RESOURCES
If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, there is help. Below are some of the resources that you can turn to.
IF IT IS AN EMERGENCY
If you are in an emergency situation right now, call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest emergency room.
COVID-19
NATION-WIDE
KIDS HELP PHONE
24/7 national service offering bilingual (English and French) professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people.
Access:
1-800-668-6868
SHELTER SAFE
Online resource that can connect women and children to nearby shelters. Allows you to quickly identify a shelter in a specific geographic area, along with its 24 hour emergency phone line.
Access:
CHILDHELP NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE
Help-line with crisis counsellors. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in greater than 170 different languages. Can call, text, or Live Chat. All calls are confidential.
Access:
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
https://www.childhelp.org/childhelp-hotline/
GTA AND TORONTO
YELLOW BRICK HOUSE
Yellow Brick House is a place for abused women and children. In your neighbourhood and across our community, we are here 24 hours a day, 7 days providing help and hope to women and children. They offer a crisis line, 2 emergency shelter locations, and services for women and children.
Access:
52 West Beaver Creek Rd #4, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1L9
24-hour crisis line text or call toll free: 1-800-263-3247
Emergency Shelter tel: 905-727-1944
Inquiries about their programs and services such as individual and group counselling, legal support services call their toll free number: 1-877-222-8438
SEXUAL ASSAULT/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CARE CENTRE AT WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL
The Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre (SA/DVCC) is a comprehensive service that assists women, men, and trans people, over the age of 14, who are victims/survivors of sexual assault and domestic/intimate partner violence. For sexual assault pertaining to children or youth under 14, please contact the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) program at 416-813-6275
Access:
76 Grenville St., Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2
416-323-6040
LEGAL AID ONTARIO CONTACT CENTRE
If you have experienced domestic violence and need help with a family law matter, call this line. Can help with family law matters such as a restraining order for an abusive ex-partner, or maintaining access to your child during COVID-19. Service can be accessed in over 300 languages.
Access:
Toll-Free: 1-800-668-8258
GTA: 416-979-1446
Bell Relay: 1-800-855-0511
Open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (EST)
ASSAULTED WOMEN'S HELPLINE
Assaulted Women’s Helpline provides free, 24-hour, 7-day-a-week crisis counselling, emotional support, information and referrals via telephone to women in up to 200 languages- completely anonymous and confidential.
Access:
Crisis Line:
GTA 416.863.0511
GTA TTY 416.364.8762
TOLL-FREE 1.866.863.0511
TOLL-FREE TTY 1.866.863.7868
#SAFE (#7233) On your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus mobile phone
KINGSTON
YOUTH DIVERSION
Youth Diversion helps youth overcome challenges by: Providing individualized services to divert youth from risk; Providing both intervention and prevention services; and, Working collaboratively and in partnership with youth, their families, other agencies and our community..During COVID-19 they will continue to provide support through different platforms of social media such as texting, Facebook, Skype/Zoom, email and phone. They are also able to offer face to face contact in cases of crisis/emergency.
Access:
559 Bagot Street Kingston ON, Canada K7K 3E1
613-548-4535 ext 224
MALTBY CENTER
Our agency of experienced and compassionate professionals provides high-quality, community-based mental health and autism services to children and youth in Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington areas. Maltby Centre will continue to provide autism and mental health services over the phone or through video conferencing during COVID-19.
Access:
31 Hyperion Court, Suite 100 Kingston, Ontario K7K 7G3
1.844.855.8340
Crisis after hours: 613-544-4229
KINGSTON INTERVAL HOUSE
Emergency Shelter and Second Stage Housing facility for women, children and youth experiencing violence.
Access:
(613) 546-1833 or (613) 546-4136
Crisis Line: 1 (800) 267-9445 or (613) 546-1777
VANCOUVER
COVENANT HOUSE VANCOUVER
Covenant House Vancouver’s purpose is to serve all youth, with absolute respect and unconditional love, to help youth experiencing homelessness, and to protect and safeguard all youth in need.
Access:
1302 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3P3
604-685-5437
AUNT LEAH'S PLACE
For 30 years, Aunt Leah’s Place has been helping kids in foster care and young mothers achieve a better future. They do this by providing guidance, supported housing, job training and coaching on essential life skills. For COVID they have emergency food pick-up times on Mondays from 12-2:00pm, Wednesday from 3-5:00pm, and Fridays from 12-2:00pm.
Access:
816 20th Street New Westminster, BC V3M 4W6
(604) 525-1204
BC WOMEN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION
BC’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the full spectrum of women’s health. We ensure women have equitable access to the highest quality healthcare when, where, and how they need it.
Access:
D310 – 4500 Oak St.Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1
604.875.2270
CALGARY
CALGARY COMMUNITIES AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA) is the primary sexual abuse/assualt and education service for Calgary and the surrounding areas. They provide safe and accessible services such as crisis intervention, counselling, education, and outreach for all people. During COVID, CCASA is providing community support through their Support and Information Line which is open from 9am to 9pm, 7 days a week.
Access:
Northland Building, 910 7 Ave SW #700, Calgary, AB T2P 3N8
Support and Information Line: 403-237-5888
Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence: 1-866-403-8000
Chat Services: or www.aasas.ca
DISTRESS CENTRE CALGARY
Distress Centre Calgary offers 24-hour confidential phone support and free crisis counselling (211).
Access:
1010 8 Ave SW #300, Calgary, AB T2P 1J2
(403) 266-4357
CALGARY CONNECTEEN
ConnecTeen provides confidential 24/7 support for youth in Calgary and the surrounding areas.
Access:
24/7 Calling: 403 264- 8336
Text: 587 333-2724
MONTRÉAL
S.O.S. VIOLENCE CONJUGALE
This organization serves the entire population of Quebec via a bilingual, anonymous and confidential hotline, 24/7, 365 days a year. The hotline is intended for victims of domestic violence and aims to assess, inform, guide, support and refer those in need.
Access:
514-873-9010 or 1 800 363-9010
CENTRES JEUNESSE - DPJ
A Quebec-wide resource which helps children and youth who are victims of violence or exposed to domestic violence find protection. There are many youth centers around the province which provide support in many forms, such as social emergency services, psychosocial interventions and rehabilitation services.
Access:
418 661-6951 or 514 593-3979
CENTRES DE SANTÉ ET DE SERVICES SOCIAUX (CSSS)
In municipalities all around Quebec, there are health and social services centres which support victims of domestic violence, as well as their children. Many of the centres provide emergency care, medical care, referrals, psychosocial help, follow-up care.
Access:
HALIFAX
ALICE HOUSE
Alice House provides women leaving abusive relationships with safe housing and supportive counselling. Their mission is to enable women and their children to build lives free from intimate partner violence by offering safe housing, counselling, and support services.
Access:
(902) 466-8459
alicehouse.ca
AVALON CENTRE
Provides a wide range of specialized sexual assault services, such as counselling, supportive information and referral, and education to those who have suffered any sexual assaults. They provide members of the community with immediate care/support, education, counselling.
Access:
219 Main Street, Suite 204
(902) 422-4240
BRYONY HOUSE
The Bryony House runs a 24 hour distress line which provides individual/group counselling, education, and referrals. The Bryony House also provides shelter to women and children impacted by intimate partner violence and abuse.
Access:
3358 Connaught Ave, Halifax, NS B3L 3B5
Distress Line: 902.422.7650
Shelter Main Number: 902.423.7183
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE RESOURCES
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any suggestions for resources that we can add to our list. Let's combat abuse as a community!