Sexual and Gender-based Violence Support
Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre
UTM location: 3094G, Davis Building, 416-978-2266, [email protected]
The Centre offers support to students, staff, and faculty affected by sexual violence or harassment through confidential, non-judgmental, client-centred services, guidance on accessing support, and campus-wide training/education to combat sexual violence.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
1-800-863-0511
A free, anonymous and confidential 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse.
Embrave
Provides a broad range of support to survivors of violence and contributes to thought leadership on how to eradicate gender-based violence.
Ending Violence Association of Canada
A national organization that works to amplify the collective voice of those who believe it is possible to end gender-based violence.
Fem’aide
1-866-860-7082
A telephone helpline for Francophone women in Ontario dealing with violence
Hope 24/7: Sexual Assault Centre of Peel
1-800-810-0180
Provides support services, including trauma-informed clinical interventions to survivors of relationship and sexual violence.
Indus Community Services
Provides culturally-responsive counselling to victims of domestic/family violence and abuse; assists and helps empower women through the development of personalized strategies and solutions that help to promote healthy relationships and wellness for the victim and their family.
Info & Referral Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Violence
1-866-887-0015
A program that provides help for male survivors of sexual abuse, both recent and historical through individual and group counselling, peer support, telephone and online counselling, and referrals to other community support services for clients’ long-term needs.
LGBT Youthline
647-694-4275 & online chat options via www.youthline.ca
A toll-free Ontario-wide peer-support phone line for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, queer and questioning youth people.
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre
416-597-8808 (24/7 crisis line)
Provides anti-oppressive, feminist peer support to survivors of sexual violence, of all genders and identities, through counselling, group support, education, advocacy, and activism.
Trans Lifeline
1-877-330-6366
A peer support and crisis hotline staffed by transgender people, for transgender people.
Trillium Health Centre – Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Services
Helps individuals, of all ages, who have been sexually assaulted or have been victims of domestic violence within the Peel Region (Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon area).
Victim Services of Peel
Crisis Line: 905.568.1068, [email protected]
Provides assistance to people across Brampton and Mississauga who are victims of domestic abuse or traumatic events such as sexual assault, sudden death, and armed robberies.
Indigenous Community Wellness
UTM Indigenous Centre
Provides service delivery, programming, and support to Indigenous faculty, students, staff, and librarians, including gatherings and cultural programming. Indigenous students can book a one-on-one session with a support specialist: [email protected]
Office of Indigenous Initiatives (Tri-Campus)
Provides support and guides the U of T community as it continues to work towards reconciliation. Efforts are directed towards listening, coordinating, advising, and collaborating with academic and non-academic communities in addressing the Calls to Action.
Credit River Metis Council
The Métis Nation of Ontario or MNO Credit River Métis Council represents Métis citizens in the areas of Halton and Peel, and supports citizens, plans events, and hosts council meetings.
First Nations, Inuit and Metis Hope and Wellness Line
1-855-242-3310 or online chat at www.hopeforwellness.ca
Offers immediate, 24-hour help and crisis intervention to all Indigenous people across Canada.
Hope for Wellness Helpline
A 24/7 telephone and online chat service available to all Indigenous people across Canada, staffed by experienced and culturally competent counsellors.
The Indigenous Network – Peel Region
Provides programs and services to address the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical needs of the Urban Indigenous population of Mississauga and neighbouring regions.
Mississauga First Nation Mental Health Resources
A list of mental health resources serving Indigenous communities created by the Mississauga First Nation.
Talk4Healing (For Indigenous Women)
Call or text: 1-855-554-4325
24/7 help, support and resources for Indigenous women, by Indigenous women across Ontario.
Support for Victims of War
International Education Centre (UTM)
In-Person Office in Davis (Across the Cafeteria), [email protected], 905-569-4716
Dedicated to providing support for global students connected to the University of Toronto Mississauga.
The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT)
Mississauga location: 905-277-2288
CCVT is a community-based organization that helps victims of torture, war, genocide and crimes against humanity through related public education programs, workshops, and courses.
Newcomer Centre of Peel
(905) 306 0577, [email protected]
A multi-service organization that assists newcomer families in achieving settlement and integration within the Region of Peel and beyond.
Polycultural Mississauga South West
905-403-8860 Ext. 5253
Provides support and services for youth, seniors, unemployed individuals, newcomers, refugees, and immigrants through a diverse range of programs in over 20 different languages.
Refugee HealthLine
1-866-286-4770
A toll-free, multilingual service that connects refugees to health care providers for transitional health care.
Mental Health Support
UTM Health and Counselling Centre
HCC Main Office, Room 1123A, Davis Building, 905-828-5255, [email protected]HCC clinicians offer short-term, solution-focused counselling and therapy services, and the Centre provides referrals to assist students in accessing resources in the community when complex and/or long-term care is needed.
24/7 Crisis Support Peel
905-278-9036
Delivered in partnership with Peel Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police, this service provides a response to de-escalate, stabilize and support those in mental health and addiction crises.
Canada Suicide Prevention Service
1-833-456-4566 (or text: 45645)
Provides nationwide, 24-hour, bilingual support to anyone who is facing suicide.
Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST)
1-877-825-9011
Short-term crisis support hotline, available 24/7, for individuals in Oakville, Milton, Georgetown, Acton, and Burlington, experiencing crisis related to mental health and need help.
East Mississauga Community Health Centre
A community based, charitable organization that believes in creating greater access to health resources in the community through health care services, health promotion programs, and community support services.
Gerstein Crisis Centre
416-929-5200
24-hour community-based crisis services for adults 16+ in the City of Toronto who are dealing with mental health, concurrent, or substance use issues and are currently in crisis.
Community Safety
UTM Campus Safety - Special Constable Service
Emergency: 905-569-4333 or call 911, General: 905-828-5200, [email protected]
A service dedicated to creating a safe, secure, and equitable environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Community Safety Office University of Toronto
416-978-1485, [email protected]
A service that supports students, staff, and faculty who have experienced or are experiencing personal safety concerns including: stalking and harassment, bullying and intimidation, threats, intimate partner violence, family violence, workplace conflict and volatile behaviour.
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