Daily Observer (Jamaica)

Directory of Women’s services

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Here is a list of places you can contact — some specific to Kingston and St Andrew — if you are a woman in need of help. Do not hesitate to call anyone at the following groups if you are dealing with issues such as domestic abuse, unplanned pregnancy, or are in need of counsellin­g to cope with a traumatic experience.

Bureau of Gender Affairs

Call them at: 754-8577-8

Kingston and St Andrew Family Court

Call them at: 922-0001

Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) — KSA

Call them at: 948-1145/948-0243

Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation — KSA

Call them at: (876) 929-7608, (876) 929-0977

Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre

Call them at: 876-929-8873

Jamaica AIDS Support for Life — KSA

Call them at: (876) 925-0021-2 or (876) 969-6597

Woman Inc

24-hour hotline: (876) 929-2997

Missionari­es of the Poor

Call them at: (876) 922-2676 or (876) 948-6173

CISOCA — KSA

Call them at: (876) 926-4079

Eve for Life

Call them at:

(876) 620-0515-6 or(876) 831-8559

National Domestic Violence Shelter

24 hour call for help: 876-553-0372 (women) or 876-553-0387 (men) or 876-929-2997

National Children’s Registry (Report a missing or abused child)

Call toll Free: 1-888- PROTECT (7768328) (LIME)

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