Support for People Who Have Caused Harm
Need Urgent Support? Call 911 or the Crisis Line Below.
Call 911 or your local emergency number if you are in immediate danger. For urgent emotional support, you can also contact a crisis hotline.
Services
Services for People Who are Concerned About Their Behaviour & Want to Change
The service providers listed below practice trauma- and violence-informed support, and will tell you what to expect before you reach out.
Resources
Resources You May Find Helpful
These resources are designed to help you learn, plan next steps, and feel ready if you need to reach out for support.
Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children Knowledge Hub
The Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) provides variety of resources including trainings for service providers to combat violence and promote healthy, respectful relationships.
The Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses Training Hub
This training hub offers courses for individuals working or aspiring to work in programs and organizations that support survivors in prevention, response and support services to address gender-based violence.
Sharing Information in Situations Involving Intimate Partner Violence: Guidance for Professionals
This guidance by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) provides information on the rights and obligations under Ontario’s privacy laws for sharing personal information or personal health information around the risk of intimate partner violence.
World Health Organization’s Responding to Violence Against Women Clinical and Policy Guidelines
Guidelines that offer health-care providers evidence-based guidance on appropriate care for women suffering from intimate partner violence and sexual violence.
EQUIP Gender-Based Violence Services Resources
EQUIP Health Care provides shared resources, including learning modules and tools, to equip service providers working with people affected by gender-based violence.
Rise Above Risk (RISA)
The Risk Identification and Safety Assessment (RISA) tool was developed for service providers working with survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), providing a holistic approach to risk identification and safety planning with those at risk of violence.
iHEAL App
A free, private app that helps Canadian women experiencing abuse from a current or past partner find ways to stay safe and be well. Providers can introduce this app to women as a resource to use on their own or walk through the app (or parts of it) with women.
Advancing Economic Security and Gender Equity in Canada’s Tourism Sector
This report by from Canadian Centre for Women's Empowerment discusses policies and targeted initiatives to remove systemic barriers, reduce wage gaps, and promote leadership opportunities for women and equity-deserving groups in Canada's tourism industry.
AVA Conversations – Innovations in Intimate Partner Violence Research
Listen to this podcast, hosted by Alliance Against Violence and Adversity (AVA), featuring the Mhaven team discussing current research initiatives addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) within the mental health context.
Steps to Justice
Tools and legal guides including pathways and safety plans for abuse and family violence.
Community & Engagement
Community Events You May Find Helpful
Explore upcoming workshops, support groups, and community events that promote safety, healing, and learning.
Defining Coercive Control in Intimate Partner Violence: Drawing Consensus from 27 Years of Research
Join us from 10:00am-11:30am virtually to discuss learnings from studies on coercive control, where researchers currently agree, where they disagree on how to define and measure it, and how those different definitions shape our understanding of the issue.
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