24-hour help

Call 911 if you or someone you know is in immediate danger. Call the Family Violence Info Line at 310-1818 if you have experienced family violence. Get help anonymously in more than 170 languages or find other family violence supports.

Escape family violence

There are 3 types of accommodation you can access when leaving family violence or domestic violence:

women’s emergency shelters – a safe location where women and children can get help and connect with supports

women’s second stage housing – short-term, affordable housing with help for women and children to permanently leave and start a new life

seniors’ emergency shelters – a temporary place for older adults to stay and get supports

If you need a place for pets to stay when leaving an abusive situation, there are pet safekeeping programs that offer temporary pet care at no charge. Find the nearest program through the Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).