Justice Services
Legal Help
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Justice Services
Ontario Provincial Police
- Police
Serving: Everyone
Region: Ontario
Peterborough County OPP: (705) 748-0324
Northumberland County OPP: (905) 372-2255
OPP
Provincial police force of Ontario.
Services: community safety, policing services, and more.
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, VWAP
- Police
- Court Support – Adult
- Support & Referrals
Serving: Victims and witnesses of sexual assault, domestic violence, intimate partner abuse and/or child physical and sexual abuse (including historical sexual assault and human trafficking)
Region: Peterborough (County of), Haliburton County, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County
Phone: (705) 755-5150
VWAP
Provides information and assistance to support participation in the criminal court process.
Services: Case information, support, financial assistance and court-based support
Peterborough Police Service – Victim Services Unit
- Police
- Safety Planning
- Support & Referrals
Serving: Everyone
Region: Peterborough, Cavan Monaghan, Lakefield
Phone: (705) 876-1122 ext 268
Website: https://www.peterboroughpolice.com/en/learn/victim-services.aspx
Victim Services
Support for those affected by crime or tragic and unforeseen circumstances.
Services: crisis intervention, safety planning, emotional and practical support, advocacy, information, support through the criminal justice system, referrals to community agencies
Victim Services of Peterborough and Northumberland
- Justice Services
- Support & Referrals
Serving: Everyone
Region: Peterborough (County of), Northumberland County
Phone: Toll Free 1 (888) 822-7729
Website: https://victimservicespn.ca/
Victim Services
Provides emotional support and referrals to victims of crime
Services: Emotional support and referrals, Victim Quick Response Program
Elizabeth Fry Society
- Housing Help
- Counselling
- Court Support – Adult
- Support & Referrals
Serving: Women who are before the courts, incarcerated, or at risk of criminalization
Region: Peterborough and Area
Phone: (705) 749-6809
Website: https://efryptbo.org/
EFry Peterborough
EFry advocates and provides services for women who have been criminalized or imprisoned, as well as those at risk of becoming criminalized.
Services: advocacy, justice services, community programs, peer programs, Housing programs, community outreach.
John Howard Society
- Court Support – Adult
- Court Support – Youth
- Counselling
- Help for Parents & Children
- Support & Referrals
Serving: Youth programs (12-18), Adult programs (18+)
Region: Peterborough and Area
Phone: (705) 743-8331
Toll Free: 1 (833) 698-9898
Website: https://johnhoward.on.ca/peterborough/
JHS
JHS provides services and programs that help reduce the impact of crime and its causes.
Services: counselling, institutional services, youth diversion, youth services & programming.
Dalhousie Youth Support Services
- Court Support – Youth
- Support & Referrals
Serving: Youth involved in the youth justice system
Region: Peterborough and Area
Phone: (705) 749-5705
Website: https://dyss.ca/
DYSS
Help youth conflict with the law by offering programs to promote and develop positive social behaviours and encourage personal and academic growth. The on-site classroom provides an alternative to mainstream school
Services: Education Learning Program, Community Support and Reintegration Program, Extra Judicial Measures and Sanctions, court support and one on one support
Peterborough Probation & Parole Services
- Parole/Probation Orders
Serving: Adult offenders on probation, provincial parole, and conditional sentence orders
Region: Peterborough (County of)
Phone: (705) 745-1929
Peterborough Probation & Parole Services
Community supervision of adult offenders on probation, provincial parole, and conditional sentence orders.
Services: Rehabilitation services, group programming and educational sessions
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
- Parole/Probation Orders
Serving: Youth in conflict with the law
Region: Peterborough, Peterborough (County of), Northumberland County
Phone: (705) 742-9292
Toll Free: 1 (800) 663-9292
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Probation services for youth in conflict with the law.
Legal Help
Peterborough Community Legal Centre
- Legal Help
- Support & Referrals
Serving: Vulnerable and/or low income residents
Region: Peterborough (County of)
Phone: (705) 749-9355
Website: https://www.ptbo-clc.org/
PCLC
Provides free and confidential legal information, advice and representation for Ontario Works (welfare), EI, ODSP, Canada Pension Plan, Residential Rendancies Act. Consumer Protection, Human Rights Code and the Charter