Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS)
Provides one-to-one support, legal information and support, crisis intervention, community-based victim services, counselling, information and referral, and a variety of support groups for self-identified women and girls who have experienced relationship violence, childhood sexual abuse, and/or sexual assault, regardless of their race, culture, physical ability, or sexual orientation. Also runs workshops and specialized training for frontline workers, community workers, social workers, and settlement workers. Operates a province-wide crisis line for survivors of intimate partner violence, childhood sexual abuse, and sexual assault available Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm; a voice message can be left after hours. Nonprofit society, registered charity.
- Physical address: n/a, Vancouver, BCMailing address: PO Box 21503, 1424 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 5G2
- Intake and Crisis
604-687-1867 - Intake and Crisis (Toll-free)
1-855-687-1868 - Intake and Crisis (Text)
604-652-1867 - Office
604-687-1868 - Last verified: 2018-09-12
- Updated on: 2024-04-05