FOR IMMEDIATE & ONGOING HELP

Emergency Resources for Domestic / Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault

Police/RCMP: Call 911 if you are in immediate danger.
For emergency help or shelter for women and their children, call Harbour House in Lunenburg or Queens counties at (902) 543-3999 or 1-888-543-3999, or anywhere in Nova Scotia toll-free: 1-855-225-0220
Sexual Assault Services: For acute medical care and a support and evidence kit, call a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) at 1-833-577-SANE (7263), or in the southwestern region, go to the Emergency Department at South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater (902) 543-4603, or Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg (902) 634-8801. Elsewhere, call the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in Halifax for a nurse examiner at (902) 425-0122 or proceed to Emergency.
Apply for an Emergency Protection Order: 1-866-816-6555 (9:00 AM - 9:00 PM)
Legal Advice for Sexual Assault Survivors in NS: call 211 to register
iHeal app: NEWLY LAUNCHED in Canada, a comprehensive resource for women and gender-diverse people who may be experiencing abuse. Free, private, secure via website or phone app. An interactive tool for a personalized approach to staying safe and well, assessing your risk, and figuring out how and whether to get help. Available in English and French.

Health information and services, call 811. Registered nurses provide advice, information, and referrals in English and French, with interpretation for several other languages.
To find community supports and services, call 211.

Harbour House (Bridgewater) is our local transition house and shelter for women. It offers support, advice, counselling, groups, referrals, accompaniment and emergency housing. Reach 24-hour support at (902) 543-3999 or access Outreach, Child and Youth Workers at (902) 543-9970.
Second Story Women’s Centre (Lunenburg) connects women and girls to counselling, advice, support, referrals, resources, workshops, accompaniment to court or appointments with other agencies, and access to technology. Reach them at (902) 543-1315 or (902) 640-3044 Weekdays, 10am - 4pm.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program—Western Region, contact Shana Vidito, SANE Coordinator 902-300-4240 ShanaK.Vidito@nshealth.ca
South Shore Sexual Health (Bridgewater): (902) 527-2868 southshoresexualhealth@gmail.com Serves people of all gender identities
Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women 1-800-565-8662

Harbour House (Bridgewater) Women and Children
24-hour (902) 543-3999 / Toll free: 1-888-543-3999
Crisis Text Line: (902) 514-4019
Outreach Worker: (902) 543-9970
South Shore Housing Action Coalition: Email - SShousingaction@gmail.com
NS Provincial Housing Agency: 1-800-441-0447
Bryony House (Halifax, women & children):
(902) 429-9002 or (902) 222-4640
Adsum House (Halifax, women & children):
(902) 423-4443
Alice House (Halifax, women & children):
(902) 466-8459
Provincial Housing Programs

Second Story Women’s Centre:
(902) 640-3044 or (902) 543-1315
Harbour House (Bridgewater):
(902) 543-3665 or (902) 543-9970
Family Support Centres
Bridgewater: (902) 543-1301
Liverpool: (902) 354-7176
Chester: (902) 275-4347
New Ross: (902) 689-2017
South Shore Sexual Health: (902) 527-2868
N.S. Advisory Council on the Status of Women:
1-800-565-8662
Victim Services: 1-800-565-1805