About Us

The Sexual Assault Centre (Centre d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel – CALACS) of Charlevoix is a non-profit organization. Our services are confidential and free.

Our Mission

To offer the best services to women and girls aged 14 and over who have experienced sexual assault, as well as prevention, awareness, and advocacy activities.

Our Values

• Unconditional welcome
• Universal respect
• Empathy
• Compassion (ou: Kindness)
• Confidentiality and quality of services
• Accessibility, free services, availability
• Feminist approach

Our Approach

Feminist analysis is advocated within our CALACS, denouncing unequal social construction in terms of power based on gender, and instead promoting equal relationships and the right for all people to live safely, freely, and without guilt.

Following each woman’s pace and valuing the expression of her own needs, this type of intervention aims at empowerment over their lives, over their bodies, and over their ability to act on their environment (devictimization).
Concretely, we work to help women overcome the consequences of sexual assault and make, autonomously, the choices they deem best for themselves.