To report child abuse or neglect, please call 416.638.7800 x 6234. Outside of regular business hours, please call our after-hours answering service at 1-800-404-1393 to be redirected to one of our staff. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Shalom bayit (peace in the home) is a community responsibility. Abuse is wrong. We can help.
Call us at 416-638-7800, ext. 6234, to reach our Intake team.
After hours, please call or text the Assaulted Woman's Helpline: 416-863-0511 | #SAFE (#7233)
If you feel your safety or the safety of children in your care is at risk, call 911.
The JF&CS Woman Abuse Program provides a spectrum of services to persons experiencing abuse that include:
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Support Line (Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 pm, reached by calling our Intake team at 416-638-7800, ext. 6234)
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Trauma Assessment
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Individual and group counselling
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Safety planning
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Here to Help (for children and their mothers who have been abused)
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Advocacy and community outreach
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Education and consultation
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Referrals to other professionals
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Priority Housing Support
If we ever hope to end the violence, we must first face the reality that Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) exists in all socio-economic, ethnic, professional and religious groups, including the Jewish community.
You may be experiencing abuse if you:
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often give in because you are afraid of your partner’s temper
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find yourself apologizing for your partner
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feel isolated and alone
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find yourself being criticized for daily things such as your cooking, your clothes, your parenting or your appearance
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are subjected to name-calling or swearing
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feel intimidated or threatened by your partner
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have no access to money; finances are controlled by your partner
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have been forced into sexual behaviour
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have been kicked, hit, shoved, strangled or had things thrown at you
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have been threatened with separation from your children if you do not comply
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are being tracked or monitored through technology or other means
You may be an abuser if you:
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cannot control your temper
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blame your partner for making you lose control
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criticize or put down your partner
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are possessive or jealous of your partner
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have difficulty expressing feelings other than anger
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attempt to control your partner’s behaviour
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force sexual behaviour on your partner
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have broken things, thrown things, hit, shoved or kicked your partner when angry
If you are an abused woman, remember:
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you cannot control or change your partner’s behaviour
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no one has the right to abuse, control or intimidate you
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you are not to blame for the abuse
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you are not alone; woman abuse happens to many women, including Jewish women
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there is help available - call us.
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