In Crisis?
Are you in crisis? Do you need help now?
Please call the following numbers or visit the following webpages:
Emergencies
9-1-1
Distress Centre Ottawa
613-238-3311
Chrysalis House Crisis Line
613-591-5901
Fem’aide
1-877-336-2433
Mental Health Crisis Line
613-722-6914 or 1-866-996-0991
Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario
613-260-2360
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868
WOCRC is a partner of Unsafe at Home Ottawa. Unsafe at Home Ottawa is a text and chat line for survivors of domestic abuse in Ottawa and in Lanark County. This encrypted and confidential line is available every single day, from 8:30 AM to midnight. Click here to speak to a trained support worker now.
For too many women and children in COVID-19 lockdown, home has been anything but safe. Gender-based violence has become a pandemic within the pandemic, putting more families at risk. This powerful PSA calls on men and boys to reject gender-based violence and commit to change. Whiteribbon.ca