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Program:
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Youth Programs and Services - Support - Attendance Centres (Peel)
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Phone Numbers:
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905-459-1315 - hotline / collect calls accepted
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Address:
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44 Peel Centre Dr, Suite 200
Brampton, ON
L6T 4B5
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Map
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Location:
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Brampton (Queen St Corridor)
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Hours:
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Service | |
| Mon | 9am-8pm | |
| Tue | 9am-8pm | |
| Wed | 9am-4:30pm | |
| Thu | 9am-4:30pm | |
| Fri | 9am-4:30pm | |
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Service Description:
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Empowers young women to take control of their lives. A comprehensive set of cognitive-behavioural programs and individual support services. Address the three main objectives of the Youth Criminal Justice Act:
- The prevention of youth crime
- The use of meaningful consequences
- Rehabilitation and reintegration through a relational supportive approach
The program:
- addresses the criminogenic elements common to most youthful offenders
- utilizes multi-component intervention focus to examine the cognitive process behind socially inappropriate behaviours
- provides guidance to produce problem solving skills and skill enhancement techniques
- encourages the young women and their support systems to fully participate in the program and to work on family and relationship issues
Active participation in various program components required:
- Parenting
- Anger Management
- Job search/Employment
- Relationship skill for Violence Prevention
- Cognitive Behavioural Interventions
- Voices (Self-Discovery/Empowerment)
- Homework Club
- Relaxation and Stress
- Substance Use
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Application:
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Call Program Coordinator or nCourage Hub
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Young women in conflict with the law, who have received probation, detention, and/or custodial sentences
Case Manager and the Program Manager determine involvement in the program
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