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.
ONTARIO-WIDE
HELP-LINES
CHILD HELP NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE
Help-line with crisis counsellors. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in greater than 170 different languages. Ca 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/
KID'S HELP PHONE
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/
GOOD2TALK
Help-line that offers confidential support services for students pursuing post-secondary education in Ontario and Nova Scotia. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Access:
Ontario: 1-866-925-5454
Text GOOD2TALKON: 686868
Nova Scotia: 1-833-292-3698
Text GOOD2TALKNS: 686868
TALK4HEALING
Help-line that offers 24/7 support for Indigenous women, by Indigenous women. Available in 14 different languages. Can call, text, or Live Chat for confidential support.
Access:
1-855-554-HEAL
FEM'AIDE
Help-line that offers 24/7 support for French-speaking women with experiences of gender-based violence. Can also respond to information requests from friends and family of victims of violence.
Access:
(1) 866-863-0511
TTY: 1-866-863-7868
VICTIMS SUPPORT LINE
Province-wide, bilingual, toll-free information line that offers information about a range of services for victims of crime. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Access:
Greater Toronto Area: 416-314-2447
Toll-Free: (1) 888-579-2888
EMPOWER ME
24/7 phone service for crisis situations and scheduled sessions that allows students to connect with qualified counsellors, consultants, and life coaches for a variety of issues. Available to all Queen’s students. Can access sessions delivered in person, by telephone, by video-counselling, or by e-counselling.
Access:
(1) 844-741-6389
https://www.queensu.ca/studentwellness/empower-me
ASSAULTED WOMEN'S HELPLINE
Offers support, safety planning, information and referral to services throughout Ontario. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Access:
416-863-0511
TTY: 416-364-8762
Toll-Free: (1) 866-863-0511
Toll-Free TTY: (1) 866-863-7868
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MALE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
Program that supports male-identifying survivors of sexual abuse, recent or historical. Some of the specialized services offered include individual and group counselling, telephone and online counselling, and referrals to other community support services. Help-line is available 24 hours a day and is multilingual and toll-free.
Access:
1-866-887-0015
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/ovss/male_support_services/
OTHER RESOURCE SITES
ONTARIO COALITION OF RAPE CRISIS CENTRES
List of sexual assault centres in Ontario that offer counselling, call-lines, and information about sexual violence.
Access:
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!