More than a year after her assault, after six months on a waiting list, Jennille Seedial, seen here in Toronto on Feb. 10, 2020, finally connected with the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre, where she received free counselling.She went to the hospital, was handed a pamphlet about sexual assault and left several hours later, feeling confused about what had happened and where to turn.
Deb Singh, a counsellor and advocate at the TRCC, and fellow advocate Nicole Pietsch are scheduled to meet with Attorney-General Doug Downey on Thursday to ask the government to commit to the additional $1-million in funding annually, as well as a promise not to eliminate or amalgamate any existing centres across Ontario.The TRCC’s share of the $1-million was about $76,000 last year, Ms. Singh said. While limited, it was enough to hire two counsellors and holistic worker on a part-time contract.
When the extra funding runs out, “Our wait-list will go back up, because we don’t see a slow of people adding themselves to our wait lists for services,” Ms. Singh said.
Further harassment of victims thru private complaint system - justice systemic bias
It’s because those in power support rape and rape culture. Plain and simple. There’s no neutral ground here - these actions (or lack thereof) actively support rape.
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