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You are not alone. If you or someone you care about is dealing with abuse, a romance scam, or a mental-health crisis, the resources below can help. Every phone number and link on this page was checked against the official source.

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Romance scams and financial abuse

Romance scams are not only an emotional betrayal. They are a form of economic abuse, a way of controlling and harming someone through their finances. If this has happened to you, it is not your fault, and real support exists.

Canadian Centre for Women's Empowerment (CCFWE)

Education, resources, and support on economic abuse and romance scams. Visit ccfwe.org.

Report the scam

In Canada, report to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and your local police. If you shared bank details, contact your bank right away.

Learn the warning signs

Read HoopFrog's guide: How to avoid romance scams on dating apps.

Mental health and suicide

988 Suicide Crisis Helpline

Call or text 988

24/7 across Canada, in English and French, with interpretation in many other languages. Quebec residents can also call 1-866-277-3553.

Kids Help Phone

1-800-668-6868 · Text CONNECT to 686868

24/7 support for children, teens, and young adults across Canada.

Hope for Wellness Help Line

1-855-242-3310 · Chat at hopeforwellness.ca

24/7 support for all Indigenous peoples in Canada, in English and French. Counsellors in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut are available on request.

Trans Lifeline

1-877-330-6366

Peer support for trans and questioning people. You do not need to be in crisis to call. Staffed Monday to Friday, so for 24/7 support you can also reach 988.

Domestic and intimate-partner violence

Canada does not have a single national domestic-violence phone line. Use the shelter directory to reach the nearest service, or call 911 if you are in immediate danger.

ShelterSafe.ca (national directory)

A free map that connects you to the nearest women's shelter and its 24-hour line, anywhere in Canada. Visit sheltersafe.ca.

Alberta Family Violence Info Line (Alberta)

310-1818

24/7, call or text, in more than 170 languages.

Assaulted Women's Helpline (Ontario)

1-866-863-0511 · Text #SAFE (#7233)

24/7, free and confidential. French support through Fem'aide at 1-877-336-2433. Support for Indigenous women through Talk 4 Healing at 1-888-200-9997.

Sexual assault

Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada (national directory)

A province-by-province directory of sexual assault centres and crisis lines. Visit endingviolencecanada.org.

One Line for Sexual Violence (Alberta)

1-866-403-8000 · call or text

9 am to 9 pm daily, in more than 170 languages.

Human trafficking

Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline

1-833-900-1010

24/7, confidential, and multilingual.

Outside Canada

Find a Helpline

Free, confidential helplines in many countries, searchable by country and topic. Visit findahelpline.com.

Befrienders Worldwide

A global network of emotional-support centres. Visit befrienders.org.

If none of these apply, please contact your local emergency services.

Reaching out is a sign of strength. These services are confidential and staffed by people who genuinely want to help.

Important notice

HoopFrog Inc. is a dating platform, not a health, crisis, legal, or emergency service, and we do not provide professional advice of any kind. The information on this page is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical, mental-health, legal, or crisis care, and it does not create any professional or advisory relationship between you and HoopFrog Inc.

The services listed here are operated by independent third parties. HoopFrog Inc. does not control, endorse, or take responsibility for these organizations, their services, their availability, or their content, and receives no payment for listing them. Contact details, hours, and languages can change without notice, so please confirm current information directly with each provider.

We make reasonable efforts to keep this page accurate (resources last verified August 2026), but we do not warrant that it is complete, current, or error-free, and to the fullest extent permitted by law we are not liable for any loss or harm arising from reliance on it. If you are in immediate danger or facing a life-threatening emergency, call 911 (in Canada and the United States) or your local emergency number without delay.

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