Women’s Crisis Support
CRISIS INTERVENTION & SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTRE OF BC: 1.866.661.3311
If you or someone you know has experienced or is currently experiencing abuse, there is help.
RCMP VICTIM SERVICES
Squamish: 604.892.6153
http://www.squamish.ca/our-services/protective-services/rcmp/
Whistler/Pemberton: 604.905.1969
www.whistler.ca/services/emergency/rcmp/victimservices
Emotional support, information, practical assistance and court support.
VICTIMLINK BC: 1.800.563.0808
Toll-free, confidential, multilingual telephone service available across B.C. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking. Provides services in more than 110 languages. TTY accessible.
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/victims-of-crime/victimlinkbc
SHELTERSAFE.CA is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map serves as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope and support.
KUU-US Crisis Line Society: 1-800-588-8717
SQUAMISH GENERAL HOSPITAL – EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
38140 Behrner Drive, Squamish
Medical care is available at SGH Emergency Department 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have been sexually assaulted, you may choose a forensic exam to gather evidence that may be used in court regardless of whether you report the assault to the police at this time. A Sexual Assault Nurse Examine (SANE) is available on-call o administer the exam (more commonly known as a “rape kit”). The exam can be performed up to seven days after the assault. It is recommended to call ahead to the ER (604-892-6054).
Services are free and confidential. No Carecard (MSP) is needed.
VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL – EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
920 West 10th Avenue (near Broadway & Oak), Vancouver
www.vch.ca
Female on-call doctors and nurses are available at VGH 24/7 to provide confidential and sensitive care for youth (13 and older) and adults who have been sexually assaulted within seven days of presenting to hospital.
Services are free and confidential. No Carecard (MSP) is needed.
WAVAW RAPE CRISIS CENTRE (Vancouver): 604.255.6344
24-Hour Crisis Line 1.877.392.7583
www.wavaw.ca/
Hospital Accompaniment for medical attention from the Sexual Assault Service Centre at Vancouver General Hospital is available 24 hours a day by calling WAVAW’s Crisis Line and asking for Hospital Accompaniment Staff.
BC OFFICE TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: Toll free 1.888.712.7974 (24 hours)
Immediate support and referrals to services in BC.
NEW HOPE OUTREACH SERVICES: 24 Hour Line: 604.915.5678
www.deborahsgate.ca
Deborah’s Gate seeks to provide a safe and restorative environment that fosters a holistic approach to healing for survivors of human trafficking serving international and domestic women age 18+ who have been trafficked into situations of sexual and/or labour exploitation, and are in need of protective and restorative housing and healing.
