Support & Advocacy

On Campus

Resource	Contact Information	How Can They Help Me?
Campus Women’s Centre	SP 150 403-329-2094 womens.centre@uleth.ca	Advocacy; Support; Information; Peer Counselling
Iniskim Elders	403-329-2369 or email fng@uleth.ca	Through traditional teachings and story-telling, they offer guidance, cultural support, and encouragement to the campus community. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome and invited to meet with them.
Indigenous Students Union (ISU)	403-332-5201	Peer Support

Off Campus

Resource	Contact Information	How Can They Help Me?
YWCA: Harbour House Women's Emergency Shelter	CRISIS LINE: 403-320-1881 or toll-free 1-866-296-0447 (24 hour)	YWCA Harbour House is a 30-bed crisis unit for women and children who are involved in abusive intimate partner relationships. Abuse may be physical, emotional, financial or sexual in nature. Harbour House families are provided accommodations for a maximum of 21 days, with staff available for counselling and support 24 hours a day. They provide women and children with free education sessions on the impact of family violence on children; the cycle and dynamics of violence; and safety planning.
Blackfoot Family Lodge	BFLS Administration Telephone: (403) 329-6506 Long distance: 1 877 777-6077	Provide accommodations and resources to First Nations Women and Children in a cultural and compassionate manner.
Domestic Violence Action Team (DVAT)	403-381-3900	Advocacy; Support Resources; Information; Referrals
Native Counselling Services	403-329-6140	Native Counselling Services's mission is to promote the resilience of the Aboriginal individual and family, through programs and services that are grounded in reclaiming interconnectedness, reconciliation of relationships ,and self-determination.
Sexual Violence Action Committee	www.svaclethbridge.org	SVAC is a standing committee of professionals dedicated to providing leadership, coordination and a unified voice on issues related to sexual violence in southwestern Alberta.
YWCA Amethyst Project	403-320-1881	The Amethyst Project focuses on education, training, advocacy, support and awareness to address both sexual violence and intimate partner violence. There are different ways that one can access services, either through hospital/police referrals, through our office phone number or in person, and through education and training. In the hospital, the Amethyst Project provides three different courses of action that one can take directly following a sexual assault. The Amethyst Project provides emotional support and referrals to other agencies in the community until they no longer need our services.
Victim/Witness Services For the Lethbridge Police	VSU is available 24/7, 365 days a year. Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone: 403-330-5176 After Hours: Contact VSU through the LPS Duty Staff Sergeant 403-327-2210	Lethbridge Victim Services is a police-based victim assistance program that provides information, support, and referrals to victims and witnessed of crime or tragedy in Lethbridge. Volunteer advocates are first responders who provide practical support during the first few critical hours after a crime or tragedy
24hr-Sexual Assault Crisis Line	1-800-552-8023	Service targeted to individuals: affected by sexual violence or supporting someone affected by sexual violence
Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services	mailbox@aasas.ca	AASAS strives to ensure that all Albertans affected by sexual abuse and sexual assault have access to healing and recovery programs, services and supports. following-sexual-assault.pdf
Taber Safe Haven Women's Shelter Society	24/7 CRISIS LINE: 403-223-0483	Provides a safe place for women and children who are affected by domestic violence and abuse. From a trauma-informed approach, they use a community-based response to bring together health, education, criminal justice, law enforcement, and community agencies in providing direct services.