If you need immediate help, here are your options:
If you have experienced a sexual assault, you may have internal or external injuries. There may also be a risk of pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.
PEI Emergency Department health care providers are trained to provide Enhanced Emergency Sexual Assault Services (EESAS) to treat sexual assault victims and survivors with respect, compassion and belief, and you will be provided services to meet your health care needs with confidentiality.
Please note that although some emergency departments are not open 24 hours a day, especially in rural locations, they will provide transportation from their hospital to an open emergency department and back at no cost to you.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
Prince County Hospital |
Kings County Memorial Hospital |
Anderson House provides emergency shelter for women and children who are in need of safety because of violence in their lives. Anderson House services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Anderson House provides confidential support and information.
Local: 902-892-0960
Toll Free: 1-800-240-9894
Chief Mary Bernard Shelter is shelter for women in distress, women without housing, or for young mothers who need extra support. The shelter provides safe and supportive housing on Lennox Island to Indigenous and non-Indigenous women and their children who are experiencing family violence.
Local: 902-831-2332
Toll Free: 1-855-297-2332
Blooming House Shelter provides safe overnight shelter for women in the Charlottetown area, open from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. 7 days a week.
Local: 902-213-9969
