Resources - iDetermine

Crisis Line

Assaulted Women's Helpline

The Assaulted Women’s Helpline offers a 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line to women in over 200 languages who have experienced abuse. The helpline provides counselling, emotional support, information and referrals.

Website: www.awhl.org
Phone: 416-863-0511
TTY: 416-364-8762
Toll-free: 1-866-863-0511
Toll-free TTY: 1-866-863-7868
Text: #SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus mobile

Legal Resources

Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic

The Schlifer Clinic provides free legal services in family law, criminal law, and immigration and refugee law to women who have experienced violence and abuse.

Website: www.schliferclinic.com
Email: info@schliferclinic.com
Phone: 416-323-9149

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO)

LAO Contact Centre has a confidential legal advice telephone service. LAO also provides two hours of free legal advice from a lawyer for those who are experiencing violence and need legal assistance. Please call a local shelter or community legal clinic to ask about this service, where they will provide a referral form.

Website: www.legalaid.on.ca
Email: info@lao.on.ca
Phone: 416-979-1446
Toll-free: 1-800-668-8258
TTY: 1-800-855-0511

Luke's Place

Luke’s Place provides women who have experienced intimate partner violence living in Durham region free legal advice on family law issues. They also offer a Virtual Legal Clinic service and a comprehensive list of family law support throughout different regions of Ontario.

Website: www.lukesplace.ca
Email: admin@lukesplace.ca
Phone: 905-728-0978
Toll-free: 1-866-516-3116

METRAC (The Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children)

METRAC provides legal information and education to help women experiencing violence navigate family, criminal and immigration legal systems and provides legal information resources.

Website: www.metrac.org
Email: info@metrac.org
Phone: 416-392-3135
Toll-free: 1-877-558-5570

Project LISA – Legal Information and Access

Project LISA is a no-cost legal support service for women fleeing intimate partner violence within the Greater Toronto Area. They support women by providing information about family law, referring qualified lawyers, and helping women who qualify receive legal aid certificates.

Website: www.projectlisa.ca
Email: projectlisa@ncjwctoronto.org
Phone: 416-633-5100

Housing Supports

East York East Toronto Family Resources (EYET)

The East York Housing Help Centre is a program operated by EYET, providing support to those in need of housing help. Programs include Housing Access, Financial Assistance Programs, Tenancy Support and Affordable Housing Listings.

Website: www.eyetfrp.ca
Email: familyresources@eyetfrp.ca
Phone: 416-698-9306

Access to Housing Resource Centre (Housing Connections)

Access to Housing Resource Centre is part of the City of Toronto and is responsible for managing the waiting list for subsidized housing (social housing). Survivors of domestic abuse can be given priority status which means that you can get housing faster.

Website: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/housing-support/rent-geared-to-income-subsidy/
Email: ask@housingconnections.ca
Phone: 416-338-8888

Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association

This site features a directory of all the access centres to social housing across Ontario

Website: https://onpha.on.ca/Content/About/About_non-profit_housing/Coordinated_access_centres.aspx#Toronto

Mental Health Supports

Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres

This site features a directory to the 36 Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres across Ontario. Counselling services and therapeutic support to address the impacts of violence and trauma varies between centres.

Website: www.sadvtreatmentcentres.ca/find-a-centre/
Email: info@sadvtreatementcentres.ca

Women's College Hospital (WHC)

WCH’s interdisciplinary Women’s Mental Health Program provides women-centred mental health treatment to address the psychological after-effects of trauma.

Website: www.womenscollegehospital.ca
Email: info@wchospital.ca
Phone: 416-323-6230

Women's Health in Women's Hands

Women’s Health in Women’s Hands provides mental health promotion services, including short-term counselling, group sessions and workshops.

Website: www.whiwh.com
Email: info@whiwh.com
Phone: 416-593-7655 ext. 7

YWCA Toronto

YWCA Breakthrough program focuses on healing through the arts and offers a variety of different supports groups to women who have experienced violence and abuse.

Website: www.ywcatoronto.org
Email: EHostland@ywcatoronto.org
Phone: 416-4877-7151 ext. 267