{"id":311,"date":"2025-05-19T11:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menstherapycentre.ca\/MTC\/?page_id=311"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:08:03","slug":"victim-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/menstherapycentre.ca\/MTC\/victim-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Victim Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"311\" class=\"elementor elementor-311\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0dd193 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0dd193\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f8888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85f8888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Victim Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2662937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2662937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Victim Services program offers practical and emotional support to males and those who identify as male starting at age 16.\u00a0 We help men who have experienced any physical, emotional or sexual trauma in childhood or as adults. This may also include trauma from war, natural disasters, close relationships, workplace trauma, medical procedures, etc. All new clients begin their journey with the Men\u2019s Therapy Centre through Victim Services with an initial intake interview.\u00a0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a03ff3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a03ff3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef2b882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef2b882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The intake process helps us to get to know you better by:<\/p><ul><li>Offering some initial support and getting a sense of your current situation.<\/li><li>Exploring and looking at ways Men\u2019s Therapy Centre can best support you either through our Victim Services or clinical counselling program.<\/li><li>Ongoing short term emotional support.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e722b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4e722b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88af6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88af6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victim Services can also help with:<\/p><ul><li>Navigating the criminal justice program if you have been a victim of crime or help you make a report to police about historic sexual abuse.<\/li><li>Locating funding avenues for counselling including the Crime Victim Assistance Program.<\/li><li>Completing Victim Impact Statements for court.<\/li><li>Assist with Third party reporting.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befc92b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"befc92b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5437f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5437f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intake interviews are scheduled for an hour and may be in-person, online, or by phone.\u00a0 Intakes are also the first step to join any of our groups.\u00a0 If you are interested in attending group therapy, please let us know at the intake so that we can pass your information along to the facilitator of the group.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535abc0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"535abc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cf198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98cf198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have you recently been assaulted?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a255f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68a255f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6bc642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6bc642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Immediate Support<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9369c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9369c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have been sexually assaulted within the last 7 days, you have access to the\u00a0<b>Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)<\/b>.\u00a0 Visit the\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vsac.ca\/clinic\/\"><u>Victoria Sexual Assault Clinic<\/u><\/a>\u00a0website for all of the information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d98d89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d98d89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18370a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a18370a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reporting to Police<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43db63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43db63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In most situations, it is your choice whether you report to the police or not. Should you choose to do this, you can contact us to make an appointment with our Victim Services Coordinator. They will help you think through your options and choices.<\/p><p>You don\u2019t have to decide right away about reporting to the police \u2013 you can take some time to think about what you want to do. We can support you in this process and it can be helpful to write down what you remember about what happened to you as it can be useful if you decide to report in the future.<\/p><p>For more information about reporting to the police\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vsac.ca\/reporting-to-police\/\">Victoria Sexual Assault Clinic website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c4313 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46c4313\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6fba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6fba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Continuing Support<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e62dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e62dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can get follow-up emotional support and information at the Men\u2019s* Therapy Centre. If you decide that you want some follow up support the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) worker will, with your consent, make a referral to the Men\u2019s Therapy Centre and you will receive a call from one of our Victim Service Workers who will make an appointment with you. All services at the Men\u2019s Therapy Centre are confidential and there to support you.<\/p><p>You can contact the Men\u2019s Therapy Centre at any time directly:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@menstrauma.com\">info@menstherapycentre.ca<\/a>\u00a0or phone or leave a message at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:2503816367\">250-381-6367<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0484af8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0484af8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc90ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc90ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Do you want to make a Bad Date\/Aggressor Report?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e842622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e842622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safersexwork.ca\/make-a-report\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to go to Peers Victoria Resources Society website.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>* man\/male\/boy includes cis, gay, bi-sexual, trans, non-binary, 2spirit, queer, gender fluid+<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victim Services Our Victim Services program offers practical and emotional support to males and those who identify as male starting at age 16.\u00a0 We help men who have experienced any physical, emotional or sexual trauma in childhood or as adults. 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