Have a Safety Plan ready
- Create an emergency escape plan
- Create a list of important phone numbers (e.g. police, shelter) for yourself and your children, and always have change for a phone call 24-hours/7 days a week
- Tell people you trust about the abuse – Create a list of safe places you can go (e.g. family, friend, shelter). Read more…
Simcoe County Legal Assistance
A list of legal resources available in Simcoe County read more…
Useful Internet Sites
Educate yourself – take a look at these links for further information on violence against women read more…
Power and Control Wheel
The United Nations defines violence against women as “Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including read more…
