You're not alone
Get Support
If you leave any sexual situation hurt, unsure, or confused, there is help. Talk to a friend, get support, or learn more about how to report it. There are options.
If you're in immediate danger, call 911
Emergency services are available 24/7 across Yukon
It's never your fault. Ever.
Sexualized assault is the result, always, of a person's choice to pursue activity without clear and ongoing consent from the other person.
1 in 4 Canadian women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
The rate of sexualized violence against women in the Yukon was 3.5 times higher than the national average in 2011.
Sexual violence is taboo in our culture and there are many ways that survivors are silenced. You don't have to go through this alone. There are supports.
What Can I Do?
Take care of yourself, in whatever way feels good for you
Know that your feelings are real and you are entitled to them
Talk to someone you trust
You have the right to set boundaries for yourself, and to have those boundaries respected
Who Can I Talk To?
These support lines are both for those affected by violence and those helping to support friends and loved ones who are or have experienced violence.
Yukon-Wide Supports
Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre Women's Advocate
The Women's Advocate helps women assess their options at times of crisis. She helps with basic services - financial, legal, social, housing and employment – while supporting women to trust in their own judgment, and make positive decisions for themselves.
French services available on request – services en français sur demande
Sexualized Assault Response Team (SART)
24 hour Yukon-based support for someone who has been sexually assaulted or their supporters.
CMHA Reach Out Support Line
Operates from 10am to 2am seven days a week with trained volunteers who will listen, support and help callers find options.
Community Supports
Whitehorse
Kaushee's Place – Women's Transition Home
Safe shelter and support for women and children fleeing violence.
French services available on request
Kwanlin Dün Health Centre (Natsékhi Kų̀ Health Centre)
Unique integration of programming from pre-birth to death. Counsellors provide services to children, youth, adults, couples, families, and elders. Counselling is free and confidential. You can come in by yourself, or bring a family member or friend.
Dawson City
Dawson Women's Shelter
Watson Lake
Watson Lake Help and Hope for Families
Canada-Wide Supports
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Support Line
A national, toll-free 24/7 crisis call line providing support for anyone who requires emotional assistance related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
1-844-413-664924/7National Indian Residential School Crisis Line
Provides 24-hour crisis support to former Indian Residential School students and their families.
1-866-925-441924/7Hope for Wellness Help Line
Available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate crisis intervention. Experienced and culturally sensitive help line counsellors can help if you want to talk or are distressed.
1-855-242-3310TransLifeline
Trans Lifeline's Hotline is a peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. Operators are located all over the U.S. and Canada, and are all trans-identified.
1-877-330-6366Crisis Services Canada
Available to all Canadians seeking support. If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide.
1-833-456-4566Text 45645 (7PM - 3AM PST)
24/7Reporting Options
If you have been the victim of a sexualized assault, you have options. Staff from Victim Services, Yukon Women's Transition Home, Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre, and many other service organizations can support you.
Report to the RCMP
You can report directly to the RCMP. Support staff from various organizations can accompany you through this process.
Third-Party Reporting
You can file a Third-Party Report with staff at Kaushee's Place. This is an option for victims of sexualized assault who are 19 or older and have made the informed decision not to report to RCMP.
Your report will be provided to the RCMP without your name being identified. This helps police identify similar trends and repeat offenders of sexualized assault.
A victim of sexualized assault doesn't have to be staying at Kaushee's Place to access Third-Party Reporting, and it is available to both women and men.
Learn more at womenstransitionhome.caSexual Assault Evidence Kit
A victim of sexualized assault can choose to go to a hospital or health centre, so health professionals can collect evidence of the assault using a sexual assault evidence kit (also called a 'kit' or 'rape kit'). This kit collects DNA and other evidence.
Important: The sexualized assault does not have to be reported to the RCMP to have the kit done. Evidence from the kit can be kept for up to six months.
Other Resources
Mental Health
Canadian Mental Health Association – Yukon
- Call the Reach Out Support Line at 1-844-533-3030 24/7 to get non-judgemental support from trained volunteers
- Access free counselling services by appointment
- Take part in self-help programs or guided workshops specifically designed for youth
Drop-In Spaces & Shelter
Skookum Jim Youth Emergency Shelter
- Access a place to sleep, eat, get counselling and other referral services (for youth ages 17-23)
BGC Yukon
- Spend time at the Drop-In Youth Centre from 3-9PM Tuesday to Saturday with a healthy meal, rec activities, and other programming (for youth ages 11-18)
Academic Support
LDAY Centre for Learning
- Get a consultation to explore how to best support a struggling student
- Get a basic screening test for dyslexia or dyscalculia
- Get tutoring
Employment Support
Skookum Jim Youth Employment Centre
- All youth can access job search tools, a computer lab, life skills training, work placements, career development workshops, and more (for youth ages 15-30)
Employment Central Yukon
- Walk-in access to computers, printers, phone and fax machines, and message-taking services
- Appointments for resume and cover letter help, career counselling, interview prep, job search support, and more
Resources for Queer Youth
Queer Yukon
- Programs and Services for queer youth
- Yukon Gender Gear Program
- Youth Drop-In Spaces
- 2SLGBTQIA+ Health Programs
- Education and Training
Substance Use Supports
Blood Ties Four Directions
- Access full-service harm reduction programming such as safer consumption equipment, naloxone kits, drug checking, hygiene supplies, and referral and advocacy services
Get Supplies
Yukon Sexual Health Clinic
The Yukon Sexual Health Clinic offers sexual and reproductive health services in the Yukon to people of all genders and sexual orientations.
867-393-6635The Outreach Van
The Outreach Van is a mobile community outreach program in Whitehorse. It is aimed at meeting the health, safety and social needs of street-involved youth and adults who cannot or choose not to access existing health services.
It is a joint program between Kwanlin Dün Health Centre, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Society of Yukon (FASSY) and Blood Ties.
Services include:
- STI testing and treatment
- Wound care
- Safer injection/pipe/snorting kits
- Naloxone kits and overdose prevention education
- Drug checking services
- Harm reduction education
- Winter clothing, socks, toques and mitts
- Snacks and warm beverages
- Supportive listening
- Hygiene supplies
CYFN Moccasin Mobile Outreach Van
Here for you 7 days a week! We provide essential clothing, harm reduction supplies, snacks, hot drinks, emotional and cultural support and first aid.
You Don't Have to Go Through This Alone
Whatever you're going through, there are people ready to help. Reaching out takes courage, and support is available 24/7.