Find out about free counselling and support services in your community
Most Sexualized Assault Response Team (SART) services are only available in Whitehorse.
You can phone the Sexualized Assault Support Line anywhere in Yukon if you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted. In an emergency, phone 911 or the RCMP in your community.
Supports for people who've experienced sexualized assault
- The Crisis Line at the Women's Transition Home operates 24/7.
- Contact information: 867-668-5733
- The Hope for Wellness Helpline is toll-free, 24/7 and is for immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to Indigenous peoples across Canada.
- Contact information: 1-855-242-3310
- TAO Tel-Aide, a telephone helpline, is a free, anonymous and confidential telephone assistance service for French-speaking people who need emotional support.
- The service is available 24/7 at 1-800-567-9699.
- The HealthLine is staffed by registered nurses who can answer your health questions or direct you to someone in your community.
- Contact information: 8-1-1
- Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services offers a variety of services, including individual counselling, outreach services and community support.
Dawson City
- The Dawson City Women’s Shelter provides confidential shelter, support and advocacy to women and children in crisis on a 24-hour basis.
- Contact information: 867-993-5086
- The Men’s Shelter provides short-term emergency shelter supporting men.
- Contact information: 867-993-7100 extension 225
- Victim Services provides crisis and emergency supports for victims of crimes.
- Contact information: 867-993-5831
- The Dawson City Community Hospital provides health care by doctors and nurses 24 hours a day, year-round.
- Contact information: 867-993-4444
- The Dawson Medical Clinic offers a central, comfortable and fully-staffed clinic where you can see a family doctor.
- Contact information: 867-993-5744
Beaver Creek
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses, with on-call services available after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-862-4444
Carcross
- The Health Centre services Carcross and Tagish communities and provides nursing services during regular hours and on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-821-4444
Carmacks
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-863-4444
Faro
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-994-4444
Haines Junction
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-634-4444
Destruction Bay
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-841-4444
Mayo
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-996-4444
Old Crow
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-966-4444
Pelly Crossing
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-537-4444
Ross River
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-969-4444
Teslin
- The Health Centre is staffed by nurses during regular hours who provide on-call services after hours. The Health Centre provides video-conferencing facilities.
- Contact information: 867-390-4444
Watson Lake
- The Help and Hope Transition Home offers a community-based shelter for the care and protection of women and their children who've experienced violence.
- Contact information: 867-536-7233
- The Watson Lake Hospital provides health care by doctors and nurses 24 hours a day, year-round.
- Contact information: 867-536-4444
- The Watson Lake Health Centre offers a central, comfortable and fully staffed clinic to deliver programs.
- Contact information: 867-536-5255
- Victim Services provides crisis and emergency supports for victims of crimes.
- Contact information: 867-536-2541
Whitehorse
- The Women’s Transition Home provides safety, support and shelter to women and children who're experiencing violence.
- Contact information: 867-668-5733
- The Emergency Youth Shelter provides a safe bed for youth when needed. The shelter can assist youth in reconnecting with family, friends and community. For access to the Emergency Youth Shelter, phone after 4 p.m.
- Contact information: 867-633-7699
- The Whitehorse Emergency Shelter provides shelter and supports to people in Whitehorse in need.
- Contact Information: 867-455-2820
- Blood Ties offers drop-in centre support services, harm reduction services and Outreach Van harm reduction services.
- Contact information: 867-633-2437
- Yukon Communicable Disease Control is responsible for the prevention, monitoring, and control of all communicable diseases in Yukon.
- Contact information: 867-667-8323
Free counselling services in Yukon
Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services
Provides fast access to counselling for victims of sexualized assault. Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services is a member of the Sexualized Assault Response Team.
Counsellors also provide a range of mental wellness services to support individuals, families and communities. This includes:
- counselling;
- withdrawal management;
- intensive treatment programs;
- mental health nursing; and
- education.
Contact information:
Phone toll free in Yukon: 1-866-456-3838
Whitehorse
Watson Lake and Teslin
Phone: 867-536-3222
Dawson City, Mayo, Old Crow and Ross River
Phone: 867-993-4304
Carmacks, Pelly and Faro
Phone: 867-863-2413
Haines Junction, Destruction Bay, Burwash Landing and Beaver Creek
Phone: 867-634-7504
Victim Services
Provides crisis support, counselling, information and navigation of the justice system to victims of any crime.
Support workers can offer free, confidential, victim-centered supports, information and accompaniment services for victims of sexualized assault.
Contact information:
Email: victim.services@gov.yk.ca
Phone toll free in Yukon: 1-800-661-0408, extension 8500
Whitehorse
Phone: 867-667-8500
Dawson City
Phone: 867-993-5831
Watson Lake
Phone: 867-536-2541
Other counselling options:
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Yukon Division
Offers free counselling services for youth, adults and couples and free wellness programs for youth and adults.
Phone: 867-668-6429
All Genders Yukon
Connects transgender, 2-spirit, non-binary individuals and their partners with safe counselling services.
Email: allgendersyukon@hotmail.com
Blood Ties Four Directions
Provides counselling and other support services for individuals who are HIV or Hepatitis C positive, or at significant risk of becoming so.
The Outreach Van in Whitehorse provides counselling services from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
Phone: 867-334-1647
Kwanlin Dün First Nation
Provides referrals for general counselling services that recognize the interconnection of addictions, trauma, and mental wellness. Services are offered to individuals, couples, and families. Open to all, but priority given to Kwanlin Dün citizens.
Phone: 867-668-7289
Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Crisis Line
A 24-hour national residential school crisis line to provide support for former residential school students.
Phone toll free: 1-866-925-4419