Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centres
24-hour medical care for adults who have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence. A nurse is available at Women's College Hospital from Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., or outside those hours at any of the emergency departments listed here.
Women's College Hospital | 76 Grenville St., Room 1305 | 416-323-6040
Important: The centre is located in the Acute Ambulatory Care Unit (AACU) on the 1st floor in Room 1305.
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres
- Crisis support
- Assessment and documentation of injuries/assault history
- Sexual Assault Evidence Kit (SAEK) for storage at WCH
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections
- Emergency contraceptive options
- Testing for drugs that may have been used to commit the assault
- Assessment of risk and safety planning
- Referral to community resources
Our team of RN's are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. WCH walk-in hours are between 7:30 a.m. on Monday to 11 p.m. on Friday. Our team is also mobile to different Toronto ER's at any time - View our "mobile locations" for more information.
Connected to 7 other hospitals:
- Mount Sinai
- Toronto General Hospital
- Toronto Western Hospital
- Michael Garron Hospital
- St. Mikes
- St. Joseph's
- Sunnybrook
Scarborough – Birchmount Hospital, Scarborough General Hospital also has SA/DVCC help (Call 416 495 2555 to ensure a nurse is there. Centenary will have services in 2020.)
If survivor arrives at any other hospital, they cannot access the SA/DVCC resources. They only take cases that have happened within the last 30 days. If at a connected hospital, survivors will not need to go through the triage process – tell nurse that they have been assaulted and a qualified RN will be called on-site. Survivor is presented with options and they are in control.
Sexual Assault Evidence Kit can only be administered within 12 days of assault – the survivor has control of when to release it to authorities. (just because you do a kit does not mean it automatically gets released to the police)
Trillium Health Partners
Services Brampton, Mississauga, Caledon