Domestic Violence Services

Oasis Centre Des Femmes

150 Main St N
Brampton, ON L6V 1E9
Tel: 416-591-6565
Main St S & Church St W
http://www.oasisfemmes.org/

A service for francophone women, provides legal support, counselling, employment preparation, transitional housing, refugee and immigrant support.

Assaulted Women’s Helpline

Tel: 1-866-863-0511
TTY: 1-866-863-7868
http://www.awhl.org/

A free and confidential service that offers telephone crisis counselling, information and emotional support, referrals to emergency shelters, legal information and services and community services as well as culturally appropriate resources for abused women. Service is provided in over 151 languages.

Open: Mon – Sun 24 hours

Family Service Toronto (FST)

355 Church Street
Toronto, ON, M5B 1Z8
Tel: 416-595-9230
Church St & Gerrard St E
https://familyservicetoronto.org/our-services/programs-and-services/david-kelley-services/

FST offers the David Kelley Lesbian and Gay Community Counselling Services. They provide counselling and other supports to gay men, lesbians and other members of the queer community who are in abusive same-sex relationships.

YWCA Toronto

87 Elm Street
Toronto, ON M5G 0A8
Tel: 416-961-8100
University Ave & Dundas St W
http://www.ywcatoronto.org/

Provides free emergency shelter, interest-free loans for women fleeing abusive and violent homes, as well as counselling and support groups for women who have experienced violence and women coping with mental health challenges.

Barbara Schlifer Legal Clinic

489 College Street, Suite 503
Toronto ON, M6G 1A5
Tel: 416-323-9149
College St & Bathurst St
https://schliferclinic.com/

Provides high quality and diverse legal programs and services to women who have experienced violence.

Open: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm

Domestic Violence Emergency Response System (DVERS)

Tel: 416-808-7077

Home alarm systems for individuals who are at high risk of violence by an intimate ex-partner and reside in the City of Toronto.

Jewish Family and Children: Here to Help

4600 Bathurst Street, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M2R 3V3
Tel: 416 638-7800
Bathurst St & Ellerslie Ave
https://www.jfandcs.com/here-to-help-program

Here to Help is a program for kids aged four to 16 and their moms who live in families where abuse has occurred. The program is designed to help youth learn positive coping techniques and end the cycle of violence.

Open: Mon-Thurs 9:00am-5:00pm & Friday 9:00am-4:00pm

Yorktown Family Services: Transitional Support & Housing Program

Tel: 416-394-2960
https://www.yorktownfamilyservices.com/violence-against-women-services/transitional-housing-and-support/

Provides services within the community by outreaching to women who have left the Yorktown Women’s shelter or who reside with an abusive partner. They offer counselling, crisis intervention and safety planning.

Abrigo Centre

900 Dufferin St
Toronto, ON M6H 4B1
Tel: 416-534-3434
Dufferin St & Bloor St W
http://www.abrigo.ca/

Offers services to women & their children who are leaving abusive relationships. They offer group & family counselling, access to essential services, a safety plan, and legal services.

Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre: Here to Help

325 Milner Avenue, Suite 110
Scarborough, ON M1B 5N1
Tel: 416-321-5464, ext. 224
Markham Rd & the 401 hwy
http://www.aislingdiscoveries.on.ca/what_we_do/here_to_help

Here to Help is a program for children who have witnessed violence within the home. Mothers are able to attend their own meeting while children are in their meeting.

Offered: Three times per year in different locations throughout Toronto

Canterbury Clinic

790 Bay St, Suite 401
Toronto, ON M5G 1N8
Tel: 416-961-8282
Bay St & College St
https://www.canterburyclinic.org/

Provides individual and couple counselling, with a focus on substance abuse issues, anger management training, referrals to drug/alcohol treatment centers that are sensitive to the individual’s needs, domestic violence workshops, and information and referrals to various community services.

Counterpoint Counselling

365 Bloor St E #1005,
Toronto ON M4W 3L4
Tel: 416-920-0268
Bloor St E & Sherbourne St

Provides counselling and educational services to assaulted women and abusive men.

Catholic Crosscultural Services – Settlement Service Centre

55 Town Centre Ct, Suite 401
Toronto, ON M1P 4X4
416-757-7010
McCowan Rd & Ellesmere Rd
http://cathcrosscultural.org/settlement-services/

Offers counselling services to newcomer women who are experiencing domestic violence.

Barbara Schlifer Clinic

Outburst Young Muslim Women Safety Project

489 College Street, Suite 503
Toronto ON, M6G 1A5
Tel: Farrah Khan, 416-323-9149
Bathurst & College
http://schliferclinic.com/

South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario

Tel: 416-487-6371
http://www.salc.on.ca/

SALCO’s aims to provide access to justice for low-income South Asians in Toronto and the GTA. They provide legal advice and services in various areas of poverty law, including: immigration, Human Rights, Ontario Works / Ontario Disability Support Program, Tenant’s rights, Criminal Injuries Compensation, Old Age Security and Canadian Pension Plans (CPP). They also provide legal support for women who are being forced or have been forced into marriage.

Open: Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 9:30 am-12:30 pm, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm &
Wed 9:30 am-12:30 pm

Please note:  If you have been the victim of domestic violence and require immediate assistance/medical care please call 911 to have police and ambulance services dispatched.

Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre

Women’s College Hospital
76 Grenville Street
Main floor
Toronto, ON M5S 1B2
Important: The centre is located in the Acute Ambulatory Care Unit (AACU) on the 1st floor in Room 1256.
Tel: 416-323-6040

This service is for women who have recently been the victim of sexual abuse and domestic violence.  Women can go 24/7 and get immediate support, collection forensic evidence, safety planning, short term counselling (up to 20 sessions) for ONLY women who have accessed the emergency services, emergency and follow up medical care.

Victim Services Toronto

40 College St.
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2J3
General Inquiries: 416-808-7066

Victim Crisis Response Program assists people in crisis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the immediate aftermath of crime or tragedy. They provide on-site or over the phone crisis intervention. Counsellors speak to victims with regards to concerns for  personal safety and options available to them. Our intervention ensures the victim is safe, emotionally stabilized and connected to the appropriate support services. Referrals to community agencies that offer on-going support are also provided.

Assaulted Women’s Helpline

Tel: 1-866-863-0511
TTY: 1-866-863-7868
http://www.awhl.org/

A free and confidential service that offers telephone crisis counselling, information and emotional support, referrals to emergency shelters, legal information and services and community services as well as culturally appropriate resources for abused women. Service is provided in over 151 languages.

Open: Mon – Sun 24 hours

Central Intake

Tel: 311
Toll Free: 1-877-338-3398
Call if you need emergency shelter.