Hours are flexible so they are posted on the phone answering service.

Donna Power

Program Manager, RPC, CTSS

Registered Professional Counsellor with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association, Canada
Certified Trauma Service Specialist with the Association of Trauma Service Specialists, USA
Traumatologist with the Traumatology Institute of Canada
Certificate in Critical Incident Stress Management with the Justice Institute of BC, Canada
Certificate in Victim Services with the Justice Institute of BC, Canada

The program manager is joined by an excellent team of volunteers.

Columbia Valley RCMP Victim Services – Useful Links

Victim Link, for crime information website
(And 24 hour crisis intervention services by phone – 1-800-563-0808)

Directory of Victim Service Programs in BC

Helplines in BC

Crime Victim Assistance Program – Financial Compensation

Information on Victim Impact Statements

Victim Impact Statement Information Guide

Victim Impact Statement Form

Victim Impact Statement Form

Domestic Violence – Victim Link Program

Victim Safety Unit, Victim Notification

Victim Safety Unit, Victim Notification Form

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/helpstartshere/06-2243_InfoBooklet.pdf
Help Starts Here – If you are a victim of crime

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/helpstartshere/06-2244_InfoSheet5D.pdf
Help Starts Here – Information on dating violence

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/publications/docs/help-starts-here-suddendeath.pdf
http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/sudden-death/index.htm
Help Starts Here – Sudden Death

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/helpstartshere/06-2244_InfoSheet4D.pdf
Help Starts Here – Sexual Assault

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/helpstartshere/06-2244_InfoSheet3D.pdf
Help Starts Here – Abuse of Older Adults

http://www.courtchoices.ca/resources/06-2244_FactSheets6_2pg.pdf
Help Starts Here – If Your Child is a Victim of Crime

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/helpstartshere/07-007-cvap.pdf
Help Starts Here – Financial Assistance for Victims of Violence

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/helpstartshere/07-007-victimnotification.pdf
Help Starts Here, Information on Victim Notification

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/helpstartshere/07-007-breakandenter.pdf
Help Starts Here – Help is Available for Victims of Break and Enter

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/court/VSW_booklet_youth.pdf
Let’s Go To Court – Information for children and youth

http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/court-lists/criminal/index.htm
Court Lists for British Columbia

https://eservice.ag.gov.bc.ca/cso/esearch/esearchHome.do
Search for a name or file number for criminal / civil court

http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/pcvi-cpcv/guide/evaluation.pdf
A Crime Victim’s Guide to the Criminal Justice System

http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/assets/pubs/livingTogetherLivingApart.pdf
Excellent booklet of information for those separating from their spouse or C/L partner

Alberta

Calgary Police Victim Assistance Program

Lots of information on mental illness

Centre for Suicide Prevention in Calgary

Coping with Suicidal Thoughts

http://www.comh.ca/publications/pages/hh/
Hope and Healing, A Practical Guide for Survivors of Suicide

Antidepressant Skills Workbook – Adults

Dealing with Depression – Antidepressant Skills for Teens

www.bcmhas.ca/research
www.carmha.ca/publications
Antidepressant Skills at Work

Low Mood and Depression

Worry and Tension

Mental Disorders Toolkit

Supporting Families related to Mental Illness

What Family and Friends can do

Victims and Witnesses of Crime and Violence

The Lawyer Referral Service 604 687-3221 or 1 800 663-1919
Various legal services are available to you if you need legal assistance in divorce or custody matters, or you need to obtain a restraining order. The Lawyer Referral Service helps you find a lawyer in your community. For more information see www.cba.org/bc/Public_Media/main/lawyer_referral.aspx.

Legal Services Society

604 408-2172 or 1 866 577-2525

Legal aid is available through the Legal Services Society (LSS). Free legal advice and representation to you is avaiable if you are eligible. TTY (telecommunications for the deaf) accessible at 604 601-6236 or 1 877 991-2299. For more information see www.lss.bc.ca.

Clicklaw

www.clicklaw.bc.ca
A website that provides legal information, education and help for British Columbians.

Dial-a-Law

www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal/

A library of scripts prepared by lawyers. It offers general information on a variety of topics on law in British Columbia, but not legal advice. If you need further information, you should consult a lawyer. Contact the Layer Referral Service noted above.

Court

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Court Lists

Criminal Court Lists

Courthouse Locations

Click Law General Information about the Law – Family and Criminal

Criminal Court

Criminal Court

A Victim’s Guide to the Criminal Justice System

Information for Victims, Federal Corrections & Conditional Release

Family Court

Family Law in British Columbia – Legal Services Society

Family Relations Act Forms

Family and Divorce

Do It Yourself Divorce

Families Change, information on how to deal with separation and divorce

Small Claims Court

Small Claims

Other Matters

Wills, Jury Duty, Transcription Services, Supreme Court, Justice Reform

Alberta

Calgary Police Victim Assistance Program