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Who you call for help:

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


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
 
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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

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Housing
 
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 Assitance 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
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