Distress Centres near Simcoe Point ON (20 Result(s))

Emergency Shelter For Abused Women and Their Children

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Distress Centres (DC's) across Ontario offer support and a variety of services to their communities.At a DC you can find a listening ear for lonely, depressed, and/or suicidal people, usually 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Many centres also have Suicide Survivor programs, support services for youth, telephone call out programs for seniors and vulnerable people, mental health Crisis Lines services and much more.

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Distress Centre Peel provides free 24 hour telephone support, crisis intervention, and referral to other agencies where appropriate, for people in distress in Mississauga, Brampton and the Town of Caledon.

A shelter for abused women and their children. Herizon House serves the Durham/Clarington Regions, which includes Ajax, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Courtice, Oshawa, Newcastle, Pickering, and Whitby. We offer free confidential services 24 hours a day and provide a place of safety, support and empowerment for abused women and their children. We are committed to ending the cycle of abuse and violence in the community. If you need help, please call now: 1-866-437-4066.