Table 8
Services offered by selected type of shelter, Canada, 2010

Table 8
Services offered by selected type of shelter, Canada, 2010
Type of service Transition home Second-stage housing Emergency shelter Women's emergency centre Other1 Total
percent
Safety or protection planning 95 91 86 95 82 92
Advocacy on behalf of women 93 91 90 93 87 92
Transportation services 95 76 86 95 80 89
Individual short-term counselling 91 81 84 86 84 87
Housing referrals 87 83 92 95 78 87
Life skills 81 85 79 77 76 81
Parenting skills 85 77 71 84 64 80
Crisis telephone line 80 36 68 86 60 69
Financial assistance 70 60 56 77 58 66
Services for people with disabilities 67 54 68 78 60 65
Culturally sensitive services for minority populations 67 60 55 79 51 65
Culturally sensitive services for Aboriginal people 63 51 68 85 62 64
Legal services 68 57 56 73 53 64
Group counselling 66 63 55 59 56 62
Lesbian sensitive services 63 53 59 74 51 61
Mental health services 57 52 48 75 53 57
Medical services 51 43 47 62 38 49
Recreational services 54 50 37 40 29 47
Addiction counselling 46 40 41 53 51 46
Services for older women (55 and over) 45 29 32 33 51 39
Individual long-term counselling 37 57 30 23 44 39
Job training 27 32 32 38 29 30
Family counselling 18 23 19 21 20 20
Other services2 23 27 22 22 29 24
1. Other shelter types include safe home networks, Interim housing (Manitoba only), Family Resource Centres (Ontario only), and other types of shelter.
2. Examples of other services include outreach, education, and specialized prenatal/pregnancy programs.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Transition Home Survey.
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