As a social justice organization, the SSSP is committed to creating a safe and welcoming space at the annual meeting for the free exchange of ideas and professional development; an environment free from harassment based on, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, age, disability, health conditions, sexual orientation, religion, language, socioeconomic status, marital status, domestic status, or parental status. This includes the harassment of colleagues, students, guests, SSSP and hotel staff, vendors, exhibitors, and others present at the annual meeting. To that end, we ask you to help us to make it very clear that anyone engaging in this kind of behavior is not welcomed at the annual meeting.

The Society for the Study of Social Problems is committed to the eradication of discrimination (both intentional and unintentional), harassment, intimidation, and violence directed at individuals and groups based on, but not limited to, race and ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, class, nationality and immigrant status, ability, and religion. Offensive and prohibited conduct may include, but is not limited to, offensive jokes, slurs, epithets, name calling, physical assaults and threats, unwanted touching and persistent unwanted attention and invasion of personal space, intimidation, ridicule or mockery, and insults and put-downs.

Whenever and wherever possible, the Society will affirm this commitment to publicly and explicitly combat racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and antisemitism. As an organization dedicated to social justice, the Society will take very seriously, reports, formal or informal, of harassment or discrimination in the organization and at annual and other Society meetings. To the greatest degree possible, the Society will do what it can to respond appropriately to those who violate our policies and to protect victims and potential victims, from being subjected to this type of unwanted and offensive behavior. We will make every effort to ensure that this commitment is manifest in the policies, programs, and practices of the organization, including in the public positions the SSSP takes on issues, both national and international. SSSP expressly prohibits retaliation against individuals who report harassment and will take action against those who retaliate.

By joining SSSP, members of SSSP agree to comply with this policy.

View the SSSP’s Anti-Harassment Policy in its entirety here.

Click here if you would like to make an ANONYMOUS report regarding behavior that violates the anti-harassment policy. See the policy to make a formal report and additional reporting options.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HOTLINES

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/
988 is confidential, free, and available 24/7/365, connecting those experiencing a mental health, substance use, or suicidal crisis with trained crisis counselors. For additional information call: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Line.

Help is also available through Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868) and the Hope for Wellness Helpline (1-855-242-3310).

For mental health crises, call the crisis hotline 24/7 at 1-215-685-6440.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/
24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. For additional information: call 1-800-799-7233. Contacts to the Hotline can expect highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.

Hope for Wellness 24/7 Help Line: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/
Services are available to all Indigenous people across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services. For additional information call: 1-855-242-3310.

LGBT National Hotline: https://lgbthotline.org/
The LGBT National Help Center serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning people by providing free and confidential peer support and local resources. For additional information call: 1-888-843-4564.

Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: https://www.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 hotline uses a victim-centered approach when connecting human trafficking victims and survivors with local emergency, transition, and/or long-term supports and services across the country, as well as connecting callers to law enforcement where appropriate. For additional information call: 1-833-900-1010.

Sexual Violence Helpline: https://sexualviolencehelpline.ca/
This telephone helpline is intended for victims of sexual violence and their loved ones as well as for frontline workers. A specially trained team receives the calls, provides information, and directs victims to the nearest assistance and protection resources. You can call any time at 1-888-933-9007.

Phone line of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions: https://www.quebec.ca/en/government/departments-and-agencies/directeur-des-poursuites-criminelles-et-penales-en
This phone line provides information to victims of domestic or sexual violence. They particularly give information on reporting a crime to the police and they can explain how the justice system works. Call 1-877-547-DPCP (3727).

Wellness Together: https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-ca/
Wellness Together Canada is a collaborative project. Our mission is to provide high-quality resources for everybody. To help us do that, we are supported by a wide network of organizations, with decades of experience. Whatever the need, our partners are prepared to help. Wellness Together Canada is designed to be used on demand. That means you get to choose what you need when you need it. Our services range from basic wellness information to one-on-one sessions with a counsellor, to community support. Whatever it is you’re looking for, we’re here to point you towards the best resources out there. For additional information call: 1-888-585-0445.

LOCAL RESOURCES

Intimate Partner Violence Resources

Assistance aux Femmes de Montréal: https://assistanceauxfemmes.ca/en/home/
Since 1977, our mission is to provide safe, confidential, and free shelter to women and their children from all cultural communities who are victims of domestic violence. Personalized services, assistance with various procedures, telephone support and referral, option to meet with a counsellor without requiring shelter, services provided in three languages at all times: French, English, and Spanish, expertise in domestic violence and immigration issues. For additional information call: 1-800-865-8291. 

Auberge Shalom Pour Femmes: https://www.aubergeshalom.org/
Founded in 1989, Auberge Shalom pour femmes (ASPF) is a non-profit organization for women in abusive relationships and their dependent children. For additional information call: 1-514-731-0833.

Auberge Transition: https://www.aubergetransition.org/
Auberge Transition is a feminist organization whose primary mandate is to offer shelter, information, counselling and follow-up services to women who are currently experiencing or have experienced any form of spousal abuse. Auberge Transition serves women, with or without children, of all cultures and backgrounds. Through public education, we inform the community about the nature and extent of the problem of spousal abuse, the myths and stereotypes that often surround it, and the routes available to address abuse. As such, we aim to break the isolation and inform as many people as possible that help is available at all times for women and their children. For additional information call: 1-514-481-0495.

Designated centres
Designated centres are establishments within the health and social services network selected to offer specialized assistance to victims of sexual violence. Intervention teams are trained to provide medical and psychological care to victims. Designated centres also have staff who are trained to do forensic DNA analysis (i.e., a rape kit) following a sexual assault. You can consult their website to find a designated centre near you.

Resource and Interventino Center for Men Who Were Sexually Abused During Childhood (French only): https://www.criphase.org/
CRIPHASE is a non-profit organization that offers psychosocial help to men who were sexually abused during childhood or adolescence. The organization offers various types of interventions, such as individual and group meetings. The services are available in Montréal. Call 514-529-5567 to reach their office. Resources for men are also available in other regions of Quebec.

La Dauphinelle: https://ladauphinelle.org/
La Dauphinelle was founded in 1982 in response to an urgent need for resources for women and children. Its mission is to offer women psychosocial support to help them break the cycle of domestic abuse, rebuild their power and regain control over their lives. For additional information call: 1-514-598-7779.

L’Escale pour Elle (Montréal) Inc.: https://www.lescalepourelle.org/
Shelter for women victims of domestic violence accompanied by their children. For additional information call: 1-514-873-9010.

SOS violence conjugale: https://sosviolenceconjugale.ca/en
SOC violence conjugale offers information, support, and referral services to victims of domestic violence and other people affected by this problem. You can call the phone line 24/7 at 1-800-363-9010.

Shelters for victims of domestic violence
Shelters throughout Quebec provides assistance to victims of domestic violence (women and their children). They offer housing, intake services, information, support, and accompaniment. You can call SOS violence conjugale at 1-800-363-9010 to find the locations of shelters. You can also refer to the list of shelters that are members of the Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale (association of shelters for victims of domestic violence) or the list of the Fédération des maisons d’hébergement pour femmes (federation of women’s shelters) (French only).

CALACS: https://rqcalacs.qc.ca/en/
CALACS are non-profit organizations that help, support, and accompaniment services to women and girls who are victims of sexual violence. The centres are located in many regions of Quebec.

Services are available in person or over the phone. Refer to the list of CALACS to find one near you. 

Sexual harassment at work: Groupe d’aide et d’information sur le harcèlement sexuel au travail (help and information for sexual harassment in the workplace) (French only).
The G.A.I.H.S.T. is a non-profit organization that offers psychological help, information, and accompaniment for victims of psychological and sexual harassment in the workplace. Services are offered in person in Montréal or by phone at 514-526-0789.

Sexual Violence Resource Assistance for Victims and Offenders: https://www.tav.ca/sexual-violence-resources/
If you need help with any type of sexual violence, regardless of the context in which it occurred, offers sexual violence referral, support and listening services. Contact our resource person for sexual violence at noemie@tav.ca. In your message, please include your full name, a brief description of your problem and the best way to contact you.

Legal Services

Legal Aid Program: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/aid-aide.html
Legal aid promotes access to justice for economically disadvantaged persons, and helps to ensure that the Canadian justice system is fair, efficient and accessible, and that public confidence in the justice system is maintained. For additional information call: 1-613-941-4193.

Legal Aid Ontario: https://www.legalaid.on.ca/
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will provide you with the services best suited to your legal matter. All our services are available in both English and French. To receive assistance, you must qualify financially and your legal matter must be one that LAO covers. For additional information call: 1‑800‑668‑8258. Aide juridique Ontario (AJO) peut vous fournir des services adaptés à votre problème juridique. Nos services sont offerts en français et en anglais. Pour recevoir de l’aide, vous devez être admissible financièrement et votre affaire juridique doit relever d’un domaine couvert par AJO.

Rebâtir: https://rebatir.ca/?lang=en
(Rebuild) is a free, confidential service offered by legal aid lawyers. You can get 4 hours of legal advice if you are experiencing sexual violence or domestic violence. You can call 1-833-REBÂTIR (732-2847) every day between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or visit their website.

2SLGBTQ+ Resources

LGBT Youthline: https://www.youthline.ca/
LGBT YouthLine is a *2SLGBTQ+ youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario. For additional information call: 1-647-694-4275.

Egale: https://egale.ca/
Egale’s vision is a Canada, and ultimately a world, without homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and all other forms of oppression so that every person can achieve their full potential, free from hatred and bias. For additional information call: 1-416-964-7887.

Sexual and gender diversity resource: https://www.criphase.org/
Interligne is a non-profit organization that offers help and information to people concerned with sexual diversity and gender plurality. You can call them 24/7 at 1-888-505-1010 or chat with them through their website.Interligne also offers a telephone legal clinic that you can call at 1-888-970-2720 on Tuesdays from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

pflag Canada: https://pflagcanada.ca/resources/
pflag Canada is a national charitable organization that was founded by parents who needed help learning how to accept and support their 2SLGBTQ+ children. We are dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for 2SLGBTQ+ people and those who love them. For additional information call: 1-888-530-6777.

Mental Health Resources

DRS Canada: https://www.drugrehab.ca/
DRS Canada is a free resource for drug and alcohol addiction in Canada. We have helped and referred thousands of people to get help with their addiction. Our goal is for you to get the best advice possible so that you or a loved one can live a fulfilled life free from drugs and alcohol. We are not a treatment center but we can provide referrals for individuals seeking rehab in Canada. For additional information call: 1-877-254-3348.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-health/occupational-health-safety/employee-assistance-services/employee-assistance-program.html
The EAP offers confidential and voluntary counselling on a short-term basis in order to provide support for difficulties that affect your well-being. Examples of such difficulties include work-related issues and health concerns as well as family and marital problems. For additional information call: 1-800-268-7708.

SMART Recovery: https://smartrecovery.org/
SMART Recovery is the leading, evidence-informed approach to overcoming addictive behaviors and leading a balanced life. SMART is stigma-free and emphasizes self-empowerment.

Montréal Settlement Services

ABL Immigration: https://www.abl-immigration.org/
ABL Immigration is a non-profit organization (NPO) in the Lower Laurentians whose mission is to promote and support the harmonious integration of newcomers and new Quebecers in the region, to raise awareness among the community about the contribution of immigration and diversity as well as promoting the region. For additional information call: 1-514-570-3313. 

AFIO: https://afio.ca/
The mission of AFIO is to support immigrant women in a process of full cultural, economic and social integration. For additional information call: 1-819-776-6764.