Lanark County Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Program

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It's not your fault. We don't believe the myths about sexual assault and domestic violence. We believe you.

Provides specialized medical & nursing care to sexual assault & domestic violence survivors/victims

Text or call our on-call nurse 24/7
613-284-6656

WE BELIEVE YOU. Services are provided to persons of all gender identities and ages through any of the emergency departments in Lanark County; Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospitals, Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital and the Almonte General Hospital.
*You do not have to involve Police to access our services*

You can also self refer at any time by telephone. Services that are available include:
- Crisis intervention/emotional support
- Risk assessment and safety planning
- Documentation of assault
- Assessment, documentation and treatment of injuries including forensic photography
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections
- Emergency contraception (e.g. "the morning after pill")
- Forensic evidence collection up to 12 days after a sexual assault
- Medical follow up
- Counselling with a social worker who is trained in trauma informed care
- Referrals to community agencies as needed
- Anonymous 3rd Party Reporting for sexual assault
*You choose what services that you would like to accept*

If you have any questions about our services, or sexual assault/domestic violence, please don't hesitate to contact us. How to Access Services:
Call the program office, located at the Smiths Falls site, for information about what services are available at (613) 283-2330 ext. 1258 from 8am-4pm (after hours call the on call nurse confidential phone at (613) 284-6656 - You can also text this number anytime)
OR
Go to the emergency department of ANY of the Lanark County Hospitals and tell them you would like to be seen for a sexual assault or an incident of domestic violence. OR
If you don’t want/need to be seen immediately, the nurse can arrange a time that is convenient for you to come in for services at any of the Lanark County Hospitals. We are a member of the Ontario Network of Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Treatment Centres, for more information visit https://www.sadvtreatmentcentres.ca/

11/09/2026

November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Canada, a time to raise awareness, challenge misconceptions, honour survivors and reaffirm our collective responsibility to end violence in our homes and communities.

The statistics are sobering.

According to Statistics Canada, in 2024:

• 128,175 people were victims of police-reported intimate partner violence.

• Women and girls experienced intimate partner violence at a rate 3.5 times higher than men and boys.

• 81 women were killed by a spouse or intimate partner, up from 53 in 2023.

And these numbers only tell part of the story. Many experiences of domestic violence are never reported to police.

Domestic violence doesn't always leave visible bruises. It can include physical, emotional, psychological, sexual and financial abuse, as well as coercive control, intimidation and isolation.

For too long, we've asked survivors why they stayed, why they didn't report or why they didn't recognize the warning signs sooner.

It's time to change the questions we're asking.

Why do people choose to use violence and control? Why do we continue to excuse harmful behaviour? And what can we do to create communities where abuse is recognized, challenged and prevented?

At Lanark County Interval House and Community Support, we know that ending domestic violence requires more than awareness. It requires believing survivors, challenging harmful attitudes, addressing systemic barriers and ensuring that those experiencing violence have access to safety, support and meaningful choices.

This November, we encourage you to listen, learn, speak up and take action.

To anyone experiencing domestic violence: you deserve safety, dignity and support. You are not alone, and the violence you are experiencing is not your fault.

Awareness is where change begins. What we do with that awareness is what matters.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2024 police-reported family violence and intimate partner violence data.

10/08/2026

10/02/2026

09/30/2026

09/30/2026

🧡 EVERY CHILD MATTERS. 🧡

Today is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Today we honour the Survivors of residential schools and remember the children who never came home.

As of 2026, investigations have identified at least 2,971 potential unmarked graves or burials at 31 former residential school sites across Canada.

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has documented more than 4,000 children who died within the residential school system. In 2025, another 1,143 names of children were verified for the National Student Memorial Register.

And we still do not know the full number.

Many former residential school sites have not been fully searched. Records remain incomplete. Children remain missing. Families and Nations are still waiting for answers.

Orange Shirt Day cannot simply be about wearing orange.

It means listening to Survivors.
Learning whose land you live on.
Understanding the Treaties.
Challenging residential-school denialism.
Supporting Nations searching for their children.
Demanding institutions release the records communities need.

The last federally operated residential school closed in 1996. This is not ancient history. Survivors are still here.

2,971 potential unmarked burials.
More than 4,000 documented deaths.
Thousands of children.
Thousands of families.
And the search is not finished.

They were children.

They had names.
They had families.
They were loved.
They should have come home.

🧡 Every Child Matters.
🧡 Every Survivor Matters.
🧡 The children who never came home matter.

Today we wear orange.

Tomorrow, we keep doing the work.

09/05/2026

Join LCIH and Take Back the Night Sept 10th!

Thursday, September 10 | 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Join us for Take Back the Night, an evening of community, solidarity, and action as we stand together against gender-based violence.

Since 2006, Carleton Place has proudly hosted one of Canada's most well-attended rural Take Back the Night marches. Year after year, our community comes together—rain or shine—with banners, signs, and noisemakers to send a powerful message: everyone deserves to live free from violence and fear.

Take Back the Night is a longstanding movement that calls for an end to violence against women and affirms every woman's right to walk safely in her community.

Location:
Meet us at Town Hall Square Park, behind Carleton Place Town Hall.

What to Wear:
We encourage everyone to wear purple*or your LCIHCS swag to show your support. LCIHCS merchandise will be available for purchase at As Good As New during the week leading up to the event.

Whether you're attending for the first time or have marched with us for years, your presence matters. Together, we can raise our voices, support survivors, and continue working toward a future free from gender-based violence.

We hope to see you there.

07/27/2026

If you are in an unsafe relationship, you do not have to navigate it alone.

Safety planning can help you think through steps to stay safer, whether you're staying, leaving, or unsure of what comes next.

Lanark County Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Program can help you create a personalized safety plan based on your unique situation and needs. Support is available.

07/24/2026

Address

Smiths Falls, ON

Website

https://www.psfdh.on.ca/sexualassault, https://linktr.ee/lanarkcounty_sadv_program

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