Our Victim Services staff provides multiple services for adult and youth survivors of intimate partner abuse, as well as services for adult, youth and child survivors of sexual abuse, assault and exploitation.

Additional branches of Community Based Victim Services includes our Women’s Outreach Program & Specialized Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) case workers, working in collaboration with the RCMP, the Ministry of Child and Family Development and sister agencies to better assist survivors of the most serious intimate partner crimes.

Our Counsellors provide trauma therapy for adult, youth, and child survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and exploitation.

Individual and group therapy options are available.

Services are available for survivors of both recent and historical abuse, and are offered both in person and virtually.

Indigenous Victim Services include Outreach Services and our Indigenous Support Worker embedded in the DVU (Domestic Violence Unit).

Our Indigenous Victim Services support workers provide trauma-informed practice in the context of emotional support, practical support, and more.

We work closely with Indigenous Community Partner Organizations to provide appropriate referrals to those affected by intimate partner violence and sexual abuse/assault.

The United program is an 8-week psycho-educational program implemented through middle and high schools in the Central Okanagan. The program works with students to discuss subjects pertaining to identity, personal growth, safety, maintaining healthy personal boundaries and more.

The United program curriculum is inclusive, with groups available for girls & female identifying youth, boys & male identifying youth, and non-binary youth.

What is a peer support group?

A peer support group is a safe place to share your story, struggles and successes, and to listen to others as they share similar experiences. You can get a sense of belonging, information about mental health challenges and resources, and most of all, the support of others who have “been there”.

The COEFS peer support group is facilitated by one of our counsellors to ensure safety and provide structure to the group, but peer support groups do not provide counselling or treatment and are NOT a replacement for individual or group therapy. Additionally, a peer support group is not a crisis support service. If you need immediate crisis support, there is a resources section available on the Discord server with more information.