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Abuse and the Law in Alberta

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    • Abuse & the Law
    • Experiencing Abuse
    • Being a Support
    • For Landlords
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  • Leaving
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    • Orders Overview
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Non-Legal Help

If you are experiencing abuse, help is available, including with housing, finances, safety planning and more.

There are many agencies and government offices that can support people experiencing abuse in different ways. Whether you need to find emergency or alternate housing, need to apply for benefits or are looking for a supportive environment to heal, help is available.

Below are some helplines and websites that offer information and support. Contact 211 Alberta (call, text or chat) to connect with specific programs and services in your area.

Legal help is also available.

Helplines | Men Experiencing Abuse | Government Websites

Helplines

Family Violence Info Line: 310.1818 or chat online

  • Help available 24 hours a day by phone (in 170 languages) or by chat (English only)

Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters: 1.866.331.3933

  • Find a shelter or confidentially speak with someone at a shelter near you, available 24 hours a day

Alberta Abuse Hotline: 1.855.4HELPAB (1.855.443.5722)

  • Help available Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 8 pm

211 Alberta: call 211, text INFO to 211 or chat online

  • Find programs and services in your community

Alberta One-Line for Sexual Violence: call or text 1.866.403.8000 or chat online

Child Abuse Hotline: 1.800.387.5437

  • Get help if you, or children you know, are being neglected, abused or sexually exploited, available 24 hours a day in several languages

Distress Line: call 780.482.4357 or chat online

  • Get confidential, non-judgmental and short-term crisis intervention 24 hours a day (for people in crisis and their supporters)

Kids Help Phone: call 1.800.668.6868, text CONNECT to 686868 or chat online

Elder Abuse help and resource lines across the province

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Men Experiencing Abuse

Men & Sexual Assault (a webpage of the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services)

Canadian Centre for Men & Families (CCMF) Alberta

Male Domestic Abuse Outreach Program (Calgary Counselling Centre / Counselling Alberta): call 403.691.5964, email mens.outreach@calgarycounselling.com or fill out the intake form online

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Government Websites

Stop Family Violence (Government of Canada)

Abuse & Bullying (Government of Alberta)

Alberta Health Services

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Contact 211 Alberta to find programs and services in your community

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Glossary

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Last Updated: 2022

The original version of this website was created in partnership with Northern Lakes College and funded by Status of Women Canada.

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This website provides legal information about abuse and the law in Alberta only. It does not provide legal advice. Laws may be different in other provinces. Read the full Disclaimer

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The Centre for Public Legal Education respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 territories, the traditional lands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.

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