Other community resources

Assaulted Women’s Helpline

The Helpline provides crisis counselling and referrals to shelters, transitional housing, legal advice, and other services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for women across Ontario. It is free and available in over 100 languages, including 17 Indigenous languages.

Call 1-866-863-0511. Or call #SAFE (#7233) on a Bell, Rogers, Fido, or Telus cellphone. For TTY use 1-866-863-7868.

Fem’aide

This is a helpline for Francophone women in Ontario seeking support, referrals, and information on woman abuse, including sexual assault. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can chat online with a counsellor. Or call or text 1-877-336-2433. For TTY use 1-866-860-7082.

211 Ontario

This website is an online resource to help people find community and social services available across Ontario. The 211 resource includes a telephone referral service for all types of social services. It is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, in more than 150 languages. Call 211.