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EMERGENCY INFO
24 Hour Help Lines
Assaulted Women's Help Line:

GTA (416) 863-0511
Toll free:  1-866-863-0511

Distress Centre:

(905) 433-1121
Toll Free: 1-800-452-0688

Durham Mental Health Crisis Services:

(905) 666-6222
Toll free: 1-800-742-1890

Durham Rape Crisis Centre:

(905) 668-9200

Durham Region Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Care Centre at Lakeridge Health Oshawa

(905) 576-8711

Kids Helpline

1-800-668-6868

 

24 Hour Crisis Line (toll free):  1-866-HERIZON    (1-866-437-4066)
or (905) 426-1064

in an Emergency, call the Police at 411

 

Other 24 Hour Emergency Services
 
The Denise House (Shelter) 24 hour crisis line  905-728-7311
24 hour toll free line 1-800-263-3725
24 hour TTY line  905-728-4394
 
Bethesda House (Shelter) 905-623-6045
  1-800-338-3397
   
Northumberland Crisis Line
(toll free in Northumberland area only)
1-800-263-3757


Emergency Housing and Neighbour Shelters
 
YWCA (Oshawa) 905-576-8880
YWCA (Oshawa) Y's WISH Shelter 905-576-2997
YWCA (Peterborough) Crossroads 1 705-743-4135
 Crossroads II 705-743-8922
 
YWCA (Scarborough) 416-693-7342
 
Victoria's (Lindsay) 705-878-3662
 
Northumberland Services for Women 905-372-0746
(toll free Crisis Line Northumberland area only ) 1-800-263-3757
 
Juliettes's Shelter (Scarborough) 416-724-1316
 
Emily Stowe (Scarborough) 416-264-4357
 
Muslim Welfare Home 905-665-0424
 
Sandgate Women's Shelter 905-722-4043
  1-800-661-8294


Sexual Assault Services
 
Oshawa/Durham Rape Crisis Centre 905-725-2241
 
Sexual Assault Care Centre 905-668-3050
 
Domestic Violence Response Team 905-576-8711
 
Adults Molested As Children (Individual Counselling and Groups for Women) 905-683-3451

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Crisis Services
 
Distress Centre Durham:  
Uxbridge and Port Perry (or if unable, call collect) 905-433-1121
 
Crisis Unit/Lakeridge Health Oshawa 905-433-4384
Mobile Crisis Unit 1-800-742-1890
 
Community Drop In Support Groups:  
Oshawa 905-723-0036
Ajax 905-686-4350
 
Assaulted Women's Helpline (Toronto) 416-863-0511
 
Colborne Community Services 905-666-0483
(Mobile Crises Line) 1-800-742-1890
 
Chimo Youth Services 705-324-3300
   
Northumberland Services for Women (Crisis Line) 905-372-0746
(toll free Crisis Line Northumberland area only ) 1-800-263-3757

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Children's Services
 
Children's Aid Society Durham 905-433-1551
  1-800-461-8140
 
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
 
Kinark Child and Family Services 905-433-0241



Information Centres
 
Information Oshawa 905-434-3831
 
Information Uxbridge 905-852-9747
 
Information Scugog 905-985-7346
 
Landlord and Tenant Information 1-888-332-3234
 
Whitby Information Centre 905-668-0552
Housing Access Centre (Durham Region):  
Oshawa 905-434-5015
Whitby 905-430-6511
 
Housing Access Centre (Durham Region) 905-686-4109
  905-430-6511
  905-436-6610
  905-434-5015
  1-800-669-2956
 
Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal Information Line 1-888-332-3234
 
Housing Help Durham 905-686-2661
 
The ARK (Youth Shelter) 905-571-5161

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Police and Courts
 
Durham Regional Police Emergency 911
Business Lines:  
Oshawa, Whitby, Scugog and Newcastle 905-579-1520
Ajax and Pickering 905-683-9100
Uxbridge 905-852-3365
Brock 705-432-2395
 
Family Law Information Centre 905-579-1988
  1-877-294-6529
 
Domestic Violence Court 905-430-4150
 
Victim Witness Assistance Program 905-430-4170
 
Ontario Provincial Police 905-668-3388
 
Justice of the Peace 905-723-5251
 
Probation and Parole Services 905-571-3774
 
Victims of Crime Unit 905-579-1520 ext. 5617
 
Victims Services of Durham Region 905-430-5968
  905-579-1520 ext. 1846
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Additional Contact Information
 
Ajax/Pickering Women's Centre 905-426-1064
 
Canadian Mental Health Association 905-436-8760
 
Catholic Family Services 905-725-3513
 
Destiny Manor(Women's Treatment Programs) 905-668-1858
 
Durham Deaf Services 905-721-0622(fax)
 
Family Services Durham 905-683-3451
 
Multilingual Community Interpreter Services 416-426-7051
 
Simcoe Hall Settlement House 905-728-7525
 
United Way 905-436-6414
 
Women's Rights Action Coalition 905-427-7849
 
24 Hour Domestic Violence Hotline 416-422-5984


mailing address:  438 King Street W., P.O. Box 30586, Oshawa, Ontario  L1J 8L8

Tel: (905) 728-4968

email:  info@vpcc.ca