Métis Nation of Ontario – Victim Services

About The MNO Victim Services Program
The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) offers culturally relevant victim services within all of its Healing & Wellness programs to address, deter, and end violence against Métis people. These services address the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual impacts of victimization, be it through domestic violence/intimate partner violence (IPV) or violent crime.

This provincial program provides culturally grounded emergency and non-emergency support, resourcing and advocacy to affected women, children, youth, older adults, 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, non-binary folks, trans folks, two-spirit folks, and people living with disabilities, to help victims of violence access resources and begin their healing journey. Victim Services works with our internal branches as well as community-based service providers to support survivors of violence in their home, communities and elsewhere.

We serve Métis citizens, self-identifying Métis and non-Métis
People. Our program is OPEN TO EVERYONE regardless of status.

Victim Services – How We Can Help
Through a trauma-informed, cultural and strengths-based approach, the MNO Victim Services Coordinators are dedicated to supporting victims of violence by providing:
– Advocacy;
– Safety Planning;
– Identifying and supporting urgent needs such as finding space (be it finding shelter or brief
stay, assistance with a flight/transport to a new location);
– Security needs, and other emergency items pertaining to safety such as security camera, flood lights,
etc.;
– Support letters for external housing, SPP applications where applicable;
– Partnering and working with other organizations in the community;
– Assisting clients with writing victim impact statements;
– Providing emergency supplies such as « Anywhere Bags » with toiletries, amenities, etc.;
– Supportive Accompaniment as needed to meetings with police or family services;
– Assistance with applying for services such as Ontario Works, ODSP, legal aid, etc.;
– Brief crisis counselling, grounding, mindfulness, peer support, mental health referrals;
– Referring and providing citizens with access to our mental health services, health services,
housing services and more;
– External resourcing and support in accessing other relevant services;
– Community Walks;
– Case Management;
– Victim Services Coordinators are also able to offer workshops and presentations addressing
a variety of topics in the VS umbrella to organizations, virtually or in-person.

Some clients of Victim Services can be referred to other branches within the MNO (where applicable) that can further assist clients pertaining to:
– Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT)
– Community Justice Program
– Housing & Infrastructure
– Mental Health & Addictions
– Community Support & Wellness
– Métis Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program – Métis Family Wellbeing Program
– Gaming & Gambling
– Diabetes Awareness Strategy, Cancer Care
– Aging at Home
** Some programs are available to citizens only.

For other MNO programs and services, you may reach out to our centralized Intake One MNO at 1-800-263-4889
Ext. 7.

If you are in crisis, please contact our 24-hour Mental Health Crisis and Support Line at 1-877-767-7572.

For more information or to inquire about services, please contact:

Carolyn Luscombe, RSSW (She/Her)
Coordinator, Victim Services
Community Wellbeing Branch
Métis Nation of Ontario
Oshawa, ON
E: CarolynL@metisnation.org
W: www.metisnation.org

Finding our voices. Healing our communities.
Support for all victims of violence.