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By Shania Tabobondung, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Parry Sound North Star Wasauksing First Nation marked a significant milestone May 21 with the opening of a safe home aimed at supporting survivors of domestic violence. Located on Wasauksing First Nation, the safe home focuses on serving Indigenous people in the region and First Nations along the Highway 69 corridor. The facility will be among the first in the region to provide services for men fleeing intimate partner violence, in addition to women and families. Male and female staff are on site to provide immediate crisis response and emotional support. The shelter offers co-ed psycho-educational programming on domestic violence, self-care, grief and loss, and can also arrange individual or group counselling through Wasauksing social programming and local partners. This initiative has been… <\/p>\n

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By Shania Tabobondung, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Parry Sound North Star Wasauksing First Nation marked a significant milestone May 21 with the opening of a safe home aimed at supporting survivors of domestic violence. Located on Wasauksing First Nation, the safe home focuses on serving Indigenous people in the region and First Nations along the Highway 69 corridor. The facility will be among the first in the region to provide services for men fleeing intimate partner violence, in addition to women and families. Male and female staff are on site to provide immediate crisis response and emotional support. The shelter offers co-ed psycho-educational programming on domestic violence, self-care, grief and loss, and can also arrange individual or group counselling through Wasauksing social programming and local partners. This initiative has been... <\/p>\n

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