A free, confidential, psycho-educational counselling program for children and youth aged 3 to 18 who have experienced violence.
The Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment (PEACE) Program supports children and youth to understand what violence is, the impact that violence in the home has on children and youth, that they are not alone and that the violence is not their fault.
Opportunities for children and youth to explore their feelings and learn to express them healthily will help them recognize their strengths and increase their self-confidence.
Learning skills such as identifying support networks, developing safety plans, and setting boundaries are focal areas of counselling that help children and youth develop problem-solving and coping skills.
Support is offered to the non-offending parents to develop an understanding how the violence has affected their child and plan approaches to manage the behaviours associated with experiencing violence.
This is an open referral program. Referrals can come from friends, family, school counsellors, doctors, or other community professionals.
Contact an NCCS PEACE Counsellor at 250.627.7166. [email protected]
The Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General funds this program.