Durham Family Court Clinic
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Record #: OSH1537 Last Modified: 19 Mar 2013 Last Full Update: 19 Mar 2013
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Address & Map
Times on Richmond
44 Richmond St W, Ste 201
Oshawa, ON L1G 1C7
 
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Office Phone905-436-6754
Fax905-725-0845
E-maildfcc@dfcc.org
Websitewww.dfcc.org
LocationOshawa (City of)
IntersectionCentre St N and Richmond St W
Contact Information
Executive 1Nicola Crow, Executive Director; Phone: ext 222; Email: ncrow@dfcc.org
Executive 2Gillian James, Director, Finance and Operations; Phone: ext 241; Email: gjames@dfcc.org
Contact 1Vickie Jennings, Program Director; Phone: ext 230; Email: vjennings@dfcc.org
Description & Services
Areas ServedDurham Region
HoursMon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm 
 
LanguagesEnglish ; Translation services available
EligibilityAges: 12 year(s) - 18 year(s) 
 
Age limits are not applicable to Mediation services
ApplicationCourt, agency, or individual
FeesFee (to income) are applicable to Family Mediation Service
DescriptionExpertise in issues pertaining to separation and divorce, child welfare and youth in conflict with the law, assessments and family mediation 
 
Assessments 
Completed by court order under three pieces of legislation, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Child and Family Services Act and the Children's Law Reform Act, assessments include child welfare, custody and access, and, youth in conflict with the law assessments 
 
Family Mediation and Information Services  
Focuses on family mediation related to separation and divorce issues, both at court and at DFCC offices * walk-in information services are available at the Durham Family Court in Oshawa to support individuals in need of legal and non-legal information about issues related to separation, divorce and other areas of family law 
 
Child Welfare Mediation 
Child welfare mediation as an alternative dispute resolution 
 
Community Support Team and Intensive Support and Supervision 
Individual counselling for youth in conflict with the law and their families upon referral by Probation Services or the Youth Court 
 
Collaborative Day Treatment Program 
Therapeutic learning experience for youth with difficulty coping in the main stream educational system 
 
Durham Youth Gang Strategy 
Individual counselling for youth who are involved with gangs or may be at risk of involvement with gang activity who are being released from custody 
 
Violence Prevention Program 
Interactive school workshops for grades 7 through 12 on a variety of topics including internet safety, gang awareness, dating violence, healthy relationships, anti-bullying, anti-racism, conflict resolution, self esteem, sexual harassment, anger management, anti-homophobia 
 
Referral Courses 
Family Mediation (Self referral) * Community Support Team (Probation) * Intensive Support Team (Youth Court) * Assessments (by Court order) * Collaborative Day Treatment (Probation, Children's Aid, Other) * Child Protection Mediation (Children's Aid, Schools)
Other Details
AccessibilityFully Accessible
Classification/Subjects
Service CategoriesCompensatory Education Programs ; Divorce/Custody Investigation ; Mediation ; Mediation ~ Divorce Assistance ; Mediation ~ Divorce/Custody/Support Issues ; Mental Health Warrants ~ Young Offenders ; Psychiatric Case Management ~ Young Offenders ; Youth Violence Prevention ~ Gang Members