Access resources and information on sexual assault and violence.
If you have been recently hurt by someone and want medical and or forensic care see our Getting help webpage.
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Watch videos about your recovery
After your forensic nursing visit
Find out what to do after your forensic nursing visit. Video is available in English, Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, Punjabi and Spanish.
View the scripts in English, Arabic, Farsi, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.
Caring for your injuries
Learn to care for your injuries. Video is available in English, Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, Punjabi and Spanish.View the scripts in English, Arabic, Farsi, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.
Head injury (concussion)
If you have been told or think you might have a concussion after your recent violent incident, watch the head injury video, available in English, Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, Punjabi and Spanish.
View the scripts in English, Arabic, Farsi, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.
Strangulation
If you were strangled during your recent violent incident, watch the strangulation video in English, Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, Punjabi and Spanish.View the scripts in English, Arabic, Farsi, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.
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Find services
Fraser Health services
- Embrace Clinic – medical follow up after violence for mature minors and adults of all genders
- Strangulation Clinic at Embrace Clinic
- Youth Clinics in the Fraser Health region
- Options for Sexual Health – call 1-800-739-7367 (all of B.C.) or 604-731-7803 (Lower Mainland B.C.)
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Concussion Clinic – resources about concussion recovery. A referral to this clinic can be done by Embrace Clinic.
Other services
- Recovery exercises:
- Counselling and mental health support:
If you can pay for or have benefits through school or work that can pay for counselling, this will be the quickest way to access this service. Check out BC Association of Clinical Counsellors for a list of registered clinical counsellors in your area.
You may also be eligible for counselling sessions through the Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP). Contact VictimLink for help completing this application.
Free and low-cost counselling options are available through many community resources. Many have waitlists.- Surrey Women’s Centre
- Moving Forward Society
- DeltaAssist
- Sources
- Cythera House
- Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association (FRAFCA)
- Tri-Cities Transitions
- Salal Sexual Violence and Support Centre (formerly WAVAW)
- Battered Womens’ Support Services
- BC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Legal support:
Police non-emergency phone numbers for the Lower Mainland in B.C.
Abbotsford 1-800-898-6111
New Westminster 604-525-5411
Burnaby 604-646-9999
North Vancouver 604-985-1311
Chilliwack 604-792-4611
Port Moody 604-461-3456
Coquitlam 604-945-1550
Richmond 604-278-1212
Delta 604-946-4411
Surrey 604-599-0502
Langley 604-532-3200
Vancouver 604-717-3321
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows 604-463-6251
West Vancouver 604-925-7300
Mission 604-826-7161
White Rock 778-593-3600
- Male and transgendered-specific resources:
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More:
- VictimLink
- YWCA Violence Response
- FRAFCA Violence Response Team
- Options for Sexual Health (STI testing, birth control and unbiased pregnancy options)
- Smart Sex Resource (STI testing clinics and STI information)