Get Help at Work
CUSASC –Centre is an intersectional space that provides sexual violence support services to all genders. Services are free, confidential, and available to all students, staff and faculty at Carleton. If you require more information, please call 613-520-5622 or email the Carleton University Sexual Assault Support Centre.
Campus Safety – Can liaise with Ottawa Police Services (OPS) with consent. Create safety plans, direct installation of safety equipment, safe walk.
Panic Pendant Wireless Personal Security Alarm Program – Campus Safety Services
Safe Walk Program – Campus Safety Services
HR Supports – Employee Assistance Program
HR Supports – Employee Assistance Program
- Crisis 24/7 Telephonic Access to Counsellors
- Personal Counselling (assessment and short-term counselling)
- Therapist Guided iCBT
- Accessible form anywhere in North America
Paramedical practitioner coverage CUPE2424 (link to BAAG)
CUPE2424 Main Office
Get Help in the Community
- Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women
- Sexual Assault Network Ottawa (SAN)
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline (1-866-863-0511)
- Minwaashin Lodge – First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities (24/7 Crisis Line 613-789-1141)
- Immigrant Women’s Services Ottawa – Support for racialized, immigrant, and refugee women facing GBV
- Ottawa Police Services – Victim Support Unit: 613-236-1222 ext. 2223 and Intimate Partner Violence Unit: 613-236-1222 ext. 7300
- Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa
- Ottawa Distress Centre: 24 hour 613-238-3311 TEXT 343-306-5550
- Unsafe at Home Ottawa
- Access to Justice Hub – SASCO (sascottawa.com)
What to Ask for to Be Safe
Safety Plan
Resources
- Reporting Mechanisms
- https://www.octevaw-cocvff.ca/get-help
- Duty to Report – duty can be fulfilled by referring to CUSASC, mandatory reporting vs. duty to report
- Safety Planning
- Western University – Make It Our Business
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Preventing workplace violence and workplace harassment
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- G’minoomaadozimin: We Are Living Well – Employee Resource Toolkit
- Tips to stay safe when trying to find support (Lisa)
- Guidelines that support the Workplace Violence Prevention Policy, e.g. Responding to Disclosures, Creating Safe Workplace Culture
- Such as the following guidelines from Western Uni – https://www.makeitourbusiness.ca/guidelines/index.html