If a crime has been committed and you feel safe and comfortable doing so, report it to emergency services by calling 911.
First Steps
(For Calgary and area)
If you need to talk to someone right away …
- The Distress Centre – distresscentre.com – (403) 266 4357 (24hr crisis line)
If you have been sexually assaulted …
- Calgary Sexual Assault Response Team (CSART) – (403) 955-6030
Any of the following members of the multidisciplinary team can be provided at the hospital location of your choosing 24 hours/7 days a week:
- CSART staff member
- Female nurse
- Female doctor
- Police officer
- Connect Network (Sexual and Family Abuse Resources) – connectnetwork.ca (403) 237 5888
- Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA) – calgarycasa.com (403) 237 6905
- Calgary Sexual Health Centre (CSHC) – calgarysexualhealth.ca (403) 283 5580
If you have been sexually assaulted and identify as male …
- Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA) – calgarycasa.com 1-877-237-5888 (toll-free support and information line)
Ask for male-specific counselling
If you have experienced discrimination or a hate crime …
- Alberta Human Rights Commission – albertahumanrights.ab.ca (403) 297 6571
If you have experienced discrimination or violence and are LGBTQ+ …
- Alberta Human Rights Commission – albertahumanrights.ab.ca (403) 297 6571
- Calgary Outlink – calgaryoutlink.ca – (403) 234 8973
If you are underage …
- Alberta Children’s Hospital Child Abuse Services (for children up to 12) – (403) 955 5959
- ConnecTeen 24-hour crisis line – (403) 264 8336
- Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA) – calgarycasa.com 1-877-237-5888 (toll free support and information line)
Next Steps
Free and affordable legal advice:
- Calgary Legal Guidance – clg.ab.ca (403) 234 9266
- The Women’s Centre (women-identified only) – womenscentrecalgary.org (403) 264 1155
Free and affordable counselling and help:
- Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA) – calgarycasa.com 1-877-237-5888 (toll-free support and information line)
- Calgary Counselling Centre – calgarycounselling.com (403) 691 5991
- The Women’s Centre (women-identified only) – womenscentrecalgary.org (403) 264 1155
If you would like to speak to the media about your experience…
- Contact us at sasscalgary@gmail.com and we can put you in touch with a journalist who will be sensitive to your experience.
