SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTRE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS
If you need help with any type of sexual violence, regardless of the context in which it occurred, offers sexual violence referral, support and listening services.
Contact Patrick Girard, our resource person for sexual violence, at p.girard@tav.ca or on Mio. In your message, please include your full name, a brief description of your problem and the best way to contact you.
Understanding sexual violence, harasment, and consent
What is sexual violence?
The notion of sexual violence refers to any misconduct that manifests itself through unwanted sexual gestures, words, behaviors or attitudes, including those related to sexual or gender diversity, expressed directly or indirectly, including through technological means.
What is sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment is a sexual misconduct that manifests itself with words and unwanted actions of a sexual nature that affect the dignity or the psychological and physical integrity of the victim.
What is sexual consent?
It’s the agreement a person gives to a partner when engaging in sexual activity. If the choice is not free and informed, the consent is not valid. For consent to be valid, it must be enthusiastic, informed, reversible, specific and freely given.
To better understand consent, listen to this video: Consent explained with a cup of tea.
Policy & Declaration Documents
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TAV College’s Policy Against Sexual Violence
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TAV College’s Declaration of Services to Victims
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Recognizing and intervening with students in difficulty or crisis
Internal – External Resources
Sexual Violence Helpine
A provincial league that provides victims with referrals for medical/social intervention, psychosocial support, and housing assistance.
1-888-9339007
INTERNAL RESOURCE AT TAV COLLEGE
Medical help for 18 years and younger
THE SEXUAL ABUSE CLINIC AT THE ADOLESCENT CLINIC
1040 Avenue Atwater (W-105), H3Z 1X3
MONTREAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
1001 Decarie Blvd, H4A 3J1
CHU STE-JUSTINE
3175, chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, H3T 1C5
LGBTQ+ Community
Interligne
With its 24-hour listening service available by phone, text, email, and chat, Interligne offers support to people affected by sexual and/or gender diversity.
514-866-0103
Text: 1-888-505-1010
Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTT(e)Q)
Promote the health and well-being of trans people. Offers listening and referral support, and one-night emergency shelter support to trans people experiencing violence.
1300 Sanguinet, H2X 3E7
(514) 847-0067 x207
To get information
GAIHST
Helping individuals who have been subjected to sexual and/or psychological harassment at work.
514-933-9007
cpamapc
Offers an array of workshops on assault prevention to groups particularly vulnerable to assault – children, adolescents, women of all ages and people with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.
514-284-1212
LEGAL HELP
DIRECTEUR DES POURSUITES CRIMINELLES ET PÉNALES (DPCP)
Telephone line for providing information to victims of sexual violence who are considering filing a complaint with the police – free and confidential.
1-877-547-3727
Juripop
Juripop offers creative, rigorous and accessible legal services to ensure that all people can assert their rights.
1-855-587-4767
2006, rue Plessis, local 300
Montréal, QC, H2L 2Y3
BATSHAW YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTRES
Youth protection for people under 18 years old.
514-935-6196
4515 Sainte-Catherine West, H3Z 1S1
CAVAC (MONTREAL)
Crime Victims Assistance Centres, or CAVACs, offer front-line services to any crime victim or witness. Help from CAVACs is available whether the perpetrator of the crime has been identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted.
1-866-532-2822
MCGILL UNIVERSITY LEGAL INFORMATION CLINIC
Free legal information provided primarily by phone.
514-398-6792
CITY OF MONTREAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
7405, av. Mountain Sights
[Near rue Jean-Talon Ouest and the Namur metro station]
Montréal
514-280-0126
THERAPEUTIC HELP
WEST ISLAND CALACS
The West Island CALACS is a non-profit feminist organization that advocates against sexual assault. It provides services to women and prevention services for the community.
http://www.calacsdelouest.ca/english.html
514-684-2198
THE ARGYLE INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RELATIONS
The Argyle offers therapy and counselling services for individuals and couples, as well as education for aspiring and existing professionals in the fields of psychology and social work.
- Starting at 40$ (sliding scale)
514-931-5629
MONTREAL THERAPY CENTRE
Since day 1 our mission is to offer high-quality psychotherapy services to individuals, couples and families at affordable rates
- Starting at 60$ (sliding scale)
https://www.montrealtherapy.com/
514-244-1290
CLINIQUE ACCESS SEXOLOGIE
The Accès-Sexologie Clinic aims to bring people living with sexual and relationship difficulties to better-being and better sexual health.
https://www.cliniqueaccessexologie.com/clinique-acces-sexologie
438-334-8277
QUEBEC ORDER OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
Suicide Prevention centre of Montreal
Suicide Prevention centre of Montreal’s mission is to prevent suicide and help survivors of suicide cope with its serious repercussions.
1 866 277-3553
SOS VIOLENCE CONJUGAL (24/7)
SOS violence conjugale is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help ensure the safety of victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and that of their children throughout Quebec, by offering free, bilingual, anonymous and confidential referral services. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can provide direct access to information, support or shelter.
https://sosviolenceconjugale.ca/en
1 800 363-9010 (24/7)
External Resources
Refer to our external resources page for issues related to mental health, addictions, violence, and more.
SERVICES FOR OFFENDERS
Philippe-Pinel National Institute of Forensic Psychiatry
The Philippe-Pinel National Institute of Forensic Psychiatry is a university hospital affiliated with the University of Montreal offering subspecialized services in forensic psychiatry.
514 648-8461
SEXUAL OFFENDER INTERVENTION CENTER
CIDS offers services to adults or adolescents, of any gender identity, whether or not they have committed a sexual offense, and to people struggling with deviant fantasies without taking action. We also offer our services to people who are not under judicial control.
.(450) 967-3941
Groupe Amorce
Support services for men with deviant sexual fantasies and behaviors towards minors.
. (514) 355-8064
8725, rue Hochelaga, Montréal (Québec), H1L 2M8
McGill Domestic Violence Clinic
Support for men and women experiencing or perpetrating domestic violence and their partners or families.
. (514) 398-2686
Wilson Hall, 3506 University St, H3A 2A7
Updated: May 14, 2024