Resources

On-Campus Resources

Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office

The SVPRO provides confidential, compassionate, and trauma-responsive support for members of the Trent community, and engages the community through education around consent, creating a culture of of consent, and disrupting sexual and gender-based violence in our communities.

Students of both Trent Peterborough and Durham can contact the SVPRO by phone and email, and the team is available to meet with students both in-person and virtually.

  • Phone: 705-748-1011 x7792 (Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Manager)
  • Email: consent@trentu.ca (Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Team)

Other Resources Include:

  • Campus Safety: 705.748.1333 (Peterborough), 905.435.5111 (Durham Thornton Campus), 905.435.5124 (Durham, 850 King Street, PLZ), or access emergency services through the TrentU Campus Safety App.

Peterborough

  • Student Counselling Services: Blackburn Hall, Suite 113
    • Phone: (705) 748-1386
  • Student Health Services: Blackburn Hall, Suite 111
    • Phone (705) 748-1481.
  • Trent Housing Services: Blackburn Hall, Suite 129.
    • Phone (705) 748-1011 ext. 7127, email residence@trentu.ca or contact your residence Residence Assistant or Residence Life Coordinator
  • First Peoples House of Learning: Gzowski College, 3rd floor.
    • Phone (705) 748-1011 ext. 7072

Durham

  • Counselling Services - Trent Durham GTA
  • Durham Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) has a counsellor available to support Durham students who have experienced sexual violence. For more information, contact Simone@drcc.ca .
  • First Peoples House of Learning
    • Phone (705) 748-1011 ext. 7072

Off-Campus Resources

Peterborough

  • Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC)—Free confidential and immediate support is available 24/7 by phone, text, and online webchat:
  • Women's Health Care Centre - Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence program, Sexual Abuse program, and various health programs. The Sexual Assault Response team is available 24hrs a day through the Emergency Department at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
  • Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Service Circle (NASC) - Not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development and delivery of healing services for Anishnaabekwewag and their families who have been abused, are being abused, or are at risk of being abused.
  • Talk 4 Healing - A culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous women available in 14 languages all across Ontario, 24hrs a day.
  • Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre - The Aboriginal Community Wellness program provides client-based and participant-based services, including supportive counselling; access to services related to reducing family violence; advocacy; crisis intervention; and referrals. It also offers health promotion workshops, community events, sharing circles, drumming, and access to traditional ceremonies.
  • Victim Services Unit - Can provide emotional support as well as give referrals.
  • John Howard Society of Peterborough - Community and Justice Services: counselling services for divorce, parenting, and teen parenting, anger management, support and information for persons involved in sex trade, youth counselling and support services, housing services. They offer Healing from within: A counselling program for men who have experienced sexual violence as boys.
  • The YES Shelter for Youth and Families - Offers emergency shelter for youth aged 16-24.
  • YWCA Peterborough Haliburton (Crossroads and HERS) - Offers shelter and crisis relief to women.
  • Cameron House Women's Shelter - Offers short-term emergency beds for women.

Durham

  • Durham Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC)—24/7 Crisis/Immediate Support and Assistance: 905-688-9200. Individual Counselling, Group Counselling, Counselling for Survivors of SV/GBV, Public Education, Advocacy, and Accompaniment Services.
  • Durham Region Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Care Centre (Lakeridge Health)—Information and emotional support for anyone who has experienced sexual violence or who needs information about sexual violence, services, emergency medical services (24 hrs), and community referrals.
  • Victim Services of Durham Region—Victim crisis assistance program (emotional support, safety planning, resources and referrals, financial assistance, assistance navigating bureaucracies), follow-up support.
  • Violence Prevention Coordinating Council of Durham—(Does not provide emergency services). Offers crisis support and resources, educational tools, ways to offer support, how to understand violence against women, girls, and children, how men can get involved in the support process, and supporting and responding to communities and families who have experience abuse or violence.
  • Distress Centre Durham—24-hour helpline service, crisis and suicide intervention and referral, community contact call-out program, resource centre.
  • John Howard Society of Durham Region—Offers community and justice services, counselling services for divorce, parenting, and teen parenting, anger management, support and information for persons involved in sex trade, youth counselling and support services, and housing services.
  • Herizon House - Ajax-Pickering Women's Centre - Offers emergency shelter, outreach crisis counselling, transitional support, support accessing legal services, support to access housing resources, children's programming, safety planning, and accompaniment to appointments.
  • The Denise House (Shelter)—Offers secure emergency shelter (24 hrs) for women and children fleeing abuse of any kind, transportation to shelter, counselling, children's programming, legal and court support referrals, and information about rights.

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishnaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

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