Helpful phone numbers
General Abuse Resources
Safe places to stay
Call your local community services to find a transition house or emergency shelter close to you.
Help lines and transition houses are listed near the front of most telephone books.
The transition house or shelter may provide:
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emotional support and counselling
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legal, medical and financial advocacy
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food and emergency clothing
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support from others in similar situations
In an emergency call the police at 911, or the operator and ask for the police.
In Canada
National clearing house on family violence
(an information line, not a crisis line)
1-800-267-1291
Open 9:30 - 4:30 CST, Monday - Friday
In the U.S.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
Other Countries
For abuse hotlines in other parts of the world visit
www.hotpeachpages.net
If a child is being maltreated
If you suspect a child is being maltreated, or if you are a child who is being maltreated, call:
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Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline
This hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Hotline can tell you where to file your report and can help you make the report
1-800-422-4453 (1-800-4-A-CHILD)
TDD 1-800-2-A-CHILD
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Canada Kids Help Phone (Canada/Bilingue)
24 hour help line which provides Canada wide resources for children ages 4 - 20
1-800-668-6868
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Children's Help Line (British Columbia)
24 hour help line for child abuse or neglect
310-1234
(toll free in British Columbia)
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In an emergency call the police at 911, or the operator and ask for the police.
More Info
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
