Community Resources

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is a nonprofit society that offers free support groups for women who have experienced abuse by an intimate partner. Find out more and sign up here.

RISE Women’s Legal Centre is a pro bono community legal clinic that provides unbundled legal services in family law for clients otherwise unable to access legal support.

There are transition homes across the province to provide emergency (first stage) as well as longer term housing (second stage) to women fleeing family violence in all its form. Find a full list of transition houses here.

The Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment (PEACE) program for children and youth experiencing violence is a free, confidential program across BC for people between 3 - 18 years old who have experienced domestic violence. Based on psycho-educational methods (including play therapy for young children), the PEACE program provides individual and group counselling.

Ending Violence Association of BC has a service directory of organizations that support women who are being subjected to gender-based violence, abuse, and coercive control.

VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual service available across BC and the Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides information, referral services, and immediate crisis support to victims of crime including family and sexual violence. 1-800-563-0808

BWSS provides crisis support as well as education, advocacy and ongoing support to women who have been subjected to gender based violence. Their crisis line is: 1-855-687-1868