Who to call
If this is an emergency or you are afraid for your life, call 911 or your local police service.
The Assaulted Women’s Helpline is a toll-free crisis telephone service operating province-wide 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It offers crisis counseling and referrals for women needing shelter legal advice or other supports. The service is free and is available in over 100 languages, including 17 Aboriginal languages.
Toll free (Ontario)
1-866-863-0511
1-866-863-7868 TTY
Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
(416) 863-0511
(416) 863-7868 TTY
#SAFE
#7233 on your Bell Mobility phone
The service is anonymous and confidential. You don’t have to give your name. They do not have call display and their toll-free number will not show up on your phone bill.
French Language Service
For Francophone or French-speaking women requiring service in French, the following central access, toll-free French language crisis telephone service operates province-wide 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It offers crisis counselling and referrals for women needing shelter legal advice or other supports.
Toll free (Ontario)
1-877-FEMAIDE
1-877-336-2433
The service is anonymous and confidential. You don’t have to give your name.