If you, or someone you know, is a victim of family violence, support is available for you, even during this pandemic.
Battered Women’s Support Services — The BWSS crisis line is open during COVID-19, offering emotional support, legal advocacy, and safety plans for women experiencing gender-based domestic violence.
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The Government of Canada is providing additional financial support to Canadians facing homelessness and women fleeing gender-based violence. The federal government will provide $157.7 million to the Reaching Home program to address homelessness, and $40 million is allocated to Women and Gender Equity Canada (WAGE).
“Domestic violence isn’t less important under COVID-19. In fact, it is even heightened, but people need to reach out to police or a crisis line … when they are in a violent situation,” – RCMP domestic violence coordinator Constable Julie Clelland.
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