A 24-hour telephone line offers confidential and culturally competent crisis intervention and counselling support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis ?people across Canada. Counsellors also work with callers to identify follow-up wellness supports they can acc...

Provides help for and promotes healing of Aboriginal individuals and communities in BC who have experienced emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse in residential schools. Services include counselling, referral to community-based services, workshops o...

Offers individual counselling and advocacy to Indigenous women and transgender, nonbinary, Two-Spirit. and gender diverse individuals ages 14 and up who have experienced recent or historical sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment, criminal h...

Provides culturally appropriate services by Indigenous women for Indigenous women. Services include Indigenous Women's Counselling/Stopping the Violence (STV) Program, First Nations Women's Support Worker/Community-Based Victim Services Program, and specialize...

Supports women to address trauma, relationship violence, and heal from historical and intergenerational trauma. Offers RedPath Living Without Violence Program, a 12 week group which meets six hours per week; weekly healing circles; connections to community and...

Employs culturally responsive approaches in supporting Indigenous youth ages 13 to 24 in healing from violence. Provides traditional Indigenous healing opportunities, outreach support, referrals, access to counselling, and assistance navigating legal and judic...

Provides 24-hour culturally safe crisis services through education, prevention, and intervention programs. The 24-hour Crisis Line assists Indigenous people in crisis throughout BC. Tracks and monitors at-risk individuals until they are out of immediate crisis...

Transition house provides 25 beds for all self-identified women, with or without children, who are at risk of, or have experienced, violence. Accepts male children age 17 and under. Maximum length of stay is 30 days. Opportunity for second-stage housing may be...

Provides referrals and professional counselling to children and youth ages five to 20 across Canada, by telephone, online tools, and live chat. Service is free, anonymous, confidential, and offered in English or French, and can address any concerns or issues f...

Provides free and confidential telephone and online peer support and information to members of the the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning community. Operates three hotlines, the LGBT National Hotline (all ages), the LGBT National Youth...

Supports the well-being of children, youth, and families, especially those who are vulnerable, through child protection and child and youth mental health services. Also offers family support services, guardianship services, adoption, services for children and ...

A national crisis line for anyone who needs support because of issues related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Service is offered in English, French, Ojibway, Cree, and...

Offers a supportive housing program to 14 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women and children affected by violence or abuse. Women can stay for up to 24 months in a self-contained apartment. Services include accompaniment, activity groups, advocacy, emotional s...

Crisis helpline provides confidential support for Muslim and non-Muslims via phone and text from 12 noon to 12 midnight, seven days a week. Volunteers are screened and trained, including in the areas of mental health first aid, suicide, addiction, and spiritua...

Provides culturally appropriate support and and crisis referral services to former residential school students and their families 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A national body set up to examine the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada. The Inquiry holds public hearings across the country to hear the stories of families of missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls ...

Develops concrete actions and activities to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit women, girls, and gender diverse people in Canada. Activities revolve around education, tools f...

Native Courtworkers facilitates access to justice by assisting Indigenous people in conflict with the law who are involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment. Services include referral to legal ser...

Offers free, confidential, and nonjudgmental online support to youth and adults experiencing emotional distress, from 12 noon to 1 am daily in BC and in the Yukon. Chat service is accessed through www.YouthInBC.com (serves youth age 12 to 25) and www.CrisisCen...

Volunteers provide information, referrals, and peer support to family members and friends of LGBTQ people. See website for list of support meetings. Nonprofit society.

Confidential database containing all civil and criminal protection orders issued in BC. Ensures that police have 24-hour access to accurate, current information on peace bonds and civil restraining orders. Goal is to contribute to the reduction of violence aga...

Provides telephone and chat peer support to LGBTQIA2S youth residing within BC, as well as information and referral services to help youth find local queer resources. Also has an online directory of support services for LGBTQ2S youth. Phone lines and chat serv...

Provides safe, secure, temporary shelter and support for up to 18 women (cisgender and transgender) with or without children, who are fleeing abusive situations. Accepts male children ages 19 and under. Accepts refugees and refugee claimants, as well as women ...

Provides emotional support to people in crisis and distress. The Sahas Helpline is a confidential and culturally-sensitive phone service that provides emotional support, crisis intervention, information on community resources, and referral. Issues may include ...

Information and referral line provides intake for legal and victim service programs as well as assistance to older adults and third parties to navigate the systems that impact an older adult, including situations of abuse, neglect or self-neglect. The line als...