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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC Activities, OCRCC in the Media, Uncategorised

The Toronto Rape Crisis Centre and Ontario’s 41 other sexual-assault centres are a lifeline to scores of survivors of sexual violence in Ontario. For one survivor who shared her story, meeting a sexual assault centre counsellor was a turning point …

‘No one should have to wait’: Supports for sexual assault survivors Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC in the Media, Policy & Political Action

In Toronto, wait times for sexual violence counselling are around 11 months. The Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in Halifax stopped putting people on its waiting list when it topped 112 in April 2019. It’s happening at a time when more women …

Sexual assault centres struggle with limited funding as more women come forward to say #MeToo Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC in the Media, Policy & Political Action, Uncategorised

The network of sexual assault and rape crisis centres across Ontario is demanding Ontario’s attorney general reverse recent changes to victim compensation services. According to the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres, survivors of historical sexual abuse are now unable to …

Ontario’s revamped compensation program unavailable to victims of historical sexual crimes: OCRCC Responds Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC in the Media, Policy & Political Action

People working on the front lines to support victims of crime say Ontario’s changes to support programs will rob some victims some of vital counselling and “life-changing” funding. The government has scrapped the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and the Financial …

Victims left short by program changes: Ontario critics Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC in the Media, Policy & Political Action, Press Releases, Resources, Uncategorised

Last week, Statistics Canada released recent findings of Incident-based crime statistics[1] in Canada. In these statistics, we can see that the prevalence of sexual assault in Ontario rose from 7,434 police-reported incidences in 2016 and 8,782 in 2017 to 10,634 …

Statistics Canada: Almost 19% year over year increase in Sexual Assaults in Ontario Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC in the Media, Policy & Political Action, Uncategorised

York Region’s only sexual violence crisis centre faces an uncertain future after promised provincial funding falls through. The Women’s Support Network of York Region, based in Newmarket and serving survivors of sexual violence across the region’s vast urban and rural …

Sexual violence crisis centre faces an uncertain future Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC in the Media

The #MeToo movement surged in the fall of 2017. But it hasn’t exactly changed everything. When it comes to sexual assault in general, the glass is both half full and half empty. The #MeToo movement has had a massive impact …

Has #MeToo really made a difference?: NOW Toronto Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC in the Media

Rape crisis centres don’t yet know if they will receive additional funding promised by Ontario’s previous Liberal government earlier this year as part of a gender-based violence strategy. Deb Singh, of the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape, said Wednesday the government …

Ontario’s Rape crisis centres continue to await promised funding Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC in the Media

In Waterloo Region, a woman was visiting her doctor’s office when she noticed a sign and phone number for the Sexual Assault Support Centre. She went home and called the number, and shared that she was sexually abused as a …

Sexual assault centres are overwhelmed in the #MeToo era Read More »

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by OCRCC Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresPosted on Posted in OCRCC Activities, OCRCC in the Media, Uncategorised

Included in the Ontario gender-based violence strategy was up to $14.8-million over three years to increase the capacity of current Sexual Assault Centres — as well as open new ones in communities where none currently exist. The Sexual Assault Centre …

#SurvivorsCan’tWait: Ontario rape crisis centres still awaiting funding promised Read More »

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