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Accredited through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation, we are a Child and Youth Mental Health Centre, serving Children Youth and families in Huron and Perth counties.

12/05/2025

Gender-Based Violence in the Workplace

Workplace harassment and violence includes any unwelcome conduct, comment, or action that causes harm, humiliation, or intimidation in the workplace.

It can include:

Sexual harassment – unwanted s*xual advances, comments, or requests for s*xual favours

Verbal abuse – yelling, insults, threats, or demeaning comments

Physical violence – hitting, pushing, or threatening physical harm

Psychological harassment – bullying, intimidation, or creating a hostile work environment

Discriminatory behaviour – targeting someone based on gender, race, s*xual orientation, or other characteristics

Know your rights: All workers have the right to a safe workplace free from harassment and violence. Employers are legally required to have policies and procedures in place to prevent and address workplace harassment.

💜 If you’re experiencing workplace harassment or violence, document incidents, report to your supervisor or HR, and seek support.

Resources: www.itsnotok.ca/be-a-workplace-champion

Need help? Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services 519-271-5550 / 1-800-265-8598 (24/7)





All Huron-Perth Centre offices will be closed on Tuesday December 9th, 2025 to support our staff in attending our Holida...
12/05/2025

All Huron-Perth Centre offices will be closed on Tuesday December 9th, 2025 to support our staff in attending our Holiday Gathering!

We look forward to welcoming you back on Wednesday December 10th, 2025.

Thank you!

12/04/2025

Recognizing your own behavior? There’s help available.

If you’re struggling with anger, jealousy, or controlling behaviours in your relationships, you're not alone—and it’s not too late to change.

Signs you might need support:
- Yelling, name-calling, or putting down your partner
- Checking their phone, tracking their location, or controlling who they see
- Threatening or using physical force
- Pressuring them for s*x or ignoring their boundaries
- Controlling money or preventing them from working

Taking responsibility and seeking help is the first step toward healthier relationships.

Get confidential support:
Call 211 and ask for the Men’s Counselling Link to connect with professional counsellors who can help with anger, relationship issues, and parenting.
519-273-1020 / 1-800-268-0903

💜 Changing harmful behavior is possible. Reach out today.








12/03/2025

Learn the signs of abuse and how you can help.

💜 Understanding gender-based violence means learning to recognize the signs.

GBV isn’t just physical violence. It can include:
• Emotional and psychological abuse – name calling, threats, controlling who someone sees
• Financial control – preventing someone from accessing bank accounts or working
• Sexual violence and coercion – forcing s*x, secretly taking intimate images, sharing intimate images
• Technological abuse – tracking someone's location, online harassment, cyberstalking

Recognizing these forms of abuse is the first step to ending them.

💜 Learn more: www.itsnotok.ca

Need help?
Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services 519-271-5550 / 1-800-265-8598 (24/7)
The Emily Murphy Centre 519-273-7350 / 1-888-826-8117
Victim Services Huron Perth 519-600-4108 / 1-866-863-4108
Family Services Perth-Huron 519-273-1020 / 1-800-268-0903





12/02/2025

GBV in Perth County

Every year, the StopVAW Coordinating Committee publishes a Snapshot of data from member organizations responding to GBV across our region.

Important to know: These numbers reflect only a fraction of individuals impacted by GBV. All forms of GBV are significantly underreported to police and social services. Two out of three women will seek support from family and friends first—this isn't captured in the data.

💜 Visit our website to see how rates have been steadily increasing year after year: www.stopvaw.ca/initiatives-project

Need help? 519-271-5550 / 1-800-265-8598 (24/7)








12/01/2025

GBV impacts everyone in our community.

More than 4 in 10 women have experienced some form of GBV in their lifetime. In the past year, more than 35 women were killed by their former or current partner in Ontario.

Over 100 municipalities, including Stratford and West Perth, have declared IPV an epidemic. In November, the Ontario government declared IPV endemic.

What does this mean? Declaring IPV endemic recognizes it as a chronic, systemic condition of society—not just individual incidents. It signals that IPV is predictable and preventable and requires ongoing coordinated prevention work across all systems, not just crisis responses.

Working together, we can raise awareness, recognize the signs, and intervene to end GBV in our communities.

💜 Join the movement: itsnotok.ca

Need help?
519-271-5550 / 1-800-265-8598 (24/7)
519-273-7350 / 1-888-826-8117
519-600-4108 / 1-866-863-4108
519-273-1020 / 1-800-268-0903








12/01/2025

Types of GBV: Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation

Human trafficking is the recruiting, transporting, sheltering, or receiving of people through threat, force, coercion, fraud, or deception and for the purpose of s*xual exploitation, forced labour, or organ removal.

66% of trafficking victims in Canada are under 25 and 58% of police-reported cases occur in Ontario.

What does human trafficking look like?
Recruitment through social media, blackmail, and established connections
Victims often know and trust their trafficker—he may be their “boyfriend”
You can be a victim and still go home every night
Traffickers take intimidating photos as leverage
Youth struggling with discrimination, poverty, abuse, isolation, or family issues are at highest risk
93% of victims are Canadian born

Learn more: www.victimserviceshuronperth.ca/human-trafficking/

Need help?
519-600-4108 / 1-866-863-4108
Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline 1-833-900-1010








11/28/2025

Types of GBV: Sexual Violence

Sexual violence is any physical or psychological act of a s*xual nature that is threatened, attempted, or committed without consent.

In 2018, 1 out of every 3 women in Canada reported being s*xually assaulted at some point since the age of 15.

Consent must be:
✓ Freely given
✓ Reversible
✓ Informed
✓ Enthusiastic
✓ Specific

Pressure, coercion, or intoxication means it’s NOT consent. Being afraid to say no is NOT consent.

Need help?
Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services 519-271-5550 / 1-800-265-8598 (24/7)
Victim Services Huron Perth 519-600-4108 / 1-866-863-4108
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance Sexual Abuse Treatment Program 519-272-8210 ext. 2570





11/27/2025

Types of GBV: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

IPV is physical, s*xual, verbal, psychological, and/or financial abuse by a current or former partner or spouse.

IPV can happen in any relationship—dating, common-law, or marriage. It can happen after a few weeks together or decades.

💜 Recognizing the different types of GBV is the first step to ending them.

Need help? Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services at 519-271-5550 / 1-800-265-8598 (24/7)

More resources: www.stopvaw.ca | www.itsnotok.ca





11/26/2025

GBV is a human rights violation rooted in gender inequality, abuse of power, and discrimination.

Anyone can experience GBV. Women and girls face higher rates and more severe violence, including being killed by intimate partners.

Who’s most at risk? Indigenous women, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, women with disabilities, younger women, and those in rural communities.

Need help? Contact at 519-271-5550 / 1-800-265-8598 (24/7).
The Emily Murphy Centre - 519-273-7350

11/26/2025

November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Over the next 16 days, people worldwide will raise awareness, challenge harmful attitudes and behaviours, and call for better policies and support services.

💜 Join us in learning, supporting, and taking action to end gender-based violence in Perth County.

Need help? at 519-271-5550 / 1-800-265-8598 (24/7)

More resources: stopvaw.ca | itsnotok.ca








Our Stratford Office waiting room is undergoing a slight refresh! Please know that when you visit our office, things may...
11/25/2025

Our Stratford Office waiting room is undergoing a slight refresh!

Please know that when you visit our office, things may look a little out of place, but we are working on making the space as inviting as possible!

We appreciate your patience and understanding!

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63 Lorne Avenue East
Stratford, ON

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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