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Use this page to search for gender-based violence services that are available across Ontario. These include services and supports related to abuse and violence from a partner, ex partner, family member, acquaintance or someone unknown to you.

Search results can be filtered in a variety of ways including type of service/support, the programs they offer, how they provide support (text, phone, chat, in person), and service features (accessibility features and service frameworks).

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Interfaith Counselling Centre

Family Service Organization, Community Counselling Centre Family Service Organization, Community Counselling Centre,

Interfaith Counselling Centre strengthens the fabric of our community by empowering individuals, couples, and families to realize their emotional wellness and triumph over life’s challenges.

Location: New Hamburg, Ontario
Phone: 519-662-3092
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Kingston Interval House

VAW Emergency Shelter VAW Emergency Shelter,

Kingston Interval House (KIH) provides essential, responsive, and empowering services to women, children and youth who have experienced the impact of violence against women. KIH seeks to interrupt the cycle of domestic abuse and gender-based violence through the delivery of its core services, which include:

Emergency shelter services

Transitional programs

Community-based outreach and support services

Second-stage housing

Community engagement and capacity building

Location: Kingston, Ontario
Phone: 613-546-1833
Crisis Line: 613-546-1777
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Lakeridge Health Corporation Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Care Center

Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre,

We provide support and care to victims of Intimate Partner Violence and/or Sexual Assault. We offer medical services, forensic evidence collection and injury documentation. Along with our community partners we offered counselling, risk management and safety planning. Our services are confidential.

Location: Oshawa, Ontario
Phone: 905 576 8711 ext 33286
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Lanark County Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Program

Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre,

The Lanark County Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Program is funded by the Ministry of Health through the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospitals to provide specialized medical and nursing care to victims of sexual and intimate partner violence 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Services are provided to persons of all gender identities and ages in Lanark County.

Location: Smiths Falls, Ontario
Phone: 613-283-2330 ext. 1258
Crisis Line: 613-284-6656
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Leeds and Grenville Interval House

VAW Emergency Shelter VAW Emergency Shelter,

Leeds & Grenville Interval House provides shelter, support, and counselling services to abused women and their children, so that they may live free of abuse.

Location: Brockville, Ontario
Crisis Line: 613-342-8815
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Lennox and Addington Interval House

VAW Emergency Shelter VAW Emergency Shelter,

We offer emergency shelter, crisis line services, transitional housing, outreach and transitional supports to women and children impacted by gender based violence. Our vision is a world where all women and children live in homes free of violence and fear.

Location: Napanee, Ontario
Phone: 613 354 0808
Crisis Line: 613 354 1010
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Maison Interlude House

VAW Emergency Shelter, Provincial Crisis Line/Help Line, Human trafficking services, Community-based advocacy services VAW Emergency Shelter, Provincial Crisis Line/Help Line, Human trafficking services, Community-based advocacy services,

Maison Interlude House is a Francophone organization offering a range of services, in French and in English, in the counties of Prescott, Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry to help support women, their children and youth, in building a future without violence.

Location: Hawkesbury, Ontario
Crisis Line: 800-461-1842
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Marjorie House

VAW Emergency Shelter VAW Emergency Shelter,

An emergency shelter that works towards a world where all women are safe and equal participants.

Location: Marathon, Ontario
Phone: 807-229-2223
Crisis Line: 807-229-2222
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METRAC: Action on Violence

Women’s Centre Women’s Centre,

METRAC works to end gender-based violence across communities through education, research and policies.

Location: Toronto, Ontario
Phone: 416-392-3135
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Minden Women’s Centre

VAW Emergency Shelter, Women’s Centre VAW Emergency Shelter, Women’s Centre,

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Location: Minden, Ontario
Phone: 705-854-0837
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Provincial Gender Based Violence Associations

Aboriginal Shelters of OntarioOntario Coalition of Rape Crisis CentresAction ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmesOntario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment CentresFamily Service OntarioOntario Network of Victim Service Providers