Connect Domestic Violence and Abuse Helpline 

Phone: 403.234.7233 (SAFE)    Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Toll-Free: 1.866.606.7233 (SAFE) 

The Connect Domestic Violence and Abuse Helpline is often the first contact for people reaching out for support. Our Helpline counsellors answer the phone 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. They provide counselling, safety planning, referrals and information in multiple languages.

Last year (March 2023 – March 2024), the Helpline received 16,930 calls. This included thousands of requests to stay at the Emergency Shelter and gain access to other programs provided by FearIsNotLove.

A Helpline counsellor provides FREE of charge:

• Help and support
• Counselling
• Escape and Safety planning
• Information and referrals
• Intake into the Emergency Shelter
• Intake for other programs provided at FearIsNotLove
• Support in leaving an abusive partner
• Support to be safe while with an abusive partner
• Parenting support
• Help for men who want to stop being abusive