If you need help and a safe place to go, there are transition houses and safe homes located throughout British Columbia.

BC Transition Houses and Safe Homes can provide:

• Safe temporary shelter for you and your children
• Support staff 24/7
• Information and support while you plan next steps

Click here for a complete list of Transition Houses and Safe Homes in BC.

Call VictimLinkBC 1-800-563-0808

This toll-free, confidential, help line connects you to safe emergency shelter, counselling programs and other treatment and healing programs in British Columbia and the Yukon.

• Call or text 1-800-563-0808 any time, day or night.
• Reach them by email at 211-VICTIMLINKBC@UWBC.CA
• People who are deaf, hard of hearing or experience difficulty with speech can use TELUS IP Relay. Call 711 to use this free and confidential service.

VictimLinkBC provides service in many languages, including many North American Aboriginal languages.

Are you a child or youth in BC seeking help/support?

• Call the Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868. Counsellors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Confidential, anonymous and free. For more information visit their website
• Youth wanting to talk one-on-one about their safety or the safety of others can call or email a Youth Against Violence support worker 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in a confidential, multilingual service. Call 1-800-680-4264 or email info@youthagainstviolenceline.com
• KUU-US Indigenous Crisis Line is a non-profit registered charity that provides 24 hour crisis services through education, prevention and intervention programs. Call toll free at 1-800-588-8717 or call their Child/Youth Line at 1-250-723-2040