the resource project
Finding support
This directory is designed to help families quickly find trusted services and supports across Ontario.
If your child is in immediate danger, call 911.
Including: Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville, Burlington
Including: Peel, Toronto, York, Durham
South-Central Ontario
Including: Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin, Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk, Niagara, Hamilton
Central Ontario
Including: Simcoe, Muskoka, Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, Northumberland
Eastern Ontario
Including: Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington, Frontenac, Leeds and Grenville, Lanark,
Renfrew, Ottawa, Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Northeastern Ontario
Including: Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury / Greater Sudbury, Manitoulin, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma
Northwestern Ontario
Including: Thunder Bay, Rainy River, Kenora
Southwestern Ontario
Including: Essex, Chatham-Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, Huron, Perth, Bruce, Grey
This information reflects current trauma-informed guidance from the Ontario child advocacy centres, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, BOOST Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies, the Canadian Paediatric Society, and peer-reviewed research on child development and recovery following childhood sexual abuse.
For a complete list of sources, websites, organizations and publications referenced in The Resource Project, please go to our section on References.