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#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. 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. 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 cases of disability, undue hardship and exceptional circumstances. A letter explaining the delay will also be required. 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 cases of disability, undue hardship and exceptional circumstances. A letter explaining the delay will also be required. 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  
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