Empowering Licensed Professionals
CUT IT OUT
Salons and wellness spaces are safe havens — often one of the few places where those experiencing domestic abuse feel safe enough to ask for help.
Giving professionals the tools to recognise abuse and respond with care
Cut It Out equips hair and wellness professionals with the knowledge, confidence, and resources to spot signs of domestic abuse in clients as well as how to connect them with help safely and discreetly.
Domestic violence is any form of abuse used to control or harm a partner in an intimate relationship.
It can be physical, emotional, sexual, or financial, and
It affects people of all genders, backgrounds, and communities but often goes unseen.
Our goal is to give you the knowledge, confidence and resources to recognize signs of abuse and respond accordingly.
RECOGNIZE
Know what to look for.
Identify physical, emotional, and behavioural indicators of abuse in clients
RESPOND
You don’t need to fix it, you just need to open the door.
Use safe, discreet communication
that puts the client’s wellbeing first
REFER
Connect them to support.
You don’t have to have all the
answers but knowing where to
point is enough.
Support Resources
Free, confidential help available 24 hours a day
CrossRoads Helpline
Call 1-877-835-2120
National DV Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233
Connects survivors to local shelters and emergency housing across Alberta
Crisis Lines - Alberta
Edmonton: 780-482-4357
Calgary: 403-266-4357
Child Abuse Hotline
Call or text 1-800-387-(KIDS) 5437
Click to view the different resources in our northern region.
Click to access a template of a personalized safety plan.
Click for information on Clare’s Law. This law enables Albertans at risk of domestic violence to get information about potentially harmful intimate partners.
Click to view information on the Alberta Escaping Abuse Benefit. This benefit helps with the costs of leaving.
Interested in the program? Get in touch with us to learn more.