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Abuse Is Wrong In Any Culture: Inuit

Emergency Services for Abused Women and Children

IMPORTANT—if you call any phone number in the list below, and your phone has a re-dial feature, then call some other number after calling the police, crisis line, women's safe shelter or victim services worker. Or if you called from a cell phone, don't forget to clear the number from your list of past calls. That way the abusive person won't know what you're doing or planning.

YUKON

RCMP

  • Beaver Creek (867) 862-2677
  • Carcoss (867) 821-2677
  • Carmacks (867) 863-2677
  • Dawson City (867) 993-2677
  • Faro (867) 994-2677
  • Haines Junction (867) 634-2677
  • Mayo (867) 996-2677
  • Old Crow (867) 966-2677
  • Pelly Crossing (867) 537-2677
  • Ross River (867) 969-2677
  • Teslin (867) 390-2677
  • Watson Lake (867) 536-2677
  • Whitehorse 911 or (867) 667-5555

Victim Services

  • Whitehorse (867) 667-8500 or 1-800-661-0408, ext. 8500 (toll-free)
  • Dawson City (867) 993-5831

Crisis Lines

  • Kaushee's Place (867) 668-5733 (open 24/7) (can call collect)
  • Victim Link 1-800-563-0808 (toll-free) (open 24/7)
  • Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or on the internet at kidshelpphone.ca (open 24/7)

Women’s Shelters and Transition Homes

  • Dawson City (867) 993-5086
  • Help and Hope for Families (Watson Lake) (867) 536-7233
  • Kaushee’s Place (Whitehorse) (867) 668-5733

Crown Victim Witness Program, Justice Canada

  • Whitehorse (867) 667-8112

Law Line

  • Whitehorse (867) 668-5297 or 1-866-667-4305 (toll-free)

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

RCMP

  • Aklavik (867) 978-1111
  • Deline (867) 589-1111
  • Fort Good Hope (867) 598-1111
  • Fort Liard (867) 770-1111
  • Fort McPherson (867) 952-1111
  • Fort Providence (867) 952-1111
  • Fort Resolution (867) 394-1111
  • Fort Simpson (867) 695-1111
  • Fort Smith (867) 872-1111
  • Hay River (867) 874-1111
  • Holman (867) 396-1111
  • Inuvik (867) 777-1111
  • Lutsel K’e (867) 370-1111
  • Norman Wells (867) 587-1111
  • Paulatuk (867) 580-1111
  • Rae (867) 392-1111
  • Sachs Harbour c/o Inuvik (867) 777-1111
  • Tuktoyaktuk (867) 977-1111
  • Tulita (867) 588-1111
  • Wha Ti (867) 573-1111
  • Yellowknife (867) 669-1111

Victim Services

  • Inuvik (867) 777-5493
  • Yellowknife (867) 920-2978

Crisis Lines

  • NWT Help Line 1-800-661-0844 (toll-free) and (867) 920-2121 in Yellowknife (open 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily)
  • Alison McAteer House 1-866-223-7775 (toll-free) or (867) 873-8257 in Yellowknife (open 24/7)
    • Holman Help Line (867) 396-3911
    • Inuvik (867) 777-3877
  • Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or on the internet at kidshelpphone.ca (open 24/7)

Women’s Shelters and Transition Homes

  • Aimayunga Women and Emergency Foster Care Shelter (Tuktoyaktuk) (867) 977-2000
  • Alison McAteer House (Yellowknife) 1-866-223-7775 (toll-free) or (867) 669-0235
  • Centre for Northern Families (Yellowknife) (867) 873-9131
  • Family Support Centre (Hay River) (867) 874-3311
  • Inuvik (867) 777-3877
  • Sutherland House (Fort Smith) (867) 872-5925
  • Yellowknife Women’s Centre (867) 873-2566
  • For referrals in other centres:
    • In Fort Providence, call the Family Life Program at the Zhati Koe Friendship Centre (867) 699-3801
    • In Fort Liard, call the Family Violence Prevention Program of the Acho Dene Koe First Nation (867) 770-4001

Crown Victim Witness Program, Justice Canada

  • Inuvik (867) 777-3075
  • Yellowknife (867) 669-6911

NUNAVUT

RCMP

  • Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk) (867) 439-0123
  • Arviat (867) 857-0123
  • Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq) (867) 793-0123
  • Cambridge Bay (Ikaluktutiak) (867) 983-0123
  • Cape Dorset (Kingait) (867) 897-0123
  • Chesterfield Inlet (Igluigaarjuk) (867) 898-0123
  • Clyde River (Kangiqlugaapik) (867) 924-0123
  • Coral Harbour (Salliq) (867) 925-0123
  • Gjoa Haven (Ursuqtuq) (867) 360-0123
  • Grise Fiord (Aujuittuuq) (867) 980-0123
  • Hall Beach (867) 928-0123
  • Igloolik (867) 934-0123
  • Iqaluit (867) 979-0123
  • Kimmirut (867) 939-0123
  • Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay) (867) 769-0123
  • Kugluktuk (867) 982-0123
  • Pangnirtung (867) 473-0123
  • Pond Inlet (867) 899-0123
  • Qikiqtarjuaq (867) 927-0123
  • Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq) (867) 645-0123
  • Repulse Bay (Naujaat) (867) 462-0123
  • Resolute Bay (867) 252-0123
  • Sanikiluaq (867) 266-0123
  • Taloyoak (867) 561-0123
  • Whale Cove (867) 896-0123

Women’s Shelters and Transition Homes

  • Community Wellness Centre (Cambridge Bay) (867) 983-2133
  • Inniutit Women's Group (Taloyoak) (867) 561-5902
  • Kataujaq Society Crisis Centre (Rankin Inlet) (867) 645-2214
  • Tukkuvik Women’s Shelter (Cape Dorset) (867) 897-8915
  • Qimaavik Transition House (Iqaluit) (867) 979-4500

Victim Services

  • Iqaluit (867) 975-6308
  • Rankin Inlet (867) 645-2600

Crown Victim Witness Program, Justice Canada

  • Iqaluit (867) 975-4600

Crisis Lines

  • Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help Line (formerly the Baffin Crisis Line) (867) 979-3333 (Iqaluit) and 1-800-265-3333 (toll-free from every Nunavut and Nunavik community) (open 7 p.m. to midnight, 7 nights a week)
  • Kugluktuk Awareness Centre (867) 982-4673
  • Rankin lnlet Keewatin (867) 645-3333 (open Monday to Friday 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
  • Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or on the internet at kidshelpphone.ca (open 24/7)

Community Justice Outreach Workers

  • Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk) (867) 439-9918
  • Arviat (867) 857-2959
  • Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq) (867) 793-2045
  • Cambridge Bay (Ikaluktutiak) (867) 983-4182
  • Cape Dorset (Kingait) (867) 897-3686
  • Chesterfield Inlet (Igluigaarjuk) (867) 898-9045
  • Clyde River (Kangiqlugaapik) (867) 924-6565
  • Coral Harbour (Salliq) (867) 925-8222
  • Gjoa Haven (Ursuqtuq) (867) 360-6826
  • Grise Fiord (Aujuittuuq) (867) 980-4099
  • Hall Beach (Currently Vacant)
  • Igloolik (867) 934-4065
  • Iqaluit (867) 975-6362
  • Kimmirut (867) 939-2001
  • Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay) (867) 769-6281
  • Kugluktuk (867) 982-5633
  • Pangnirtung (867) 473-8018
  • Pond Inlet (867) 899-8064
  • Qikiqtarjuaq (867) 927-8089
  • Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq) (867) 645-2039
  • Repulse Bay (Naujaat) (867) 462-4007
  • Resolute Bay (867) 252-3005
  • Sanikiluaq (867) 266-7905
  • Taloyoak (Currently Vacant)
  • Whale Cove (Tikirarjuaq): (867) 896-9961

Law Line

  • 1-800-606-9400 (Nunavut) (toll-free, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

NUNAVIK (NORTHERN QUEBEC)

Police

  • Kativik Regional Police Force 1-800-964-2644 (toll-free)

Victim Services

  • CAVAC (Sapumijiit) Centres d'aide aux victimes d'actes criminels (Crime Victims Assistance Centres)
    • Kuujjuaq (819) 964-2086 or 1-866-778-0770 (toll-free)
    • Salluit (819) 255-8328
  • CALAC Centre d'aide aux victimes d'agression sexuelle de Montréal (Montréal Sexual Assault Centre) (514) 934-4504 (open 24/7)

Crisis Lines

  • Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help Line (formerly the Baffin Crisis Line) (867) 979-3333 (Iqaluit) and 1-800-265-3333 (toll-free from every Nunavut and Nunavik community) (open 7 p.m. to midnight, 7 nights a week)
  • Domestic violence hotline (S.O.S. violence conjugale ) (514) 873-9010 in the Montréal area or 1- 800-363-9010 (toll-free elsewhere in Québec) (open 24/7)
  • Tel-Jeunes (young person's help line) 1-800-263-2266 (open 24/7)
  • Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or on the internet at kidshelpphone.ca (open 24/7)

Women's Shelters and Transition Homes

  • Ajapirvik (Inukjuak) (819) 254-8401
  • Kuujjuaq Tungasuvvik (819) 964-0536
  • Salluit Inistsiaq (819) 255-8817

NUNATSIAVUT (NORTHERN LABRADOR)

RCMP

  • 911 or the following numbers in each community
  • Happy Valley–Goose Bay (709) 896-3383
  • Hopedale (709) 933-3820
  • Nain (709) 922-2862
  • Rigolet (709) 947-3400
  • Makkovik (709) 923-2405 (and for Postville (Qipuqqaq))
  • Sheshatshiu (709) 497-8700 (and for North West River)

Victim Services

  • Happy Valley-Goose Bay (709) 896-0446
  • Nain (709) 922-2360
  • St. John's (709) 729-0900

Law Line

  • 1-709-896-5323 (Labrador) or 1-709-896-5051 (elsewhere)

Crisis Lines

  • Hope Haven Crisis Line 1-888-332-0000 (toll-free) or (709) 944-6900
  • Kirkina House (Rigolet) (709) 947-3333
  • Libra House (Happy Valley-Goose Bay) 1-877- 896-3014 (toll-free) or (709) 896-3014
  • Nain Safe House 1-866-922-1230 or (709) 922-1229
  • Nukum Munik Shelter Crisis Line (Sheshatshiu) (709) 497-8869
  • Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or on the internet at kidshelpphone.ca (open 24/7)

Women's Shelters and Transition Homes

  • Happy Valley-Goose Bay Libra House (709) 896-8251
  • Hope Haven Women's Shelter (Labrador City) (709) 944-7124
  • Kirkina House (Rigolet) (709) 947-3334
  • Labrador West Family Crisis Shelter (709) 896-8251
  • Nain Safe House (709) 922-1229

NATIONAL (INCLUDING CITIES IN THE SOUTH)

Police

  • 911 in cities

On-line information

Crisis Lines

  • National Center for Victims of Crime 1-800-FYI-CALL (toll-free)
  • Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or on the internet at kidshelpphone.ca (open 24/7)
Date Modified: 2012-12-04

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