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Community and Emergency Partners
Working Together to Support Campus Safety
Learn about the University and community partners that work with the Western Special Constable Service to support safety, emergency response, health, and wellbeing.
Campus and Community Partnerships
The Western Special Constable Service works with University departments, emergency services, healthcare providers, and community organizations to support coordinated prevention, response, investigation, and recovery.
The resources below can help members of the Western community find emergency assistance, medical care, mental health support, violence-response services, housing support, and other specialized help.
Emergency Services and Response Partners
WSCS works with municipal emergency services and campus responders to coordinate assistance during emergencies and significant incidents.
London Police Service
Provides municipal policing, criminal investigations, specialized response, and community safety services throughout London.
Visit London Police ServiceLondon Fire Department
Responds to fires, medical emergencies, hazardous-material incidents, motor-vehicle collisions, and other emergencies.
Visit London Fire DepartmentMiddlesex-London Paramedic Service
Provides emergency medical response and out-of-hospital care throughout London and Middlesex County.
Visit Middlesex-London Paramedic ServiceStudent Emergency Response Team
Western’s student-led emergency medical response team supports eligible campus events and activities.
Visit SERTFor police, fire, or paramedic emergencies, call 911.
Health, Crisis, and Community Support Partners
These healthcare and community organizations provide specialized support for mental health, urgent medical needs, gender-based violence, housing instability, and other personal or community concerns.
CMHA Thames Valley
Access community mental health and addiction services, crisis assistance, walk-in support, and ongoing care.
Visit CMHA Thames ValleySexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Program
Access specialized medical care, emotional support, information, and follow-up services through St. Joseph’s Health Care London.
View Treatment and Support ServicesSt. Joseph’s Urgent Care Centre
Find urgent medical assessment and treatment for health concerns requiring prompt attention that are not life-threatening emergencies.
Visit the Urgent Care CentreAnova
Find support related to gender-based violence, emergency shelter, counselling, outreach, and community education.
Visit AnovaUnity Project
Access emergency shelter and housing-stability support for adults and youth experiencing homelessness in London.
Visit Unity ProjectGood2Talk
Access free, confidential support for post-secondary students in Ontario through phone, text, and online messaging.
Visit Good2TalkUniversity Partners
WSCS works with departments and services across Western to support prevention, preparedness, safe campus operations, and coordinated assistance.
Western Foot Patrol
Provides safe walks and other safety services during its operating season.
Visit Western Foot PatrolFacilities Management
Maintains Western’s buildings, roads, grounds, lighting, and other physical campus infrastructure.
Visit Facilities ManagementHuman Rights Office
Provides advice and support concerning discrimination, harassment, accommodations, and other human-rights concerns.
Visit the Human Rights OfficeWellness and Well-being
Provides student health care, counselling, mental-health services, wellness education, and related supports.
Visit Wellness and Well-beingEmergency Contact Information
Use the contact that best matches the urgency of the situation.
- Call 911 for an immediate threat to life, a serious crime in progress, a fire, or a medical emergency
- Call Western Special Constable Service at 519-661-3300 for urgent campus safety concerns that are not emergencies
- Contact the appropriate community or University partner for non-emergency health, wellbeing, housing, human-rights, or support needs
- Use official University communications for instructions during major incidents or campus disruptions