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The Toronto Rape Crisis Centre (TRCC), officially known as Toronto Rape Crisis Centre / Multicultural Women Against Rape, is a rape crisis centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the city's only such facility. [1] It runs a 24/7 crisis line and provides free counselling, [2] [3] and is one of 42 rape crisis centres in the province of Ontario. [4]
City staff presented a report to the Executive Committee on January 27, 2021, [4] [5] which recommended the creation of a community crisis support service pilot program. The Executive Committee endorsed the report and it was later adopted by Toronto City Council on February 2.
988 (sometimes written 9-8-8) is a telephone number used in some North American (NANP) countries for a suicide prevention helpline. In the United States, it is known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the number 1-800-273-8255). In Canada, it is known as the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline.
In addition to providing services for rape survivors, such as 24-hour crisis hotlines, legal and medical assistance, referrals, emotional support, and counseling, many early RCCs focused their efforts on raising awareness about rape in their communities by organizing public demonstrations and inviting the media to attend. [7]
24-hour crisis line: 613.562.2333 The Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre ( ORCC ) is a Canadian organization working to end all forms of sexual violence . [ 1 ] When the ORCC was founded in 1974 it became the third rape crisis centre to operate within Canada. [ 2 ]
Israeli rape crisis centres called on the United Nations and other international bodies on Wednesday to address what they called the "systematic, targeted sexual abuse" of women during the Hamas ...
A rape crisis centre, also known as a sexual assault crisis centre or sexual assault referral centre (SARC), is a specialised centre to support victims of rape or other sexual assault, both in the immediate aftermath of the assault and in the months and sometimes years following the attack. They are usually situated in a secure location and ...
Rape schedule is a concept in feminist theory used to describe the notion that women are conditioned to place restrictions on and/or make alterations to their daily lifestyles and behaviours as a result of constant fear of sexual assault. These altered behaviours may occur consciously or unconsciously.