Domestic Violence Resources
If you are anyone you know is in a domestic violent relationship please refer to these links. Always make sure that you are safe, so please be cautious when looking through these resources.
Community resources:
Sexual Assault Services
- Alberta's One Line for Sexual Violence is available to anyone in Alberta who is looking for support or referrals to specialized sexual assault service providers.
- Website: https://aasas.ca/get-help/
Alberta Victim Services
- Alberta Police Based Victim Service Programs offer information, support and local referrals for victims of crime and tragedy in accordance with the provincial guidelines outlined in the Victims of Crime Act and the Victims of Crime Protocol and The Canadian Victims Bill of Rights
- Website: http://victimservicesalberta.com/
Domestic Violence 24/7 Help Line
- 780-310-1818
- Website: http://www.humanservices.alberta.ca/abuse-bullying/14839.html
Alberta Family Violence Prevention Resources
- Has a variety of pamphlets and PDF booklets around family violence
- Website: https://www.alberta.ca/family-violence-prevention-resources.aspx
Alberta's Council of Women's Shelters
- Gives you a map and list of all the staffed women's shelter's in Alberta
- Website: https://acws.ca/shelters
24-Hour Distress Line
- (780) 482-HELP (4357)
- Website: http://www.edmonton.cmha.ca
University of Alberta Peer Support Center
- Crisis Line: (780)492-HELP (4357)
- Appointment: (780) 492-4268
- https://www.su.ualberta.ca/services/psc/ineedhelp/
Edmonton Family Violence Center
- (780)439-4635
- http://www.edmontonfamilyviolence.ca/
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE)
- (780) 423-4121
- www.sace.ab.ca
Canadian Mental Health Association
- Eight Regions focus on delivery of mental health recovery services, housing, advocacy and mental health promotion.
- Website: http://www.mymentalhealth.ca/
Victim Support Services
- Edmonton Police Service – Victim Support
- Mission is to provide support, referral and information to victims of crime and tragedy.
Northwest: (780) 391-4504
Southeast: (780) 426-8211
Southwest: (780) 426-8363
West: (780) 426-8060
Downtown: (780) 421-2760
Office:
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(780) 421-2217
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Court Preparation:
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(780) 496-8656
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YWCA of Edmonton
- YWCA Edmonton is a trustworthy and reputable source for counselling services.
- (780) 970-6501
- Email: counselling.services@ywcaofedmonton.org
- Website: http://www.ywcaofedmonton.org/
Zebra Child Protection Centre
- Edmonton Police Service, Alberta Children’s Services, Crown Prosecutors, Child at Risk Response Teams, medical and trauma screening professionals and volunteer advocates in a child-centred environment nurturing the abused child.
- (780) 421–2385
- Website: www.zebracentre.ca
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
- ACWS provides support & leadership to women’s shelters & informs solutions to end domestic violence.
- (780)456-7000
- To find the nearest shelter: 1-866-331-3933
- Crisis phone: 780-424-5875
- Website: http://www.canacal.com/lurana/
La Salle Women's Shelter
- (780) 391-3174
Wings of Providence
- WINGS provides second-stage housing services. Second stage housing provides long term accommodation and accompanying support services for women with their children.
- (780) 426-4985
- Website: http://www.wingsofprovidence.ca
WIN House
- Crisis phone: 780-479-0058
- Website: http://www.winhouse.org
Youth Empowerment & Support Services
- YESS is unconditionally devoted to helping youth facing difficult realities. Our one-of-a-kind services provide support to youth who have found other doors closed to them.
- Emergency Shelter: (780) 468-7070
- Website: http://yess.org/
211 Family Violence Resource List
- Website: https://edmonton.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-11_211ResourceList_FamilyViolenceAbuse.pdf
The Today Center
- Website: https://www.thetodaycentre.ca/
Edmonton Violence Prevention Center
- Provide group treatment, counselling, advocacy, and education to reduce the incidents of family violence and increase awareness and understanding of family violence and its impact.
- 780-439-4635
- Email: info@edmontonvpc.ca
- Website: http://www.edmontonvpc.ca/
John Howard Society The Family Violence Prevention Centre
- The Family Violence Prevention Centre (FVPC) seeks to increase knowledge and awareness of family violence. They offer free service to assist our clients in reducing barriers and providing a safe and supportive environment to make informed choices.
- 780-423-1635
- Website: https://johnhoward.org/programs-services/family-violence-prevention-centre/
Books:
WHY DOES HE DO THAT? By Lundy Bancroft
Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued in a relationship, and to find ways to get free of abuse.
INVINCIBLE: THE 10 LIES YOU LEARN GROWING UP WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THE TRUTHS TO SET YOU FREE by Brian F. Martin
Through powerful first-person stories, including the author’s own experiences, as well as insightful commentary based on the most recent social science and psychology research, Invincible not only offers a deeper understanding of the concerns and challenges of those who grew up with domestic violence, but also provides proven strategies everyone can use to reclaim their lives and futures. The author is donating all net royalties to the Childhood Domestic Violence Association.
WHEN THINGS FALL APART: HEART ADVICE FOR DIFFICULT TIMES (20th Anniversary Edition) by Pema Chodron
Pema Chödrön’s perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life’s difficulties draws from traditional Buddhist wisdom to offer life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.
LET ME LOVE YOU THROUGH IT by Amberlee Hoagland
Abuse thrives in the silence. Join the author on her mission to bring to light the biggest, silent epidemic man has ever known; 29 brave women and men, including the author, provide you a peek inside the true darkness if their lives lived in domestic violence, and their encouraging battles to escape.
NO VISIBLE BRUISES by Rachel Snyder
In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder gives context for what we don't know we're seeing. She frames this urgent and immersive account of the scale of domestic violence in our country around key stories that explode the common myths-that if things were bad enough, victims would just leave; that a violent person cannot become nonviolent; and so much more.
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