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Family Violence, Abuse & Safety
If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence or abuse, support and resources are available. This section provides information about safety planning, emergency and crisis services, shelters, counselling, legal support, and other community resources for individuals and families experiencing unsafe situations.
Anova
Provides confidential support for adults and children affected by gender-based and sexual violence, including crisis support, emergency shelter, sexual-assault counselling, safety planning, community outreach, and family-court support.
London Abused Women's Centre (LAWC)
Provides free counselling, advocacy, and support to women and girls aged 12 and older who have experienced violence, including intimate-partner violence, sexual violence, exploitation, and trafficking.
Atlohsa Family Healing Services
An Indigenous-led organization providing culturally grounded, low-barrier support for Indigenous individuals and families experiencing domestic violence, trauma, homelessness, mental-health challenges, and other complex needs.
Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support & Integration (MRCSSI)
Provides culturally responsive counselling, advocacy, education, and system navigation for individuals and families, with specialized programs addressing family violence and family safety within London's diverse Muslim communities.
Réseau-Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario
Provides free, confidential support in French to Francophone women experiencing or at risk of violence, including individual and family counselling, safety planning, advocacy, accompaniment, referrals, and support navigating community services.
Carrefour des Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario
Provides free, confidential services in French to Francophone women aged 16 and older who have experienced violence, including sexual assault, along with counselling, accompaniment, referrals, and community education.
Victim Services of Middlesex-London
Provides immediate emotional and practical support, safety planning, referrals, and crisis intervention to victims of crime and traumatic circumstances, including domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse.
Changing Ways
Provides counselling and educational programs focused on preventing intimate-partner and family violence, including programs that help people who have used abusive behaviours understand their impact and develop healthier ways of relating.
