Email equity@mcmaster.ca

The Human Rights and Dispute Resolution Program provides consultation on issues related to human rights; acts as an Intake Office for formal complaints of discrimination, harassment or sexual violence; oversees and investigates formal complaints lodged under the University’s Discrimination & Harassment Policy and/or the Sexual Violence Policy; when requested, facilitates resolution of concerns and complaints using alternate dispute resolution practices.

Additional sexual violence intake office*

Phone (905) 525-9140 ext 22249 or 28639

Email fhsprof@mcmaster.ca

The Faculty of Health Sciences professionalism office has a mandate to address issues including but not limited to harassment, intimidation and discrimination according to the University’s policies.

Additional sexual violence intake office*

Email elrintake@mcmaster.ca

The Employee and Labour Relations Team leads in the provision of Human Resources Services in the areas of collective bargaining, collecting agreement administration, labour relations, employee relations and manager training. The team also services as an intake office for concerns raised under the Policy on Discrimination & Harassment as well as the Sexual Violence Policy.

Additional sexual violence intake office*

Domestic or sexual violence leave is a job-protected leave of absence. Employees who have been employed by their employer for at least 13 consecutive weeks are entitled to domestic or sexual violence leave if the employee or the employee’s child has experienced or been threatened with domestic or sexual violence

Employee Health Services manages the disability benefits, the return to work process and employment accommodation needs of employees.

The Employment and Family Assistance Program offers extended benefits through Homewood Health. Their complete suite of services includes organizational wellness, employee and family assistance programs, assessments, outpatient and inpatient treatment, recovery management, return to work and family support services customized to meet the needs of individuals and organizations.

Security Services is responsible for the protection of persons and property within the McMaster community.

The Chaplaincy Centre helps students, faculty and staff with issues affected by academic, relational, spiritual and practical concerns. The personal support they seek to offer also can lead to a wide variety of programs ranging from prayer to social justice, community connections to self-care of mind, body and spirit, peace-making to awareness-raising.

The SCLC is a multicultural network of community leaders and resource groups working in collaboration to provide spiritual care services.

The mandate of the Ombuds Office is to ensure that all students, staff, and faculty are treated in a fair and equitable manner within the institution. To this end, the Office provides independent, impartial and confidential dispute-resolution advice and assistance on University-related issues to all members of the McMaster community, promotes discussion of institution-wide concerns, and makes recommendations for systemic changes as appropriate.

PACBIC’s mandate is to “identify and anticipate issues affecting equity-seeking communities…both within the University and relevant to those seeking access to the University, and advise the President on such issues“

Steps to Justice gives reliable and practical information on common legal problems, including:

• Human rights at work
• Abuse and family violence

Through dialogue, education and thought leadership, Pride at Work Canada/Fierté au travail Canada empowers Canadian employers to build workplaces that celebrate all employees regardless of gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Their learning, networking and community events happen across the country, advising, celebrating and connecting the most inclusive Canadian employers.

Phone (24/7): 905-525-4162

Text (Mon, Thu, Sun 4pm-12am EST; Fri 8am-12pm EST): 289-207-7790

eChat (Mon, Thu, Sun 4pm-12am EST; Fri 8am-12pm EST): https://www.sacha.ca

SACHA is a fem­i­nist, non-prof­it, com­mu­ni­ty-based orga­ni­za­tion that pro­vides sup­ports to peo­ple who have expe­ri­enced sex­u­al­ized vio­lence at any point in their lives.

Text (Sun-Fri 4pm-9:30pm EST): 647-694-4275

eChat (Sun-Fri 4pm-9:30pm EST): https://www.youthline.ca/

Youth Line offers confidential and non-judgmental peer support through telephone, text and chat services.

Phone (24/7): 1-866-887-0015

The Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse program provides help for male survivors of sexual abuse, both recent and historical.

Phone (24/7)
GTA: 416-863-0511
GTA TTY: 416-364-8762
Toll-Free: 1-866-863-0511
Toll-Free TTY: 1-866-863-7868

Text (24/7): #SAFE (#7233)

The Assaulted Women’s Helpline offers a 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line to all women who have experienced abuse. They provide counselling, emotional support, information and referrals. They recognize abuse as one example of women’s social, political and economic inequality in the world.

Phone (24/7): 1-855-554-4325

Crisis Line (24/7): 1-888-200-9997

eChat (24/7): talk4healing.com

Talk4Healing is a culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous women available in 14 languages all across Ontario.

Phone (24/7): 1-877-336-2433

Fem’aide offre aux femmes d’expression française aux prises avec la violence sexiste, du soutien, des renseignements et de l’aiguillage vers les services appropriés dans leur collectivité 24 heures par jour, sept jours par semaine. Fem’aide peut également répondre aux demandes de renseignements faites par les proches des femmes victimes de violence.

Phone (24/7): 1-866-925-5454

Text (24/7): text GOOD2TALKON to 686868

Good2Talk provides confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario. Post-secondary students residing and studying in Ontario can access Good2Talk’s free, private phone counselling service in Mandarin.

Crisis Line (24/7): 905-529-7878

Toll-Free Crisis Line (24/7): 1-844-777-3571

Barrett Centre for Crisis Support provides a safe environment in the community for individuals who are experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis and who do not require a hospital stay.

Phone (24/7): 1-855-242-3310

eChat (24/7): https://www.hopeforwellness.ca

The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available to all Indigenous people across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are reachable by telephone and online ‘chat’ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Phone (24/7): 1-866-925-4419

The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of his or her Residential school experience.

Phone (24/7): 1-866-299-1011

The Seniors Safety Line (SSL) is the only 24-hour crisis and support line for seniors in Ontario who have experienced any type of abuse or neglect. Callers receive emotional support, safety planning, information and referrals in over 200 languages.

Phone (24/7): 1-877-330-6366

Trans Lifeline is a grassroots, peer-support crisis hotline offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

Phone (24/7): 1-888-642-2725 or 613-241-4474 ext. 102

Text (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm EST): 289-212-0868

Information about sexual and reproductive health, including pregnancy options, and for referrals to clinics and hospitals that provide reproductive health services anywhere in Canada.

Local centres across Canada that operate 24/7 support lines, listed by province/territory.

Phone (24/7): 1-833-900-1010

eChat (24/7): canadianhumantraffickinghotline.ca

The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline is a confidential, multilingual service, operating 24/7 to connect victims and survivors with social services, law enforcement, and emergency services, as well as receive tips from the public.

The Coun­selling Pro­gram offers con­fi­den­tial sup­port ser­vices for sur­vivors of sex­u­al vio­lence, 16 years of age and old­er, who have expe­ri­enced sex­u­al vio­lence at any point in their lives.

• Indi­vid­ual and group counselling
• Imme­di­ate sup­port appoint­ments available
• Non-judg­men­tal sup­port that sees sur­vivors as the expert
• Trau­ma-informed and fem­i­nist approach
• Sur­vivor-cen­tered
• Advo­ca­cy

The Sex-Traf­fick­ing Sur­vivor Coun­selling Pro­gram offers free indi­vid­ual coun­selling, group coun­selling, and advo­ca­cy for sur­vivors who have left sex-traf­fick­ing at any point in their lives and are 16 years of age and old­er.

If you’ve been sexually assaulted within the last 7 days, whether or not you choose to make a university complaint and/or police report, we encourage you to consider reaching out to the SA/DV Care Centre. The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner will provide information on medical assistance options available to you for your immediate physical and mental health needs

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La mission du programme contre la violence faite aux femmes et les agressions à caractère sexuel au Centre de Santé Communautaire Hamilton/Niagara, offert à toute femme francophone âgée de 16 ans et plus, est de promouvoir son bien-être sans égard à sa race, son origine, sa culture, sa religion, son orientation sexuelle, son âge, son statut socio-économique ou ses limitations fonctionnelles.

“The Native Women’s Centre provides safe shelter for all women regardless of age, ancestry, culture, place of origin or sexual orientation with or without children who are experiencing crisis in their lives due to family violence, homelessness, or conflict with the law.”

“CFC is designed to support Indigenous women and girls at risk, or who are currently involved in, or a survivor of human trafficking. CFC focuses specifically on exploited youth to get them the services and tools they need to exit. CFC offers support in a variety of ways, including crisis response, harm reduction and safety planning, 1:1 support with referrals to healthcare, counselling and addiction services.”

Victim Services is a Branch of the Hamilton Police Service under the command of the Community Mobilization Division. It is the only 24-hour on scene crisis intervention service for victims of crime and trauma in the City of Hamilton.

Interval House of Hamilton provides emergency shelter, safety planning and support services for women with or without children that have experienced abuse or violence.

The Sex Workers’ Action Program of Hamilton is a non-partisan group consisting of concerned individuals—including those with lived experience—agencies and groups committed to assisting and supporting those working in the sex trade industry.

“A non-profit coalition of health care providers, advocates, and community members working to increase the capacity of health systems in Hamilton, Ontario to meet the needs of trans, gender-diverse, and non-binary people.“

Skill-sharing and meetups for trans and queer young people.

YWCA Hamilton strengthens women’s and girls’ voices, broadens their choices, builds dynamic leadership and provides essential and meaningful services that promote safe, inclusive, and equitable communities.

The AIDS Network offers services and support to men, women, children, and families who have been affected by HIV/AIDS, including their Men4Men program, which aims to enhance the lives of gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men by reinforcing self-esteem and personal empowerment through sexual health education and resources

The mandate of the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres is to address the health, psycho-social, and forensic needs of victims/survivors of sexual violence and/or domestic violence in a prompt, professional, and compassionate manner.

Get free counselling and information on sexual violence from a sexual assault centre in Ontario.

Victims of sexual assault living in Ontario may be eligible for up to four hours of free, confidential legal advice by phone or video. This does not include legal representation in court.

The Victim/Witness Assistance Program is here to help victims and witnesses of violent crimes who may need to go to court. They will talk to you and provide assistance based on your specific case and needs.

The Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse program provides help for male survivors of sexual abuse, both recent and historical.

Fem’aide offre aux femmes d’expression française aux prises avec la violence sexiste, du soutien, des renseignements et de l’aiguillage vers les services appropriés dans leur collectivité 24 heures par jour, sept jours par semaine. Fem’aide peut également répondre aux demandes de renseignements faites par les proches des femmes victimes de violence.

Domestic or sexual violence leave is a job-protected leave of absence. Employees who have been employed by their employer for at least 13 consecutive weeks are entitled to domestic or sexual violence leave if the employee or the employee’s child has experienced or been threatened with domestic or sexual violence.

Steps to Justice gives reliable and practical information on common legal problems, including:

• Human rights at work
• Abuse and family violence

The Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses is a coalition of first stage emergency women’s shelters, second stage housing organizations and community-based women organizations who work towards ending violence against all women.

The Aboriginal Shelters of Ontario collaborates and supports organizations working towards addressing and ending family violence by providing quality service incorporating traditional beliefs.

Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO) is the provincial organization recognized for its leadership in elder abuse prevention in the province, providing education, training, resource development and information about the increasingly complex issues of elder abuse.

OWJN tries to help survivors of violence and their supporters better understand legal rights in Ontario. They do not give legal advice. The website offers accessible legal information in a way that reflects the diverse experiences and realities of women.

From healthy relationships to healthy behaviours and attitudes, understanding your sexual health is an important part of your overall well-being.

Rainbow Health Ontario creates opportunities for the healthcare system to better serve LGBT2SQ communities” including a directory of competent and welcoming health and social service providers.

A pan-Canadian group of sexual assault centres providing services including counselling and 24/7 support lines.

ShelterSafe.ca is an online resource for women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map serves as a quick resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights is a progressive, pro-choice charitable organization committed to advancing and upholding sexual health and rights in Canada and globally.

Information on symptoms of traumatic stress, such as flashbacks and nightmares, and grounding techniques to manage these symptoms.

“Finding pleasure when trauma and memory collide”

“This zine is all about why self-care is important in difficult times, what kinds of self-care there are, and how you might build them into your life. Different things work for different people so it’s all about figuring out what works best for you.”

“In this assessment you will think about how frequently, or how well, you are performing different self-care activities. The goal of this assessment is to help you learn about your self-care needs by spotting patterns and recognizing areas of your life that need more attention.”

“Personal boundaries are the limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships.” This resource provides effective tips for determining your own personal boundaries.

“Personal boundaries are the limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships.” Once you’ve established what your boundaries are, this worksheet helps you consider ways to communicate your boundaries in various situations.

“This is a zine offering a set of questions that it can be useful to ask about our relationships whether or not we see ourselves, or our relationships, as queer.”