VCARS or Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Services are community
response
programs that provide immediate, short term crisis intervention services to
persons affected by crime, tragedy and disaster.
VCARS programs offer a variety of crisis intervention services to persons
affected by crime, tragedy and disaster 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days
a year.
A Crisis can centre on any of the following:
Abuse,
Accidents,
Accommodation Crisis,
Arson,
Assaults,
Break & Enter,
Critical Incident Stress,
Death Notification,
Debriefing,
Disaster,
Domestic Violence,
Domestic Violence Emergency,
Drowning,
Family Crises,
Fatalities,
Fire,
Fraud,
Grief & Bereavement,
Harassment,
Home Invasion,
Homelessness, Homicide,
Mischief,
Missing Persons,
Motor Vehicle Collisions,
Personal Injury,
Property Crime,
Robbery,
Safety Planning,
Sexual Assault,
Stalking,
Substance Abuse,
Sudden Death,
Suicide. |
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Be a Volunteer! Our volunteers provide short-term
emotional and practical assistance to victims of crime or tragic
circumstances.
If you have been affected by trauma, tragedy or disaster,
regardless of severity, VCARS is always available to assist you.
Trained staff and volunteer crises support workers are available anytime to
provide much needed emotional support and practical assistance. You may
contact VCARS or in situations where police, fire or medical
services respond, they will offer to contact VCARS on your
behalf.
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