Women’s Counselling Centre

Safety Planning

You have the right to be safe. If you are living in an abusive relationship, or have recently left one, or if you are afraid for your safety due to abuse; creating a safety plan can assist you to feel safer and more in control of your life. We encourage you to create your own safety plan. We have information and suggestions about what should be included in your safety plan and steps that you can take to make you feel safer. To view a safety plan document, which is from the Peel Committee Against Women Abuse (PCAWA) please click here.

When planning for your safety, you need to think about three things:

1. Anticipated Events (What do you think may happen?)

2. Proactive Steps (What could you do to prevent this from happening?)

3. Reactive steps (What will you do if anything happened?)

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