Emergency services
If you or someone else is in danger, call 911.
Durham Region Police NON-EMERGENCY 905-579-1520
If this is not an emergency, Luke's Place can help. We're just a phone call away: 905-728-0978 or toll-free 1-866-516-3116
If you're a woman needing family law information and support and you have experienced abuse, call us.
We serve women in the Durham Region of Ontario, but if you live elsewhere, we can refer you to other services.
Durham region 24 hour help lines
- Durham Rape Crisis Centre
905-668-9200 - Durham Region Domestic Violence
Sexual Assault Care Centre
905-576-8711 ext. 3286 - Distress Centre Durham
905-430-2522
Toll Free 1-800-452-0688 - Durham Mental Health Crisis Services
905-666-0483
Toll Free 1-800-742-1890
Province-wide 24 hour help lines
- Assaulted Women’s Help Line
GTA Toll Free - Fem'aide
1-877-336-2433
TTY 1-866-860-7082 - Talk4Healing - for Indigenous women
1-855-554-HEAL(4325) - Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868
Emergency shelters for abused women in Durham
- Bethesda House, Bowmanville
24 Hour Support Line 905-623-6050
Toll Free 1-800-338-3397 - The Denise House, Oshawa
905-728-7311
Toll Free 1-800-263-3725
TTY 905-728-4394 - Herizon House, Ajax/Pickering
905-426-1064
Toll Free 1-866-437-4066 - Y’s WISH Shelter, Oshawa
905-576-2997
1-888-576-2997