If you are in need of immediate crisis assistance, call 604-255-6344 in the Lower Mainland or call our national toll-free line at 1-877-392-7583.
Options for Sexual Health | VARIES DEPENDING ON CENTRE BOOK APPOINTMENTS ONLINE
Support, counselling, and education for people of all ages by a doctor or nurse trained in tobacco use disorder and symptom interruption.
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Options for Sexual Health helps provide sexual health services all over B.C. and are continuing to provide services during COVID-19. A list of their clinics across B.C. can be found here.
Sex Sense is a service from Options for Sexual Health. It is a free, pro-choice, sex-positive, and confidential service available across B.C. You can connect with registered nurses, counsellors, and sex educators for information and resources and sex sexuality and sexual health. They are available Monday to Friday from 9AM – 9PM through phone and email.
Phone: 1-800-739-7367 (BC-wide) or 604-731-7803 (Lower Mainland)
See their email form here
VictimLinkBC | 24/7 PHONE AND VIDEO CHAT
VictimLinkBC provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence.
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VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, telephone service available across B.C. 24/7. It provides 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 exploited for labour or sexual services. VictimLinkBC provides service in more than 110 languages, including 17 Indigenous (including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) languages.
Phone: 1-800-563-0808
(If you are hard of hearing, VictimLinkBC is text telephone (TTY) accessible. Call TTY at 604-875-0885; to call collect, please call the Telus Relay Service at 711.)
Text: 604-836-6381
Email: VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca
Battered Women's Support Services | Mon-Fri 10am–5pm, Wed 10am–8pm PHONE, TEXT, EMAIL
Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) provides emotional support or safety planning to women experiencing gender-based domestic violence and/or uncertainty during difficult times.
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Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) provides emotional support or safety planning to women experiencing gender-based domestic violence and/or uncertainty during these difficult times. This may be a time an abusive ex is calling you and trying to convince you to return and may be making you feel vulnerable and using harassment and COVID-19 to make you come back.
You can call the BWSS Crisis Line during a safe time Call us at 604.687.1867 or toll-free at 1-855-687-1868. We can take your calls from Monday to Sunday, 24 hours a day. If you’re unable to speak safely, please text 604-652-1867 or send an email to intake@bwss.org
WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre | TIMES VARY PHONE
WAVAW can connect you with services like counselling, hospital accompaniment, and police and court accompaniment.
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WAVAW works to build a better future by offering support services to survivors of sexual assault and by advocating for a greater understanding of the root causes of violence. WAVAW can connect you with services like counselling, hospital accompaniment, and police and court accompaniment.
You can call their 24-Hour Crisis and Information Line at 604-255-6344
Youth Against Violence Line | 24/7 PHONE AND EMAIL
The Youth Against Violence (YAV) Line is a 24/7 anonymous and confidential line to talk to a trained support worker.
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The Youth Against Violence (YAV) Line is a 24/7 anonymous and confidential line to talk to a trained support worker. You can contact them about bullying, gang activity, harassment, intimidation, sexual exploitation, and many other issues. This service is also available in multiple languages.
You can use the YAV line via:
- Phone: 1-800-680-4264
- Text: 604-836-6381
- Email: info@youthagainstviolenceline.com