Victim Services of Brant

Service: Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario

Record #: SIM1761
Last Full Update: 19 Apr 2023

Service Details

Hours

Office Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm * after-hours access through Police Services Mon-Sun 24 hours

Areas Served Brant County ; Brantford ; Six Nations of the Grand River
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
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Brantford
Address & Map
Brantford Police Services
344 Elgin St
Brantford, ON N3T 5T3
Intersection Wayne Gretzky Pkwy and Elgin St
Mailing Address PO Box 1116 
344 Elgin St 
Brantford, ON N3T 5T3
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description

Description (Service)

On-site early intervention and crisis intervention

  • needs assessment
  • safety planning
  • referrals to community services
  • enhanced support for vulnerable victims
  • assistance with applications to VQRP+

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

Contact Information

Office Phone 519-752-3140
After Hours Phone Contact local Police Services and ask for Victim Services
Fax 519-752-3307
E-Mail vsb@victimservicesbrant.on.ca
Website www.victimservicesbrant.on.ca
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Primary Executive Penny McVicar, Executive Director