PEI Woman Abuse Protocols
Community Resources

Police | Health | Justice and Legal Services | Counselling | Information and Referral


POLICE
Dial 911 in emergencies.
Charlottetown RCMP 368-9300
After hours non-emergency calls: 566-7112
Summerside RCMP 432-9300
Alberton RCMP 853-9300
Montague RCMP 838-9300
Souris RCMP 687-9300
East Prince RCMP 436-9300
Charlottetown Police Department 629-4172
Summerside Police Department 432-1210
Borden-Carleton Police Department 437-2228
Kensington Police Department 836-4499


REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES
Child and Family Services

Charlottetown 368-5330
Souris 687-7060
Montague 838-0700
Summerside 888-8100
O'Leary 859-8811
Financial assistance; homemakers and home helpers; child protection services; general counselling; transportation in cases of special need; day-care subsidy; and other social services.


HOSPITALS
Dial 911 in emergencies.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown 894-2111
Prince County Hospital, Summerside 432-2 500
Stewart Memorial Hospital, Tyne Valley 831-7900
Kings County Memorial Hospital, Montague 838-0777
Souris Hospital, Souris 687-7150
Western Hospital, Alberton 853-8650
O'Leary Community Hospital, O'Leary 859-8700


Home Care and Support
Charlottetown 368-4790
Montague 838-0772
O'Leary 859-8730
Souris 687-7096
Summerside 888-8440
Adult protection; home care nursing; visiting homemakers; occupational therapists; community support workers.


JUSTICE AND LEGAL SERVICES
Victim Services

Charlottetown 368-4582
Summerside 888-8217
email: djcudmore@gov.pe.ca
Assists victims of crime across the province. Services include: information and referral; short-term counselling; assistance through the Court process; victim impact statements; and criminal injuries compensation.


Community Legal Information Association
Charlottetown (toll free) 1-800-240-9798 892-0853
email: contact@cliapei.ca
web site: www.cliapei.ca
Provides basic legal information including free pamphlets on a wide variety of legal topics to the general public.


Crown Attorneys
Charlottetown 368-4595
Summerside 888-8213
email: blgrandy@gov.pe.ca
The Crown Attorneys represent the Attorney General in the prosecution of all criminal cases under the Criminal Code of Canada and Provincial Statutes. In cooperation with Victim Services, Crown Attorneys assist victims with Court preparation upon request.


PEI Community Justice Resource Centre
368-6390
Programming of the Centre focuses upon the delivery of services which will develop and reinforce positive lifestyles. Programs include the Turning Point Program which is a men's group counselling program aimed at helping men to stop violence against their female partners; the Female Anger Management Program; the Male Anger Management Program; and the Sexual Deviance Assessment / Treatment Program.


Family Legal Aid
Charlottetown 368-6043
Summerside 888-8219
email: jasmethurst@gov.pe.ca
Services to low-income clients in family law matters such as separation, divorce, custody, for victims of family violence; also for child protection cases.


Family Court Counsellors
Charlottetown 368-6056
email: bebain@gov.pe.ca
Reports to the Court, e.g. custody reports ordered by Supreme Court Justices; family and marital counselling; and referral to appropriate legal and other agencies.


Consumer Services
(toll free) 1-800-658-1799
Charlottetown 368-4580
email: gjjones@gov.pe.ca
Assistance and counselling is available to any consumer with a debt-related problem.


Lawyer Referral Service
(toll free) 1-800-240-9798
Charlottetown 892-0853
email: contact@cliapei.ca
web site: www.cliapei.ca/referral.htm
Legal advice provided early before your problems become complicated or expensive. Nominal fee for one half-hour of advice. Monday to Friday, 9a.m. - 4p.m.


Maintenance Enforcement
Charlottetown 368-6010
Enforcement of provincial orders and agreements and contact for out-of-province enforcement for the benefit of child and spousal support.


PROBATION SERVICES:
is responsible for supervising adult and youth snetences in the community
Charlottetown 368-6060 bgalbert@gov.pe.ca
Summerside 888-8200 rjtaylor@gov.pe.ca
Montague 838-0600
Souris 687-7000
O'Leary 859-8800



COUNSELLING
Community Mental Health Services

Charlottetown 368-4430
Summerside 888-8180
Montague 838-0782
Souris 687-7096
West Prince 888-8180
Treatment, assessment and consultation services.


Community and Family Services of PEI
Charlottetown 892-2441
email: gregmcb@familyservice.pe.ca
Individual, family and marital counselling; information and referral; family life education; family advocacy; and specializes in anger management for victims and abusers. Ladies' Auxiliary provides a Christmas shop for low-income clients.


Pownal House
Charlottetown 894-3515
email: cfsb@pei.sympatico.ca
Individual, marital and family counselling; support and self-help groups; family life education program; and advocacy on behalf of clients.


Prince County Family Services Bureau
Summerside 436-9171
email: fsbureau@isn.net
Supportive counselling and referrals for families of limited income and for unmarried mothers.


Salvation Army
Charlottetown 892-8870
(after hours) 566-9982
Summerside 888-3870
(after hours) 436-6044
email: jrsmith@pei.aibn.com
24-hour service. Emergency shelter, food and clothing; transportation in emergency cases if needed; pastoral counselling; operation of a senior citizen home; and provision of a chaplain to the Correctional Centre.


INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
East Prince Women's Information Centre

Summerside 436-9856
email: epwic@pei.sympatico.ca
Information and referral for women on issues such as employment, wife-battering, addictions, legal rights, sexual harassment, etc.


Provided by
The Premier's Action Committee
on Family Violence Prevention



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