Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic - Counselling, Legal and Interpretation Services

Legal representation, counselling, multilingual interpretation and advocacy

Legal services

• information, advice and consultation on issues of violence against women
  
• referrals to lawyers
• assistance with all levels of the justice system
• family and immigration law representation
• Independent Legal Advice for survivors of sexual assault
• community education
• systemic advocacy

#AndMeToo Project

• ​provides women and gender diverse people of precarious status and/or employment who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment in their workplaces with access to summary legal advice, brief services, referrals

Family Court Support Worker Program

• ​information on the family court process, and assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
• referral to specialized services and supports in the community
• safety planning
• court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

Counselling Services

• individual and group counselling
• mindfulness, trauma support
• referrals to community agencies
• housing transition support for women leaving abusive relationships
• Gardiner Expressive Arts Group for survivors of sexual abuse

Interpreter Services Toronto

• language interpretation to access support services in the community and in Domestic Violence Courts
• includes services for clients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
• interpreter training and employment opportunities