Additional services are available through the organizations below.
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Program |
Phone/TEXT Number |
Description |
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| Text us at 613-704-5535 or Chat with us here |
Unsafe at Home Ottawa is a secure text and online chat service for women who may be living through increased violence and abuse at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our counsellors provide emotional support, practical advice and referrals. |
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| 1-866-863-0511 (toll-free) |
During this time of crisis and uncertainty, the Assaulted Women’s Helpline (1-866-863-0511) & the Senior Safety Line (1-866-299-1011) remain committed to delivering our 24/7 crisis counselling for women and seniors in the province of Ontario. Please share widely - the assaulted women’s helpline is available in over 200 languages . |
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| Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa | 613-234-2266 | If you need to get in touch with a peer support worker and are not sure how, please e-mail us at info@sascottawa.com. We will be in the centre to check messages on our office line at (613) 725-2160. |
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613-238-2762 |
If you are in need of emotional support, practical assistance (alarms or 911 cell phones) or victim compensation (safe accommodations when VAW shelters are full) contact us at info@ovs-svo.com or 613-238-2762 & we will get back to you. You’re not alone, Victim Services is here for you | |
| Distress Centre of Ottawa | Phone: 613-238-3311 Text: 343-306-5550 |
Our phone lines operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - and we truly mean that! Regardless of the day or time, we're here. People of all ages, races, gender, ability and social-economic groups call our confidential service, trusting that we'll always be here. |
| 1-855-554- HEAL (toll-free) | Talk4Healing is a culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous women available in 14 languages all across Ontario. | |
| Fem’aide (Francais) |
1-877-336-2433 (toll-free) |
Fem’aide offers French-speaking women who have experienced gender-based violence, support, information and referral to appropriate front-line services within their communities, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |