IN THE NEWS
Specialized Support Group for Parents and Caregivers
Parents and caregivers of youth who have sexually offended will benefit from a new 12 week support group offered by DFCC. Research has shown that participation is the specialized group improves the ability for parents to cope with the situation, reduces the risk for the youth to reoffend and expedites the treatment process for the youth and the family.
Family support plays a vital role in the healing process for the youth but often caregivers experience their own feelings of guilt and pain. Participants in the group at the SAFE-T Program (Thistletown Regional Centre) have reported that involvement in the group reduced their feelings of isolation, gave words to feelings and was a helpful and positive experience. “We had the chance to talk with others......no one else in by life knows or understands what it’s like....”
Working in partnership with Thistletown Regional Centre SAFT-T program and funded by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, DFCC is pleased to be able to support Durham Region families. To view or print the complete brochure please click here.
For additional information, make a referral or to register please contact Vickie Jennings, Program Director at 905-436-6754 ext. 230
Family Mediation and Information Services Expanded Accross Ontario
DFCC, in partnership with Vicky Visca and Associates (Belleville ON) is very pleased to have been awarded the contract to provide Family Mediation and Information Services for the Belleville/Picton locations of the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice.
Since 1999, the Ministry of the Attorney General has provided comprehensive Family Mediation and Information Services at 17 locations across Ontario, including Oshawa. This exciting expansion is part of a province wide initiative to provide services to all regions throughout the province announced by the Ministry of the Attorney General in December 2010.
"This expansion is part of the government's Open Ontario plan to make the family justice system more straightforward, focused and affordable, and to provide accessible and consistent family justice services for all Ontarians." ontario.ca/attorneygeneral
A new approach to settling family law matters will help families avoid litigation and offer more early and affordable services. Services include a Mandatory Information Program that will offer information related to the court process, family law information and the effects of separation and divorce on children and families, mediation service at court and outside of court and an Information and Referral Coordinator at the Family Law Information Centre (FLIC).
DFCC has been providing assessment, counselling and mediation services in Durham Region for over 30 years and has held the contract for Family Mediation and Information Services since 1999. Vicky Visca and Associates has almost 30 years of expertise in assessment, counselling and mediation. This combined experience will help ensure effective implementation and service for families in the Belleville and Picton areas.
