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Women’s Counselling Centre

List of Different Kinds of Abusive Relationships

Abusive Family members may include the following:

Parents of children
Foster parents of children
Siblings
Family Members
Aunts, Uncles, and Grandparents

Abusive people outside the family may include the following:

Strangers
People and colleagues in the workplace
Classmates at school, teachers, professors, cleaning staff, cafeteria staff, and others
Places of worship; other worshippers, religious leaders, office staff
Health care (e.g. Doctors, Nurses, etc.)

Abusive people in the Neighbourhood and Community may include the following:

First Responders ( e.g Police, Firefighters, and Paramedics)
Elected officials (at the municipal, regional, provincial, and federal levels)
Military

Dial 9-1-1

For Police, Fire or Ambulance

Suicide Helpline

Dial 9-8-8 or text 9-8-8

Shelters for Abused Women and Children

Family Life Resource Centre – Residential shelter for women and children fleeing abuse. 24 hour crisis line (905) 451-4115

Homeless Shelters

Central Intake for access to any homeless shelters in Peel Region
905-450-1996

Crisis Lines

Mobile Crisis Line (24/7 Peel Crisis Support)

24 hour crisis line for people struggling with mental health issues – in some cases, staff will see clients in their home (905) 278-9036

Distress Crisis Line

24 hour crisis line for people struggling with mental health issues (905)-278-7208

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto

Share your thoughts and struggles with our extended team of multilingual volunteers who can connect with you in 8 languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. (416) 408-4357 (GTA) or (905) 459-7777 (Peel) https://www.dcogt.com/

Talk Suicide Canada

Call 1-1-833-456-4566 toll-free, anytime – or text 45645 between from 4 pm to midnight EST.

Assaulted Women’s Helpline

24 hour crisis line for women living in Ontario – (416) 863-0511 or 1 (866) 863-0511

The Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre of Peel

24 hour crisis line (905) 273-9442 or 1(800)810-0180

Women’s Counselling Centre