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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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Services Legend
Elliot Lake Women’s Group
Elliot Lake Women’s Group Vision:
To live in a society where violence and abuse are no longer accepted or tolerated.
Elliot Lake Women’s Group Mission:
Maplegate is committed to providing services in the community that promote safety and inclusion for all.
Location: | Elliot Lake, Ontario |
Phone: | 7054617977 |
Crisis Line: | 7054619868 |
Embrave: Agency to End Violence (formerly Interim Place)
Embrave: Agency to End Violence is a non-profit organization that provides shelter, counselling, and advocacy supports for women, Two-Spirit, genderqueer, trans and non-binary folks and their children impacted by gender-based violence. We amplify the voices of survivors, educate the community, and inspire systemic change to create a society free of violence.
Location: | Mississauga, Ontario |
Phone: | 905-403-9691 |
Crisis Line: | 905-403-0864 or 1-855-676-8515 |
Esprit Place Family Resource Centre
Esprit Place Family Resource Centre offers emergency accommodation and assistance for women and children in the District of Parry Sound who find themselves in crisis. Priority is given to women leaving abusive situations. Our Staff provide supportive counselling and information to assist women in changing their lives and the lives of their children. All services and programs are voluntary, free of charge, and confidential.
Location: | Parry Sound, Ontario |
Phone: | 1-800-461-1707 |
Crisis Line: | 1-800-461-1707 |
Family Service Toronto
We work with individuals, families and communities destabilized by precarious mental health and/or socioeconomic circumstances, to achieve greater resilience, stability and equity.
We achieve this through our understanding of poverty and the harmful effects of marginalization, discrimination and oppression. We direct our energies to support individuals and families in our core service areas – community counselling and mental health, gender-based violence and developmental disabilities. At the same time, we work to influence policy, build knowledge, strengthen communities and advocate for system change.
Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
Phone: | 416-595-9230 ext. 0 |
Family Services Durham
Family Services Durham provides individual, couple, and family counselling to those who live or work in Durham Region. We offer counselling for a variety of problems and issues, including intimate partner abuse and other forms of gender-based violence. FSD is accredited by the Canadian Centre for Accreditation and service is provided by members of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) and the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).
Location: | Whitby, Ontario |
Phone: | 311 or toll free 1-888-721-0622 ext. 5 |
Family Services of Peel
Through leadership, research, collaboration and innovation, we support families and individuals in Peel to transform their lives.
Location: | Mississauga, Ontario |
Phone: | 905-453-5775 |
Family Services Ottawa
Family Services Ottawa offers a wide range of counselling, educational workshops and support programs for everyone in our community. Our Anti-Violence program provides individual and group counselling and practical assistance for women who are experiencing or have experienced partner abuse or gender-based violence, we also provide group and individual counselling for children who have witnessed domestic violence. We serve cis- and trans-women, trans-guys and non-binary folks who have experienced or are experiencing gender-based violence, specializing in intimate partner abuse.
Location: | Ottawa, Ontario |
Phone: | 613 725 3601 |
Family Services Perth Huron
Family Services Perth Huron is a non-profit, community-based family service agency dedicated to supporting, strengthening and enriching individual, couple and family life by providing individualized counselling, support, advocacy and educational services that meet the needs of the community.
Location: | Stratford, Ontario |
Phone: | 519-273-1020 |
Family Transition Place
Family Transition Place – Our Mission is to support the holistic well-being of those affected by gender-based violence and promote healthy relationships and community, through education.
Location: | Orangeville, Ontario |
Phone: | 519-942-4122 |
Crisis Line: | 1-800-265-9178 |
Family Violence Project of Waterloo Region
The Family Violence Project exists to provide a community-based response to family violence, with wrap around services in a single location, focusing on support, advocacy, prevention, education and awareness.
Location: | Kitchener, Ontario |
Phone: | 519-743-6333 |