28/09/2026
‼️🇨🇦🌿 Navigating Crisis: Mental Health and Family Violence Supports in Canada 🇨🇦 📞🇨🇦
When you are facing a mental health crisis, intense emotional distress, or the terrifying reality of family violence, knowing exactly where to turn can save your life.
Canada offers a network of free, confidential resources designed to provide immediate, non-judgmental support.
⚠️ If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, always call emergency services first.
# # 📞 1. Nationwide 24/7 Crisis Support
No matter where you live in Canada, these services are available around the clock to offer immediate emotional support and crisis intervention.
☎️ Su***de Crisis Helpline: Call or text a su***de and crisis hotline like 988.
This is a free, 24/7 service for anyone thinking about su***de or worried about someone else.
📞 Kids Help Phone: Call 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 for youth and young adult mental health support.
☎️ Hope for Wellness Help Line: Call 1-855-242-3310 for dedicated, culturally competent counseling for all Indigenous people across Canada.
📞 Shelter Safe: Visit sheltersafe.ca to find a clickable map connecting women and children with local shelters and transition houses.
------------------------------🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿📞📞
# # 🗺️ 2. Helplines by Province and Territory
Alberta: Family Violence Info Line: Call or text 310-1818 | Mental Health Help Line: 1-877-303-2642
British Columbia: VictimLinkBC: Call or text 1-800-563-0808 | Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789
Manitoba: Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 1-877-977-0007 | Klinic Crisis Line: 1-888-322-3019
New Brunswick: Chimo Helpline: 1-800-667-5005 | Domestic Violence Lines: Check the GNBDomestic Violence Resource Directory.
Newfoundland and Labrador: Domestic Violence Help Line: 1-888-709-7090 | Mental Health Crisis Line: 811
Northwest Territories: NWT Help Line: 1-800-661-0844 | Alison McAteer House Shelter: 1-866-223-7775
Nova Scotia: Transition House Assoc. (THANS): 1-855-225-0220 | Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-888-429-8167
Nunavut: Kamatsiaqtut Nunavut Helpline:
1-800-265-3333 | For shelter placement, contact local community social workers or the RCMP.
Ontario: Assaulted Women's Helpline:
Call 1-866-863-0511 or text ( #7233) | Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse: 1-866-887-0015 | ConnexOntario: 1-866-531-2600
Prince Edward Island: PEI Family Violence Crisis Line: 1-800-240-9894 | Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-833-553-6983
Quebec: SOS Violence Conjugale: Call 1-800-363-9010 or text 438-601-1212 | Info-Social: 811 (Option 2)
Saskatchewan: Provincial Domestic Abuse Line: 211 | Regina Mobile Crisis: 306-757-0127 | Saskatoon Mobile Crisis: 306-933-6200
Yukon: Yukon Victim Services:
1-800-661-0408 ext. 5500 | All Genders Mental Health Line: 1-844-533-3030
------------------------------ 🇨🇦🇨🇦🌿🌿
# # 🔒 3. How to Reach Out Safely
If you are living with an abusive partner, seeking help requires extra care to protect your safety:
✅️Use Incognito Mode: When searching for shelters or support online, use private browsing windows so your search history isn't saved.
✅️ Clear Your Call Log: Delete the helpline numbers from your phone's recent call list immediately after dialing
Text-Based Support: If speaking out loud is unsafe, contact a su***de and crisis hotline or use text-based features on regional domestic violence websites.
You do not have to carry this burden alone. Reach out to one of the numbers above to speak with professionals who can help you map out a safe next step.
Disclaimer: This information is for resource mapping and support purposes and does not replace professional medical or legal counsel.
You are not alone.
With love, ❤️
Doreen Ngwa
Founder, Empowering Girls Africa and Canada 🇨🇦 & Lembinfor Empowering Society
