Resources
Sexual Violence
Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW)
24-Hour Crisis and Information Line
604-255-6344 Metro Vancouver
1-877-392-7583 National Toll-free line
WAVAW provides immediate crisis assistance including accompaniment to the Vancouver General Hospital emergency.
WAVAW also provides:
Counselling services including Indigenous counselling
Support for families of missing Indigenous women.
Police and court accompaniment
BC Women’s Hospital has a team of examiners are on-call 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
You can go to Vancouver General Hospital Emergency or UBC Hospital Emergency and a team member will meet you. You are welcome to bring a support person with you.
Interpreters are available for those who are deaf or have difficulty with English.
Human Trafficking
Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline
1 833 900 1010
The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline is a confidential, multilingual service, operating 24/7 to connect victims and survivors with social services, law enforcement, and emergency services, as well as receive tips from the public.
The hotline uses a victim-centered approach when connecting human trafficking victims and survivors with local emergency, transition, and/or long-term supports and services across the country, as well as connecting callers to law enforcement where appropriate.
Health Supports
Lu’ma Medical Centre
2970 Nanaimo St, Vancouver Appointments are in-Person, by Phone and Video call.
Booking@LumaMedical.ca
phone (604) 558-8822
Providing Culturally Safe Healthcare to Families.
Lu’ma strives for excellence in culturally integrated primary health care that is accessible for families. Lu’ma provides the conditions urban Indigenous peoples need to improve health and wellbeing.
Kilala Lelum Healing Society
info@uihhc.ca
626 Powell St., Vancouver, BC, V6A 1H4
604-620-4010
Kílala Lelum (Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative) aims to partner Indigenous Elders with physicians and allied health professionals to provide physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual care to the community in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Legal Supports
Vancouver Transformative Justice Society
604-251-7200 administration@vatjss.com
Offers transformative justice, housing and prevention services from an Indigenous perspective to youth, adults and families.
Indian Residential School Survivors Society
reception@irsss.ca
604-985-4464
1-800-721-0066
Supports, programming, counselling and assistance in obtaining financial entitlements.
Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner
5th Floor, 947 Fort Street
PO Box 9895, Stn Prov Govt.
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 9T8
250-356-7458
1-877-999-8707
info@opcc.bc.ca
Supports for Seniors, Families and Youth
Aboriginal Mothers’ Centre Society
604-558-2627
Provides parenting programing, day-care, transitional shelter for women-headed families, food services, housing supports, household items including furniture, clothing and personal items.
Seniors First BC
Seniors’ Distress Line
604-872-1234
8 am to 8 pm weekdays
10:00 am to 5:30 pm weekends.
Support for elders in need or support, or to report any type of elder abuse.
Sas’Ust Centre
44 East Cordova Street, Vancouver
604-873-7000
Offers a range of support and services for adults and youth. Support for families of missing and murdered women.
Urban Native Youth Association
1618 East Hastings Street, Vancouver 604-254-7732 info@unya.bc.ca
Supports, services, training and programming for youth.
Services, supports and extensive funding for education and training in all fields including driver training.
Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre
1719 Franklin Street, Vancouver 604-678-3790
info@vacpc.org
Monday to Friday 0900-1700
Supports relating to enhancing personal safety. Referrals to other agencies. Offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities.