RESOURCES

National services and resources:

Shelters:

Sheltersafe.ca: Provides information and a clickable map to help connect women and their children across Canada with the nearest shelter for safety and support.

For Youth and Young Adults:

Kids Help Phone: Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868. Available 24 hours a day to anyone in Canada aged 5 to 29 who wants confidential and anonymous care from trained responders.

For Indigenous Peoples:

Hope for Wellness 24/7 Help Line: Call 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat.

Services are available:

• to all Indigenous people across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive help line counsellors can help if you want to talk
• in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut

For Legal help:

For information about the laws relating to family violence and the kind of help that is available, please visit the Department of Justice Canada’s Get help with family violence web page.