911 is a 24 hour telephone service for emergencies requiring immediate help.
Anderson House is an 18-bed emergency shelter for female identifying, non-binary individuals and trans men and women and their children from across the province who are fleeing violence. Services include emergency shelter, safety planning, advocacy, childcare services, drop-in support, follow-up support, referrals to outreach services and second stage housing, and information pertaining to resources such as lawyers, housing, stay away orders, transportation, child care and pet care. To ensure client safety, their address is not listed. Reach out to inquire about accessing services.
Chief Mary Bernard Memorial Shelter is a 5-bed emergency shelter for women in distress, women without housing, or for young mothers who need extra support. Shelter residents have access to employment services, parenting, and life skills programs, and services offered through the Lennox Island Health Centre. To ensure client safety, their address is not listed. Reach out to inquire about accessing services.
Family Violence Prevention Services offers a wide variety of support to indivudals identifying as a woman, who has or is experiencing domestic violence, including; confidential support services, peer support groups, and second stage housing options. To ensure client safety, their address is not listed. Reach out to inquire about accessing services. Province Wide English Housing / Emergency Shelter, Peer Support, Sexual Health / Abuse
PEERS Alliance offers peer support programming for 2SLGBTQ+ Adults, free sexual health supplies and resources, and free safer use resources in their mission to reduce stigma and promote harm reduction strategies.
Charlottetown
C1A 9E3
The PEI Queer Youth Collective is a project of PEERS Alliance, offering the only community based youth peer support group specifically for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth (ages 12-18) and their allies in various locations across the province. They provide an opportunity for youth to socialize and learn through structured activities and discussions.
Charlottetown
C1A 1J2
The PEI Queer Youth Collective is a project of PEERS Alliance, offering the only community based youth peer support group specifically for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth (ages 12-18) and their allies in various locations across the province. They provide an opportunity for youth to socialize and learn through structured activities and discussions.
Summerside
C1N 1S6
The PEI Queer Youth Collective is a project of PEERS Alliance, offering the only community based youth peer support group specifically for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth (ages 12-18) and their allies in various locations across the province. They provide an opportunity for youth to socialize and learn through structured activities and discussions.
Tignish
C0B 2B0
The PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre services adult (women and men) and youth (over age 12) survivors of recent or historic sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse through across individual therapy, support and information, and a group program for male survivors.
Public Health Nurses provide a variety of services to support maternal, child and family health; communicable disease; school health; and health promotion. Beyond physical health care they can also provide support for planning a pregnancy; pregnancy and post partum mood disorders; breastfreeding drop-in clinics; family life education and much more. There are also additional programs for new parents of infants from birth to 8 weeks of age, pre-school age children, and more. Contact your local Public Health office for more information.
Alberton
C0B 1B0
The RISE Program provides free legal resources and support to people who have experienced sexual or intimate partner violence and workplace sexual harassment.
The RISE Program supports anyone on PEI who is 16 years of age or older. They provide:
- Trauma-informed legal advice
- Plain language legal information
- Support navigating the justice system
- Referrals to community services
The RISE Program is a project of Community Legal Information. They are funded by the PEI Department of Justice and Public Safety.
S-Anon Reflections of Hope is a group for anyone affected by another person’s sexual behaviour to share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems.
SHORS provides safe, confidential and supportive services pertaining mainly to reproductive and sexual health care to Islanders of all genders, orientations and ages at various sites across PEI. Services include: Sexual health education and counselling, Sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment, Birth control counselling and prescriptions, Pregnancy counselling, testing and support, and Abortion services (medical abortion and surgical abortion).
Summerside
C1N 2A9