for information/support or email info@rdfcc.ca
  • If you are in a crisis please call the Community Mental Health Services 24hr Crisis Line: 1-866-996-0991

Women’s Sexual Assault Centre

  • 24hr Support & Crisis Line: 1-800-663-3060
  • Office: 613-735-5551
  • Visit website for more information and links at www.rcsac.org

Pathways- Alcohol & Drug Treatment Services

  • 1-888-241-1135
  • Provides addiction related counselling to individuals, families and children on an outpatient basis
  • Arnprior: 613-623-9837
  • Pembroke: 613-732-0151
  • Renfrew: 613-432-8573
  • Mothersafe Program: #202-39 Renfrew Ave West, 1-888-241-1135 or 613-633-8573. Specifically for women with alcohol and drug issues who are pregnant or who have small children (under 6 years)

Addiction Treatment Services

  • 1-800-265-0197 or 613-432-9855, Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm
  • 510 Raglan St North, Renfrew
  • For any kind of addiction (drug, alcohol, gambling etc.)
  • Renfrew is the central intake line
  • Call the main office (Renfrew) for all locations and hours
  • Barry’s Bay – Tuesday
  • Deep River/Golden Lake – Friday
  • Pembroke – Monday to Friday
  • Arnprior – Wednesday
  • Petawawa – Wednesday

MacKay Manor    

  • 1-877-8194181 or 613-432-4946
  • Residential recovery home for men who have alcohol and drug related issues
  • 196 Argyle St South
  • Men must commit to the following: 3-6 month stay, detoxification (72 hours required), regularly attend AA or NA meetings, participate in daily support groups and maintain good physical fitness and hygiene
  • Call for more information, Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm

Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre

  • 1-613-563-0363
  • 488 Willbrod St, Ottawa
  • Offers alternative addiction services to women (day program)
  • info@amethust-ottawa.org

Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline

  • 1-888-230-3505
  • Provides 24/7 information about gambling treatment, resources and credit and debt counselling in Ontario
  • www.opgh.on.ca

Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH)

  • 1-800-463-2338
  • Switch board staffed 24/7: 1-416-535-8501
  • www.camh.ca

Narcotics Anonymous

  • 1-888-811-3887
  • Meeting schedules available at www.ottawana.org
  • There are meetings in Pembroke and Renfrew

Alcoholics Anonymous 

Bernadette McCann House

  • 255 Maple Ave North, Pembroke
  • 24hr Crisis Line: 1-800-267-4930 or 613-732-3131
  • Business Line: 613-732-7766 (Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm)
  • Women’s shelter and support services
  • Provides emergency transportation to get women to the shelter and other emergency services
  • Outreach program which offers one-on-one counselling and group support
  • Children have access to children’s programs to deal with witnessing the abuse
  • www.wsssbmh.org

Lanark Interval House

  • 24 hr Crisis Line: 1-800-267-7046 or 1-613-257-5960
  • Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-866-863-0511
  • info@lcih.com
  • Provides emergency transportation and shelter for abused women and their children
  • Available to women experiencing abuse in any form
  • Outreach program offered for community support specifically for sexual assault

Shelter Safe

  • www.sheltersafe.ca
  • Links to shelters anywhere in Canada (Pembroke is located in the Kingston section of the map)
  • Safety planning information
  • Information on how to hide internet usage

Columbus House (Residential Program)

  • 1-888-393-3832
  • Boy’s residence: 613-732-2791, Girl’s residence: 613-732-8977
  • For young women and men
  • Ages 16 to 21 years, attending school, unable to live at home
  • Seeks to improve the quality of life for youth in Renfrew County by providing structured, supportive and safe residential and day programs in a Christian environment while pursuing their education and training

Shelters in Ottawa

Youth Services Bureau

  • 1-613-729-1000
  • 24hr Crisis Line: 1-613-260-2360
  • Emergency 24/7 shelter for young women and men (ages 12-21)
  • Non-profit housing program for ages 16-21
  • Will provide shelter for people in crisis
  • www.ysb.ca

Cornerstone Women’s Shelter

Harmony House

  • 1-613-223-3386
  • info@harmonyhousews.com
  • Second stage, transitional, supportive residence
  • For women and children fleeing violence

Maison D’Amitie

  • 1-613-747-0020 | 1-877-336-2433
  • www.maisondamitie.ca
  • Emergency shelter and counselling for abused Francophone women and children

Nelson House

Chrysalis House

  • Located in Kanata
  • 1-613-591-5901
  • Office: 1-613-591-5991 ex. 221
  • Distress Centre: 1-613-238-331
  • info@wocrc.ca
  • www.wocrc.ca
  • Emergency shelter for women and children

Oshki Kizis Healing Lodge

  • Located in Ottawa
  • Part of Aboriginal Women’s Support Centre
  • Shelter for Aboriginal and Inuit women and children

Shelters in Quebec

Shelters for women and children who are victims of spousal abuse.

L’Autre Chez Soi

Maison Unies-Vers-Femmes

Centre Mechtilde

Francophone Counselling Services

Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre

  • 1-613-741-6025
  • Renfrew County Satellite
  • Support for abused Francophone women
  • info@eorc-creo.ca

CALACS

  • 1-613-789-8096
  • Located in Ottawa
  • Will accept reversed charges
  • Services for Francophone women who want short and long term counselling regarding sexual assault
  • calacs@calacs.ca

FEMAIDE

  • 24hr Crisis Line: 1-877-336-2433 | 1-866-863-0511
  • Central help line for Francophone women
  • Emotional support, safety planning, guidance and referral
  • www.femaide.ca

Oasis Centre Des Femmes

WEFiGHT

WEFiGHT provides direct and indirect services to internationally and domestically trafficked men, women and children experiencing forced labour, sex trafficking and those trafficked through marriage.

  • If you have any questions or would like to consult with WEFIGHT call 519-256-7831 and ask for WeFight
  • www.wefight.ca

Victim Services Renfrew County

The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking

  • 1-833-993-7867
  • crisis response to people being human trafficked
  • referrals to social service providers and law enforcement (as requested)
  • tip receipt and reporting
  • general information provision
  • tools and resources to build community responses to trafficking
  • www.canadiancentretoendhumantrafficking.ca
  •  info@CCTEHT.ca

Get
in the
know

Being a teenager can be challenging and confusing. You may be dealing with a lot of changes, pressures and personal issues. This information is designed with you in mind. We’ve checked out resources in Renfrew County and further out into the world wide web and collected the most information-packed, interesting, “For Youth” websites  and information.

Knowing about birth control, reproductive options & emergency contraception is part of taking care of yourself and your well being.

DID YOU KNOW?
  • there are many forms of birth control to choose from
  • only condoms, female condoms and dental dams help protect against STD’s & STI’s, but will  not protect you from everything!
  • if you are pregnant, there are options: keep the baby, place the baby for adoption or end the pregnancy.
ONLY YOU CAN CHOOSE WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU!

For support or more information:

Liking and caring for your body isn’t always easy.  As a teenager your body is changing, and there is constant pressure to fit in to what your friends, school mates and the “media” say is cool. Low self-esteem and poor body image is a real and common concern among young women.  Feeling critical of yourself or of your body may come from day to day influences of friends, mates or the media, or may be triggered by other issues like abuse. It is not unusual  for teenagers who  have low self-esteem to harm themselves or develop disordered eating. It is important to recognize that these are serious (and dangerous) issues.

For support or more information:

Before deciding if, when and what you will tell others about your sexual identity, you may want  to  consider:

  • How comfortable are you with your sexuality?
  • Who are you going to tell? (Trust your instincts about how they will react and how supportive they will be)
  • Who are you going to tell first?
  • How much information you have and want to share.
  • Your safety.
  • Emotional & financial supports you have.

A reality about gender and sexual diversity is that you may face negative reactions, but the PROBLEM IS NOT YOU.  Fear and hatred is a product of ignorance,  and lack of understanding

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DECIDE TO DO:

Be proud of who you are. Remember you deserve to be loved and accepted.

For support or more information:

Experimentation with drugs and alcohol is a common part of teen culture.  Teenagers experiment for a lot of reasons- not just “peer pressure”.  Drugs and alcohol can affect your judgment and you might take risks you would otherwise avoid.  The important thing is to understand yourself, your reason and HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF from drug related illness and disease,  including addiction and HIV/AIDS, unplanned pregnancy, vulnerability to sexual assault & rape drugging.

For Support or more information:
  • Support & Crisis Line 1-800-663-3060

From the safety of their home or office, a stalker can find out details about you, including your phone number, address and family details. It seems strange to think a person you only know through the internet can be dangerous, but Cyber-stalking is real and can take place without your knowledge. 

Stalking means: harassing or threatening behavior like following a person around chat rooms, showing up at their house or work, harassing phone calls or messages. 

Know what you can do to protect yourself from internet stalkers. Learn to recognize danger signs and report people who are abusive or appear to be a danger.

Relationships are complicated, but whether it’s your parents, friends, boyfriend, girlfriend, boss, teacher, or any other person in your life you have the right to be safe and respected!

Recognizing what’s healthy and what’s not can help you decide how to handle a situation.

GREEN LIGHT 
  • Mutual Respect 
  • Mutual Trust 
  • Mutual Support 
  • Relaxed and Easy going 
RED LIGHT
  • Finding Fault
  • Trying to change the person
  • Jealousy, Controlling
  • Lies, manipulation, secrets, physical, emotional, sexual or verbal abuse
Sex Should be Healthy, Consensual & Fun!

It’s normal and natural to have sexual feelings- it’s part of life! For a lot of youth, being a teen means experimenting with SEX. Before you decide whether or not to have SEX, you may want to understand how to protect yourself from Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) and unplanned pregnancy.

It’s a good idea to consider that having SEX may change your relationship with your partner. Be sure this is what you want and that you understand your beliefs about sex and sexuality, and KNOW YOUR OPTIONS. Yep, options…

There’s more to sex than “SEX”!!! Kissing, Grinding, Mutual Masturbation, Oral Sex, Phone Sex, sexting…..

We are all sexual beings, but only you can answer the question:

What is your sexual orientation?

Are you…questioning? It’s not unusual to question your sexuality, especially when you’re a teenager. 

Maybe you identify as Transgender, Intersexed, Heterosexual, Bisexual, Gay, Queer, Lesbian… Two Spirited.

There is no time limit on deciding or defining your sexual identity, and you may change your mind and that’s OK.

Getting informed and talking about sexuality is the best way to understand yourself, your friends and the issues that you or others may be facing.

Facts:
  • 500,000 youth, ages 15-25, attempt suicide each year.
  • #1 cause of teen suicide is untreated depression.
  • Suicide attempts seem impulsive, but 8/10 people have hinted about or mentioned their plans before trying it.
  • People considering suicide may change their mind if they talk about the issues.
  • Aboriginal, Gay and Lesbian teens are often at higher risk because of their social and family environment or community.
  • Suicide is permanent. Find someone that you trust to talk with.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We acknowledge that we are meeting on the Unceded, Traditional land of the Algonquin People.
As settlers, we’re grateful for this opportunity, and we thank the generations of People who have been Stewards of this land, for thousands of years.
We recognize, and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and all other Indigenous Peoples who have shaped and strengthened this community.
We make a collective commitment to do our utmost to uphold the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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