Iris Kirby House provides safe, supportive accommodations to women with our without children who are fleeing family violence in and around the St. John’s area.
Local Crisis Line: 753-1492
Toll Free Crisis Line: 1-877-753-1492
Cara Transition House
Servicing Gander & Area
Local Crisis Line: 256-7707
Toll Free Crisis Line: 1-877-800-2272
Status of Women Councils – Western
Regionally-based councils funded by Women and Gender Equality to advance the status of women by helping them to navigate services such as housing, income support, employment programs, counselling, schools, and more. They also provide public education, programming and advocacy.
Bay St. George Status of Women Council – Stephenville: They offer an affordable temporary housing unit called Karen’s Place. Please call Stephenville office at (709) 643-4444. Visit their Facebook page.
Corner Brook Status of Women Council: They offer an affordable, supportive, temporary housing unit called Vesta Place for up to 4 women in a communal living setting. The housing coordinator works directly with the tenants to address issues contributing to homelessness and to connect with various community and government services. They also offer Feminist Counselling (drop-in or by appointment on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays). Please call (709) 639-8522 or visit www.cornerbrookswc.com
Gateway Status of Women Council – Port aux Basques: (709) 695-7505 or visit their Facebook page
Norpen Status of Women Council – Port Saunders: (709) 861-4842 or visit https://norpenstatusofwomen.ca/
Status of Women Central
Grand Falls-Windsor and surrounding areas
Gander Status of Women Council
Gander and surrounding areas
The St. John’s Status of Women Council and Women’s Centre
The St. John’s Women’s Centre is dedicated to providing FREE women-centered, community-based programs delivered within a safe, non-judgmental, trauma-informed, caring environment. Programs include: individual drop-in counselling, group counselling for people experiencing IPV (Intimate Partner Violence), clothing boutique, tea time, and other holistic and social groups.
They also provide a Managed Alcohol Program, a pilot project harm reduction program delivered from a housing-first and trauma-informed approach. This program aims to decrease harms and barriers associated with chronic alcohol use delivered to those for whom other treatment options are not appropriate or available.
For more information, call (709) 753-0220 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m
Or visit www.sjwomenscentre.ca or their Facebook page
Provincial Transition House Crisis Line
Support is available to women experiencing domestic violence. If you would like help with safety planning, or just to talk, there are women’s centres in nine regions of the province. You can contact the one nearest you. If you are ready to leave a situation of domestic violence, there are Transition Houses all across the province who provide shelter to women and children fleeing violence. You can contact the provincial Transition House crisis line. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911
Provincial Opioid Dependence Treatment line
Support for individuals using opioids, family members, and health-care providers, including help for individuals navigating the system and connecting with support and services.
Call 1-844-752-3588 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
VRS calls are welcome.
Narcotics Anonymous
Fellowship of individuals living with drug addiction. For schedule information and access to online groups in Newfoundland and Labrador, please visit http://www.nlareana.ca/
SeniorsNL
Are you a senior (50+) or do you support a senior? If you need to connect to a resource or service, or have questions about benefits and programs available to seniors in NL, please call SeniorNL’s Information and Referral Line at 1-800-563-5599. This confidential line operates Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and is answered by Peer Support Volunteers, seniors themselves, ready to provide assistance.
Email: info@seniorsnl.ca
Doorways Walk-In Clinic – Labrador Correctional Centre
Virtual (telephone and/or video) service is available.
Contact the Mental Health & Addictions Department at the Labrador Health Centre at (709) 897-2343.
Hours:
Monday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
*last available appointment is one hour prior to the end of the day.
Doorways Walk-In Clinic – New-Wes-Valley
In-person and virtual (telephone and/or video) service is available.
Hours: Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (last appointment at 3:00 p.m.)
SPLASH Centre – Habour Grace Community Youth Network
A part of the Community Youth Network – a provincial network aimed to engage youth, primarily 12 – 18, and up until 30 years of age, through provision of appropriate programs and services that support wellness, primary needs, learning, skill development and civic engagement.The SPLASH Centre also creates a hub to help increase community capacity within the region with access to community partners and additional services.
Doorways Walk-In Clinic – Forteau
Virtual (telephone and/or video) service is available.
Contact the Mental Health & Addictions Department at St. Anthony at (709) 454-0326.
Hours:
Monday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
*last available appointment is one hour prior to the end of the day.
Doorways Walk-In Clinic – Avondale (Roncalli High School)
In-person service is available.
Hours: Every second Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
*For students of this school only.
Doorways Walk-In Clinic – Blaketown (Crescent Collegiate)
In-person service is available.
Hours: Every second Friday.
*For students of this school only.
Doorways Walk-In Clinic – Grand Bank (John Burke High School)
In-person service is available.
Hours: Thursdays 9:00 am to 3:00pm.
*For students of this school only.
Empower the Disability Resource Centre, Advocacy Services
The number of barriers to accessing services can sometimes be great, particularly for people with disabilities. With a focus on empowering the people to do their own advocacy, at Empower we help people build their own skills and determine their own approach to solve the problems they face. At Empower, we want to encourage independent living by helping people build their own skills and develop their own approach to the problems they may face.
Doorways Walk-In Clinic – Glovertown
In-person and virtual (telephone and/or video) service is available.
Hours: Thursdays, 9.00 a.m. a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (last appointment at 3:00 p.m.)
Mobile Crisis Response Team – Labrador-Grenfell Region
Mobile crisis response teams are comprised of mental health and addictions clinicians and police officers who are trained to respond together to mental health and addictions-related calls for service. The purpose of these teams is to deliver crisis intervention services directly to people in the community, thereby helping divert individuals from emergency departments and the criminal justice system.
Labrador City / Wabush
10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week
To access service call:
- 911
- 811