SAFETY AND FAMILY WELLBEING
Women and Family Support
Find verified family, violence-prevention, counselling and community supports.
What this means
Women and families may need settlement help, counselling, parenting support, legal information, housing help or violence-prevention services. Safety and confidentiality come first.
Step-by-step
- Use emergency services when anyone is in immediate danger
- Choose a safe device and contact method when privacy is a concern
- Ask for confidential and language-accessible support
- Confirm whether children can attend or receive services
- Record only information that is safe to keep
- Seek qualified legal help for legal deadlines or status questions
What to prepare privately
Keep sensitive records secure. This website does not need passports, SINs, banking credentials, immigration portal passwords or complete case files for an initial inquiry.
- A safe way to be contacted
- Current municipality
- Immediate safety and housing needs
- Children’s ages and support needs
- Preferred language and accessibility needs
How to use this resource
- Use emergency services when safety is at risk
- Ask about confidential and language-accessible support
- Verify location and intake requirements
Before you continue
Can I rely on this guide?
Use it to understand the process, organize questions and choose the next step. It does not make a government decision or replace advice for an individual case.
What changes most often?
Eligibility rules, forms, fees, processing information, program availability, service hours and contact details can change. The review dates below show when our sources were checked.
When should I get help?
Use a verified settlement or community service for navigation. Seek an authorized professional when legal interpretation, strategy, a refusal, a hearing or an important deadline is involved.
Continue on DurhamImmigration.com
Your next step should stay on this site. Official-source links are kept separately below for final verification only.
Official sources checked
The guide above is written to answer the practical question on DurhamImmigration.com. These links are supporting evidence and the final place to confirm details that can change. Last reviewed: August 30, 2026.