Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic

COVID19 Open for essential services, providing urgent in-person individual services with heightened screening

• for counselling, contact central intake line 416-323-9149 ext 234, or email [email protected]
• FCSW program operating remotely and able to assist with family support, safety planning, clients contact intake line 416-323-9149 ext 234 or [email protected] if unsafe to call
• group counselling and special programming sessions cancelled until further notice
• call, email or visit BSCC website for details

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Legal services
Information, advice and consultation on issues of violence against women

• referrals to lawyers
• assistance with all levels of the justice system
• family and immigration law representation
• Independent Legal Advice for survivors of sexual assault
• community education
• systemic advocacy

Family Court Support Worker Program
Information on the family court process, and assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)

• referral to specialized services and supports in the community
• safety planning
• court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

Counselling Services
Individual and group counselling

• mindfulness, trauma support
• referrals to community agencies
• housing transition support for women leaving abusive relationships
• Gardiner Expressive Arts Group for survivors of sexual abuse

Interpreter Services Toronto, [email protected]
Language interpretation to access support services in the community and in Domestic Violence Courts

• includes services for clients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
• interpreter training and employment opportunities