Sexual violence – Get help

Sexual assault services

Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services

Alberta’s One-Line for Sexual Violence – if you have experienced any form of sexual violence and need crisis support or if you need help finding sexual assault support services in Alberta.

• Toll free: 1-866-403-8000 (9 am to 9 pm daily, 170+ languages)
• Text: 866-403-8000 (Standard text message rates may apply.)
• More information

Shelters

Shelters can provide you a place to stay if you need to escape family violence or are experiencing homelessness.

• Emergency shelters – for individuals and families escaping family violence or facing homelessness
• Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters – a map of member shelters across the province

Family violence

• Family Violence Info Line – if you or someone you know is experiencing family violence or abuse, and you have questions or want to anonymously find out about programs, resources and services
  • Phone: 310-1818 (24/7, 170+ languages)
• Alberta Provincial Abuse Helpline – if you suspect someone is experiencing family violence or abuse
  • Phone: 1-855-443-5722 (7:30 am to 8 pm, Monday to Friday; 100+ languages)
• Family Violence Info Line Online chat (8 am to 8 pm, English only)
• Family violence prevention information

​Financial supports

• Help with costs to leave a family violence situation – if you need help with expenses and other supports to leave an abusive situation and get to safety and start a new life
• Safer Spaces certificate to end tenancy – if you are in a domestic violence situation and need to end your tenancy agreement without paying a penalty
• Programs for victims of crime – if you and your family require help recovering from the effects of a serious crime

Victim and legal services

• Victim services units – if you need help finding supports available to you, assistance with restraining and protection orders, and/or navigating the criminal justice process
• Legal Aid Alberta – if you need help with legal issues
  • Phone: 1-866-845-3425 (8:15 am to 4:15 pm, Monday to Friday)
• Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton – independent legal advice for survivors of sexual violence; available to adults (18+) of any gender who live in Alberta and have experienced sexual violence in Alberta
  • Phone: 780-784-2213 (9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Thursday; 9 am to 3 pm, Friday)

Indigenous supports

• Hope for Wellness Helpline – offers immediate mental health counseling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada
  • Phone: 1-855-242-3310 (24/7)
  • Online chat available
• Native Counselling Services of Alberta – if you need help with court processes or Children’s Services, or connecting to youth supports and other community resources
• Métis and Indigenous Children’s Services offices or Delegated First Nations Agencies – if you are a member of either community and need help with supports for your children

2SLGBTQQIA+ supports

• LGBT Youthline – confidential, non-judgemental and informed LGBTQ2S+ peer support
  • Phone: 1-800-268-9688 (2 pm to 7:30 pm, Sunday to Friday)
  • Text: 647-694-4275 (Standard text message rates may apply.)
  • Youthline chat available
• Trans Lifeline – a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support and resources they need to survive and thrive
  • Call: 1-877-330-6366 (24/7)

Kids helpline

• Kids Help Phone – free, anonymous, confidential telephone crisis support and counselling for youth in Canada
  • Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (24/7)
  • Text: 'CONNECT' to 686868 (Standard text message rates may apply.)
  • Online chat available

Information in other languages

Information about helplines, victim services, shelters and other supports are provided in multiple languages:

• Arabic
• Chinese Simplified
• Chinese Traditional
• French
• Hindi
• Korean
• Punjabi
• Somali
• Spanish
• Tagalog
• Urdu