Support Services
If you are in immediate danger or need urgent medical support: call 911.
If you are reporting or planning to leave a non-stranger perpetrator, the safest way to contact help is TO USE A PHONE/DEVICE THEY CANNOT ACCESS (e.g., public or work phone, friend's phone).
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ASSAULTED WOMEN’S HELPLINE
Call: (24-Hour Lines) 416-863-0511, 1-866-863-0511 (toll-free)
Text: 7233 (Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus)
CANADIAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE
Call: (24-Hour Line) 1-833-900-1010
https://www.canadianhumantraffickinghotline.ca/
CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH (CAMH)
Call: (24-Hour Line) 1 800 463-2338 (toll-free), 416 535-8501 (press 2), Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm
https://www.camh.ca/en/your-care/programs-and-services
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: FAMILY VIOLENCE RESOURCES & SERVICES IN YOUR AREA
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html
ONTARIO NETWORK OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TREATMENT CENTRES
https://www.sadvtreatmentcentres.ca/
ONTARIO SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
https://www.ontario.ca/page/supports-help-people-experiencing-gender-based-violence
ONTARIO VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES
Call: (24-Hour Line) 1-888-579-2888 (toll-free), 416-314-2447
REGION OF PEEL: FAMILY & INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE RESOURCE
“To be passive is to let others decide for you.
To be aggressive is to decide for others.
To be assertive is to decide for yourself.
And to trust that there is enough,
that you are enough.”
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