News & Events

When a loved one is in a toxic relationship whether it be a form of abuse or some other reason, normally the first suggestion is...

Tomorrow our lovely Director, Elizabeth Kent will be the guest speaker for Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington weekly CSGW Series. It is virtually hosted and free...

Within the last week the Guelph Police Service have reported two separate fraudulent crimes. Guelph Today released an article describing how a Guelph senior was...

The third Monday in January is recognized by many as Blue Monday. January brings colder days, long nights, and some people are still paying off...

*January is recognized as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month*

At VSW we try to generate awareness of human trafficking as...

*ANNOUNCEMENT*

Victim Services Wellington is thrilled to announce our wonderful Director Elizabeth Kent will be joining Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington for their...

Good afternoon everyone, we are excited to introduce Lauren Hotchkiss! Lauren is a University of Guelph graduate and has previously volunteered for VSW in the...

Hello everyone, sorry for the 3-month hiatus! We have been extremely busy trying to balance serving the Wellington communities while following COVID-19 guidelines and procedures....

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced today that Ontario will receive $176 million for mental health & addictions services. This comes at very crucial time as...

October is recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Keeping the most vulnerable members of our community safe and well-cared for is a responsibility we all...

October 4th until the 10th is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Week. As a society we should use this time to reflect on our own...

Today, Wednesday September 30th, 2020, is recognized as Orange Shirt Day. Orange Shirt Day is a day used to commemorate the residential school experience, while...

Victim Services Wellington and Lakehead University have partnered on a research project exploring the opinions that survivors of sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence have...

Today, September 26th, 2020, is Cybertip Awareness Day.

Since the beginning of COVID-19, reports of youth harmed online have increased by 80%....

Victim Services Wellington and Lakehead University have partnered on a research project exploring the opinions that survivors of sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence have...

As we enter flu season and COVID-19 numbers continue to rise, VSW thought it would be helpful to post some information on assessment centres in...

Victim Services Wellington and Lakehead University have partnered on a research project exploring the opinions that survivors of sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence have...

The Guelph Police Service announced yesterday that they are receiving a large amount of fraud/scam reported cases. The most common reports being those related to...

On Monday, the Waterloo Regional Police Service announced that reported elder abuse cases in 2020 have skyrocketed. According to the article, so far this year...

What does volunteering mean to you?

At VSW being a volunteer means that you are working with other people in the community....

Victim Services Wellington and Lakehead University have partnered on a research project exploring the opinions that survivors of sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence have...

September 10th is recognized as World Suicide Prevention Day. At VSW we attend a great deal of calls for victims of those affected by suicide...

* Appreciation Post*

VSW is EXTREMLEY proud of our community partner Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington on winning the Marla Moon Memorial Award...

September 1st marked the beginning of the Guelph Police Service Body Worn Camera (BWC) Pilot Project. This project will run until August 31st, 2021 at...

On September 1st, 2020, the Guelph Police Service received a call pertaining to a missing person. The missing person had been last seen 42 minutes...

First and foremost, we would like to begin this post by thanking everyone who purchased a #SupportNOTStigma t-shirt from the Wellington Guelph Drug...