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== First steps == | == First steps == | ||
#Because bringing up the past may be difficult, make sure you have emotional and psychological support. You may wish to contact the [[Indian Residential School Survivors Society]] at 1-800-721-0066. The Society provides counselling services and referrals to other services near you; additional contact information can be found in the Resource Guide. You may also wish to contact Health Canada's Indian Residential School Mental Health Support Program at 1-877-477-0775, or the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419. | #Because bringing up the past may be difficult, make sure you have emotional and psychological support. You may wish to contact the [[Indian Residential School Survivors Society]] at 1-800-721-0066. The Society provides counselling services and referrals to other services near you; additional contact information can be found in the [[Resource Guide]]. You may also wish to contact Health Canada's Indian Residential School Mental Health Support Program at 1-877-477-0775, or the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419. | ||
#If you have not already done so, get and complete an application for a Common Experience Payment. The deadline for CEP applications expired on September 19, 2011 but the Settlement Agreement allows for late applications to be filed until September 19, 2012 in exceptional circumstances. You can get a CEP application: | #If you have not already done so, get and complete an application for a Common Experience Payment. The deadline for CEP applications expired on September 19, 2011 but the Settlement Agreement allows for late applications to be filed until September 19, 2012 in exceptional circumstances. You can get a CEP application: | ||
#* at any Service Canada office, | #* at any Service Canada office, | ||
#* by calling the CEP Response Centre at 1-866-565-4526, or | #* by calling the CEP Response Centre at 1-866-565-4526, or | ||
#* from [[Indian Residential Schools of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]] (AANDC); see the Resource Guide for contact and website information for AANDC, including an online application form. | #* from [[Indian Residential Schools of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]] (AANDC); see the [[Resource Guide]] for contact and website information for AANDC, including an online application form. | ||
#If you personally suffered physical, sexual or psychological abuse at a Residential School, get and complete an application for the Independent Assessment Process. You can get an IAP application and Guide: | #If you personally suffered physical, sexual or psychological abuse at a Residential School, get and complete an application for the Independent Assessment Process. You can get an IAP application and Guide: | ||
#* from [[Indian Residential Schools of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]]; see the Resource Guide for contact and website information, including an online application form, or | #* from [[Indian Residential Schools of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]]; see the [[Resource Guide]] for contact and website information, including an online application form, or | ||
#* by calling the IAP Adjudication Secretariat toll-free Info Line at 1-866-879-4913. | #* by calling the IAP Adjudication Secretariat toll-free Info Line at 1-866-879-4913. | ||