Resources
Resources
You don’t have to navigate life’s challenges alone. We’ve gathered trusted resources to help connect women, girls, and gender-diverse people with information, support services, and community organizations. If you’re unsure where to start, we’re here to help.
Women's Rights and Safety
“If you need help” pages provide information on how to identify abuse, understand different types of abuse, and how to create a safety plan.
Find domestic violence help, a shelter near you. Domestic Shelters can show you the nearest safety resources and safe places near you, it also offers information, articles and guides on abuse and violence.
OVISTA has information on abuse, financially leaving abusive partners, supporting your children, finding legal help, and stopping shameful feelings.
OneLove Foundation has created a vital Danger Assessment App and online resource. Get informed about your relationship, and the relationships of those you care about.
Technology Safety and Digital Abuse
Tech Safety Canada, an initiative of Women’s Shelters Canada, provides resources and tools to help survivors, support workers, and communities understand and respond to technology-facilitated abuse. Their work focuses on how technology such as phones, social media, online accounts, location sharing, AI-generated content, and connected devices may be misused in situations of intimate partner violence and gender-based violence.
Technology-facilitated abuse may include digital harassment, stalking, online impersonation, monitoring of devices or accounts, threats to share intimate images, location tracking, or surveillance through smart devices.
Their website offers practical safety planning resources, privacy guidance, educational tools, and information to help survivors use technology more safely while staying connected to support.
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming more common in everyday life, including search engines, chat tools, translation apps, and image generators. While AI can sometimes be helpful, it is important to know that many AI platforms are not private or confidential.
If you are seeking support or information online:
- avoid entering names, addresses, or identifying personal details into AI chat tools
- be cautious about sharing information about children, legal matters, or safety concerns
- remember that AI tools may provide inaccurate, biased, or unsafe information
- verify legal, medical, or crisis-related advice with trusted professionals
- DIY Digital Safety – practical step-by-step digital safety guides
- NeedHelpNow.ca – support for youth dealing with online exploitation, sextortion, or image sharing
- Cybertip.ca – reporting and support related to online child/youth exploitation
- StopNCII.org – support for removing or preventing the sharing of intimate images online
- BCSTH Unwired From Control / Children’s Tech Toolkit – tools for navigating children’s technology safety in family violence and post-separation situations
- Take It Down – for helping remove explicit/intimate images involving minors (real or AI-generated)
- BC Intimate Images Protection resources – BC supports / legal protections related to non-consensual intimate image sharing, including emerging AI/deepfake contexts
If you are experiencing technology-facilitated abuse, digital harassment, stalking, or concerns about someone monitoring your devices or accounts, the Golden Women’s Resource Centre is here to support you.
Safety note: Changing passwords, location settings, or shared accounts can sometimes increase risk. Reaching out for support before making changes may help you explore safer options.
For Teens and Parents
Scarleteen.com has amazingly frank, non-judgmental information about sex, sexuality, violence, self-image, and so much. It might be good for parents who want a place that offers accurate information to their teens (just be prepared, nothing is off-topic).
Legal Services
If you are experiencing family violence, harassment, stalking, threats, coercive control, or technology-facilitated abuse, legal information and support may be available.
Technology-facilitated abuse can sometimes involve criminal, family law, or civil legal issues, including harassment, digital stalking, threats, or the non-consensual sharing (or threat of sharing) of intimate images.
In British Columbia, survivors may have legal options through criminal law, family law protections, or the BC Intimate Images Protection Act, which may help individuals seek removal of intimate images or deepfake content shared without consent.
- Clicklaw – trusted BC legal information and help finding legal resources
- Legal Aid BC / Family Law Resources – legal support and family law information for separation, parenting, abuse, and legal concerns
- PovNet – plain-language legal and advocacy resources for people facing poverty or access barriers
- Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) – free access to Canadian laws and court decisions
- BC Attorney General Website – information on legal rights, family justice, victim services, and courts
- VictimLink BC – confidential 24/7 support, information, and referrals for victims of violence or abuse in BC
- BC Civil Resolution Tribunal (Intimate Images Protection Act) – online process for help with intimate images shared or threatened without consent
Housing Resources
Golden Community Economic Development (CED) has developed a Rental Housing Guide to help individuals and families navigate housing options in Golden and Area A.
The guide brings together information on local rental listings, affordable and subsidized housing, seniors’ housing, accessible housing options, and financial assistance programs.
Whether you’re looking for a place to live or helping someone navigate their housing options, this guide is a useful starting point.
Resource provided by Golden Community Economic Development (CED).
Internet Safety
Employer Resource
The effects of domestic violence may extend outside the home and spill over into the workplace. When they do, the safety of a workplace can be compromised. An abusive partner or family member might make harassing phone calls, stalk a victim at work, or make threats that put the victim and the workplace at risk. Employers and workers may be aware that someone in their workplace is experiencing domestic violence, but they may not have the knowledge or tools to address the situation.
The resources on this page comprise our online “tool kit” and are available to help employers understand their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, recognize the signs of domestic violence, and take action to help keep workers and workplaces safe.
Abortion Resources
Learn your options and how to access safe, confidential care.
Find local abortion services, what to expect, and how to access care in Golden and surrounding areas.
Menopause & Perimenopause Resources
Tools and resources to support you through perimenopause and menopause.
Read the Menopause Prep Guide
Simple, practical strategies to support your hormones, nervous system, and overall well-being.
Take the Symptom Questionnaire
Quickly identify common symptoms and how they may be affecting your daily life.
Track Hot Flash Impact
Understand how hot flashes are impacting your sleep, mood, and overall quality of life.
Follow the 12-Week Strength Program
A structured program designed to help you build strength, confidence, and resilience.
Define Your Menopause Vision
Reflect on your values and create a clear, empowering vision for this stage of life.
Learn About Women’s Athletic Performance
Understand how hormonal changes impact energy, performance, and recovery.
Read Common Health Myths
Break down common misconceptions around women’s health, nutrition, and menopause.