Intimate Partner Violence Resources
Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre
519-253-3243 | caifc.ca
A community-driven organization that offers numerous programs to support Indigenous peoples in Windsor and Essex County.
Family Services Windsor-Essex
519-966-5010 | fswe.caOffers counselling (by appointment and walk-in), mental health workshops, and support services to improve the well-being of people across Windsor-Essex. Support services include housing and homelessness support, elder abuse, and trusteeship.
Hiatus House
519-252-7781 | hiatushouse.com
A 42-bed shelter for victims of intimate partner violence, human trafficking and sexual violence. Provides crisis support, safety planning, counselling, family court support, and transitional housing.
Legal Assistance of Windsor
519-256-7831 | legalassistanceofwindsor.com/gbvsa
Provides independent legal advice, representation, and social work services for survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault.
Legal Aid Ontario
1-800-668-8258 | legalaid.on.ca
Provides an emergency two-hour consultation with a lawyer for domestic violence victims. Advice on immigration and refugee matters is also available. The program is offered through some shelters and community legal clinics.
Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance and Support
svsupport@uwindsor.ca | uwindsor.ca/prevent-resist-support
A service of the University of Windsor offering confidential and trauma-informed support to any member of the campus community who has experienced sexual or gender-based violence.
Reseau-Femme Du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario
1-888-946-3029 | rfsoo.ca
A non-profit women's network providing support to Francophone women in Southwestern Ontario who have experienced violence.
Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence Treatment Centre
519-253-2234 | wrh.on.ca/SADVTC
A service of Windsor Regional Hospital offering medical assessments by a team of specially trained nurses or nurse examiners. Runs the SAFEKIDS program, which provides medical examinations to child and youth victims of sexual violence (and their families).
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC)
519-916-1755 | soahac.on.ca
A community organization providing health and wellness services to Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) people. SOAHAC Windsor offers primary care, traditional healing, mental health, and dietitian services. Their mental health team can also link clients to external supports across the community.
The Welcome Centre for Women and Families
519-971-7595 | welcomecentreshelter.com
A community agency offering transitional housing support and shelter to women+ and families across Windsor-Essex County.
Trans Wellness Ontario
226-674-4745 | transwellness.ca
Provides free mental wellness services in a safe space to members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and their families. Services include general counselling, mentorship, groups, clothing cupboard, ID clinic, and social events.
Windsor Essex Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (WECYAC)
519-995-3974 | wecyac.ca
Provides a safe environment for children and youth to share their stories of abuse, sexual exploitation, and witnessing intimate partner violence.
Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society
519-252-1171 | wecas.on.ca
Provides help, support, and protection services to children and their families residing in Essex County.