24-hour help
Call 911 if you or someone you know is in immediate danger. Family violence is a crime.
Family Violence Info Line: 310-1818 to get help anonymously in more than 170 languages or find other supports.
Family violence includes physical, verbal, emotional, financial and sexual abuse, neglect, stalking or being kept from seeing other people or forced to stay in one place.
Helpline cards
- Family Violence Information Line – business card (PDF, 288 KB)
- Safer Spaces – business card (PDF, 223 KB)
Publications
Abuse of persons with disabilities
- Abuse of Persons with Disabilities
Booklet | Information sheet
Child abuse
- Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Booklet | Information sheet
Elder abuse
- Preventing Abuse of Older Adults
Booklet | Information sheet
Spousal or partner abuse
- Abuse in Same-Sex and LGBTQ* Relationships
Booklet | Information sheet - Dating Abuse
Booklet | Information sheet - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Booklet | Information sheet - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Booklet | Information sheet
Substance abuse and family violence
- Family violence and substance use: What’s the connection?
Information sheet - If There’s Drinking, Drugs or Violence at Home: What Youth Can Do
Information sheet
Support and prevention
- Aboriginal Journey to Healing
Information sheet - Creating a Culture of Support: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet - Family Violence and the Workplace
Booklet | Information sheet - Family Violence: What You Need to Know
Information sheet | Translated versions - Fact sheet: Sexual harassment in sport and recreation
Information sheet - Fact sheet: What is a healthy relationship?
Information sheet - Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet - Protection Against Family Violence Act Guide
Guide - Strategies for Safety: Considerations for Individuals Experiencing Family Violence
Guide - What Faith Communities Can Do About Family Violence
Information sheet - What Schools can do about Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet - What the Health Care Community Can Do About Family Violence
Booklet | Information sheet
Translated publications and audio
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Arabic
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
Information sheet - Fact sheet: What is a healthy relationship?
Information sheet (PDF, 391 KB) - Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet | Audio - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet | Audio - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
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Blackfoot
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Chinese
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
Information sheet (simplified Chinese) | Information sheet (traditional Chinese) - Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet (simplified Chinese) | Audio (Mandarin) - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet (simplified Chinese) | Audio (Mandarin) - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet (simplified Chinese) | Audio (Mandarin) - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet (simplified Chinese) | Audio (Mandarin)
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
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Farsi
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet | Audio - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet | Audio - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
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French
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
Information sheet - Fact sheet: What is a healthy relationship?
Information sheet (PDF, 383 KB) - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
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Plains Cree
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
Information sheet - Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet | Audio - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet | Audio - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
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Punjabi
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
Information sheet - Fact sheet: What is a healthy relationship?
Information sheet (PDF, 616 KB) - Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet | Audio - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet | Audio - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
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Somali
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
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Spanish
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
Information sheet - Fact sheet: What is a healthy relationship?
Information sheet (PDF, 471 KB) - Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet | Audio - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet | Audio - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet | Audio
- Family Violence: What You Need to Know
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Swahili
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
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Urdu
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
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Vietnamese
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Information sheet - Child Abuse/Children Exposed to Family Violence
Information sheet - Women Abused in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet - Men Abused by Women in Intimate Relationships
Information sheet
- Know Your Rights: Alberta’s Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA)
Reports
- Family Violence Hurts Everyone: A Framework to End Family Violence in Alberta (2013)
- Taking Action on Family Violence and Bullying: Report to Albertans 2008
Surveys
- Albertans’ Perceptions of Family Violence, Bullying and Elder Abuse Survey
2018 | 2016 | 2014 | 2012 | 2010
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