{"id":46787,"date":"2012-04-11T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T00:19:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:43:54","slug":"where-go-help","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/where-go-help","title":{"rendered":"Where to go for help"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)<\/h3>\n<p>CLEO has a series of abuse and family violence resources available online and in print. Topics in the series include domestic violence, elder abuse, and abuse of people with disabilities. To order these publications or view them online, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.family.cleo.on.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.family.cleo.on.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CLEO&#8217;s Steps to Justice is a website that gives step by-step information about common legal problems, including elder abuse. Steps to Justice has practical tools like safety plans and checklists, and referral information for legal and social services. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepstojustice.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.stepstojustice.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CLEO&#8217;s Guided Pathways for Responding to Elder Abuse are an online interview that gives you information and resources to help you respond to elder abuse. The pathways ask you questions and use your answers to find information and create a safety plan and personalized checklist. The pathways are free to use. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepstojustice.ca\/guided-pathways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.stepstojustice.ca\/guided-pathways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>For legal services<\/h3>\n<p>Contact the <strong>Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Phone: <strong>416-598-2656<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Toll-free: <strong>1-855-598-2656<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Fax: <strong>416-598-7924<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acelaw.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.acelaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To find the <strong>community legal clinic<\/strong> nearest you, go to Legal Aid Ontario&#8217;s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaid.on.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.legalaid.on.ca\/en<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Or, you can call Legal Aid Ontario:<\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Toll-free: <strong>1-800-668-8258<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">TTY use Bell Relay Service: <strong>1-800-855-0511<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>For help finding services and information<\/h3>\n<p>Contact <strong>Elder Abuse Ontario<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Phone: <strong>416-916-6728<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elderabuseontario.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.elderabuseontario.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>For information on services and government programs<\/h3>\n<p>Call <strong>211<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Contact <strong>ServiceOntario<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Toll-free: <strong>1-800-267-8097<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Toll-free TTY: <strong>1-800-268-7095<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/welcome-serviceontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.serviceontario.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>To contact the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) in your area<\/h3>\n<p>Call <strong>211<\/strong> or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcareathome.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.healthcareathome.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>To report abuse in retirement homes<\/h3>\n<p>Call the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority at <strong>1-855-275-7472<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>To report abuse in long-term care homes<\/h3>\n<p>Call the <strong>Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care ACTION Line<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Toll-free: <strong>1-866-434-0144<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Toll-free TTY: <strong>1-800-387-5559<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also call the ACTION Line with any problems, concerns, or complaints about home care services, long-term care homes, or a LHIN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46787","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Where to go for help - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/where-go-help\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where to go for help - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) CLEO has a series of abuse and family violence resources available online and in print. 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