Statistics
(for the year 2004 - 2005)

49,272 Calls

AWHL statistics are a reflection of the issues that have been raised by women who call our crisis line.

Children

• 42% of the all callers to the Helpline had children.

Additional barriers to getting help

• 27% of all callers identified poverty or homelessness as an additional barrier.
• 33% of all callers identified cultural or linguistic issues as an additional barrier.
• 18% of all callers identified disability as an additional barrier.
• 8% of all callers identified racism as an additional barrier.
• 5% of all callers identified sexism as an additional barrier.
• 8% of all callers identified heterosexism or homophobia as an additional barrier.

Other problems and issues identified

• 13% of all callers identified custody and access issues as another problem they were dealing with.
• 35% of all callers identified economic issues as another problem they were dealing with.
• 18% of all callers identified housing issues as another problem they were dealing with.
• 17% of all callers identified inadequate affordable counseling as another problem they were dealing with.
• 39% of all callers identified isolation as something they were facing.

Type of abuse experienced by our callers

• 39% of all callers identified experiencing emotional or psychological abuse.
• 21% of all callers identified experiencing physical abuse.
• 8% of all callers identified experiencing sexual abuse.
• 14% of all callers identified experiencing threats from an abuser.
• 7% of all callers identified experiencing some form of harassing behaviour.
• 5% of all callers identified experiencing childhood sexual abuse or incest.
• 6% of all callers identified experiencing economic abuse.

Other forms of abuse identified by callers include but are not limited to the following:

• Elder abuse
• Child abuse
• Immigration related
• Property damage
• Ritualized abuse
• Stalking

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