Safe Shelter Program
If you are living with violence, this program can help you learn ways to increase your safety or assist you through the leaving process.  We can:

• provide emotional support
  
• assist you with understanding legal processes, such as custody orders
  
• help you develop a safety plan or plan your leave
  
• connect you to a transition house if you need to seek legal or medical attention out of the community
  
• advocate for your right to live without violence
  
• provide you with information and resources to help you make your own choices
  
• accompany you if you need to speak with the RCMP or attend court
  

If you feel you are in danger:

• Call 911
  
• Tell them who you are, where you are, and what is happening
  
• The RCMP will be sent to your home
  
• Tell the RCMP that you would like to speak to a Shelter Coordinator and/or that you would like to stay in a safe place
  

• In McBride--Call 569-2266 and ask for Elizabeth
  
• In Valemount--Call 566-9107 and ask for Shelly
  

Stopping The Violence Counselling and Outreach Program
If you are a woman who is experiencing, or has experienced, various incidents of violence--physical, sexual, emotional, mental abuse--a skilled counsellor is available to talk to.  A women-centered model of counselling empowers women to make decisions that enhance their personal growth.  We can:

• provide individual or group counselling
  
• help you address issues arising from victimization, such as depression, lack of self worth, and health problems
  
• raise your awareness of the social and cultural context of violence against women
  
• inform you of parenting issues related to children witnessing abuse in the home
  
• advocate for your right to live without violence
  
• connect you to other related services, such as transition houses, sexual assault centers, and alcohol and drug treatment programs
  
• provide you with information and resources to help you make your own choices