24 Hour Help
HomeFront, together with a host of community services, ensure proper assistance and treatment gets to those who need it most. Together with justice, legal aid, the Calgary Police Service, counselling centres and shelters, 24-hour support is available in Calgary and surrounding areas.
Emergency: Police/Fire/Ambulance:
9-1-1
Calgary Police Service:
(403) 266-1234
Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter
(403) 234-SAFE (7233)
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse:
(403) 237-5888
Distress Centre (telephone information):
(403) 266-1605
Men’s Line (telephone information & support):
(403) 266-4357
YWCA Sheriff King Home Crisis Line:
(403) 266-0707
From 2000 to 2006, of the 10,000 domestic violence offenders in Calgary, only 22 per cent re-offended.
HomeFront's baseline recidivism rate was 34 per cent as compared to 12 per cent in 2004
Of the 1,790 individuals that appeared in Calgary's specialized court in 2006, only 9 per cent had re-offended in the previous year.
HomeFront's baseline recidivism rate was 34 per cent as compared to 12 per cent in 2004
Of the 1,790 individuals that appeared in Calgary's specialized court in 2006, only 9 per cent had re-offended in the previous year.