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Animal Abuse
Child Abuse
Children Exposed to Violence
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Best Practice Approaches: Child Protection and Violence Against Women (pdf)
Produced by the BC Ministry for Children & Family Development, May 2004.
Provides information and gives guidance to workers who provide protective services
when assessing and intervening in situations involving violence against women
when children may be at risk from harm.
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Childhood Aggression and Exposure to Violence in the Home (pdf)
By Tina Hotton, produced by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (Statistics Canada),
June 2003.
- Caring
Unlimited, Inc. - York County's Domestic Violence Program
(Sanford, Maine)
Fact sheet from Caring Unlimited, Inc. detailing U.S. statistics
on domestic violence and the effects on children who witness
violence.
- National
Center for Children Exposed to Violence (US)
Established with the support of the Department of Justice,
the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence enhances
public and professional awareness of the effects of violence
on children. Focusing from the child's perspective, the
National Center provides training and technical assistance
to community-based organizations around the country that
are developing collaborative efforts to best respond to
the needs of children and families.
- Action
Alliance for Children - a California-based non-profit agency
Fact Sheet on Domestic Violence and Young Children published
by Children's Advocate magazine.
- Education
Wife Assault (Toronto, Ontario)
Tips for mothers and other caregivers on how to help children
who witness abuse.
- BC/Yukon
Society of Transition Houses (Vancouver, B.C.)
Background of the Children Who Witness Abuse Program.
- National
Network for Family Resiliency (part of the USDA'S Children,
Youth, and Families at Risk Initiative)
"Effects of Partner Violence on Children" by Janis Wolak
and David Finkelhor. A very comprehensive 20-year review
and synthesis of the literature on this topic.
- Minnesota
Center Against Violence and Abuse
A collection of art created by child witnesses of violence
from the Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse.
- Ontario
Women's Justice Network
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Children Exposed to Woman
Abuse - A Resource Guide for Parents and Service Providers
(developed and reprinted with the permission of The Peel
Committee Against Woman Abuse November 2000).
- Violence
Against Women Office of the US Dept. of Justice
"Problems Associated with Children's Witnessing of Domestic
Violence" by Jeffrey L. Edleson. Critical review of recent
studies reporting on children's witnessing of domestic violence.
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MediaWise Video Game Report Card
Produced annually by the National Institute on Media and the Family.
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Custody & Access
Dating Violence
- Relationship
Violence Case Studies Educational Program
From the Law Courts Education Society of BC.
- American
Bar Association - Teen Dating Violence
ABA Commission on Dating Violence.
- New
Beginnings Women's Crisis Center - a member of the New Hampshire
Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Information on Teen Dating including definitions, a myths
& facts list, the Power and Control Wheel for Dating Violence,
and safety planning. (Use the red menu at the bottom left
corner of their page to navigate among the various dating
violence topics.)
- Domestic Violence
and Incest Resource Centre (Melbourne, Australia)
"When Love Hurts: A Guide for Girls on Love, Respect, and
Abuse in Relationships", which includes definitions, checklists
to evaluate a relationship, and safety planning.
- Open
UVIC Resource Sexual Assault Centre - University of Victoria,
BC
Statistics on Date Rape as well as various other kinds of
sexual assault.
- National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.)
Fact sheet on Dating Violence, including statistics.
- Making Waves "Making a
Difference" Preventing Dating Violence
Good Relationships quizzes, warning signs, and how to help
a friend.
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Disabilities & Family Violence
Elder Abuse
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Abuse of Older Adults: Canadian Education Resources.
Produced by the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, this document
provides information describing all training resources currently available
in Canada that address the issue of abuse of older adults. The inventory
will be helpful to professionals and volunteers who wish to support or
upgrade training efforts in this field and thereby help to prevent and/or
respond to abuse of the elderly.
- Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Provides information to raise awareness of key issues around abuse and
neglect in later life and to assure older adults are treated as full citizens in Canadian
society.
- Older Adult Knowledge Network: Abuse of older adults and the law
A project of Legal Studies, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta. Funded by the Alberta Law
Foundation.
- Elder Abuse Resource Guide
A pdf document produced by the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority, January 2003.
- Elder
Abuse Prevention - a California Non-Profit Organization
The legal information is related specifically to California
law, but there are excellent sections on the definitions
and signs of Elder Abuse.
- Silent
and Invisible: Executive Summary
A Report on Abuse and Violence in the Lives of Older Women
in British Columbia and Yukon, produced by the BC/Yukon
Society of Transition Houses, 2001. (pdf)
- Administration
on Aging, U.S. Dept. of Health
The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study: Final Report:
September 1998
- National
Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (U.S.)
Has an "Ask the Experts" section to which you can email
questions on Elder Abuse, as well as a Publications section
with factsheets, etc.
- Public
Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
An array of fact sheets about Representation Agreements,
including how to protect and support adults regarding abuse,
neglect, and self-neglect.
- American
Psychological Association
Factsheet on Elder Abuse.
- BC
Seniors' Advisory Council
Report titled "A Delicate Balance: Assisting Elderly Victims
of Abuse and Neglect: Position Paper BC Seniors' Advisory
Council: December 1992"
- A Healing Approach
to Elder Abuse and Mistreatment:
The Restorative Justice Approaches to Elder Abuse Project
Produced by the Community Care Access Centre of Waterloo Region, May 2003 (pdf).
- Ontario
Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- Abuse Education,
Prevention and Response
A community training manual for those who want to address the issue of the abuse of older adults
in their community. December 2002, third edition. Published by the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly:
Toronto, ON. (pdf)
- National
Forum on Health (Health Canada)
Report titled "Summary of Preventing, Reducing and Stopping
the Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults in Canadian Communities"
by Daphne Nahmiash.
- Department
of Justice Canada (sponsored)
Extensive list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions
on Elder Abuse.
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Family Violence
- National
Clearinghouse on Family Violence
A very comprehensive Canadian resource on all topics of
family violence, including dozens of publications free to
download.
- Education
Wife Assault
Comprehensive Canadian resource on all topics of family
violence. See especially the "Friends and Family" section
for ideas on how to help a friend.
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Walking on Eggshells: Abused Women's Experiences of Ontario's Welfare System
Final report of research findings from the Woman and Abuse Welfare Research Project.
Released April 5, 2004.
- Family Violence Prevention
Fund
American resource with a variety of online publications
available. See especially the sections "Protecting Our Children"
and "Immigrant Women".
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Canadian Council on Social Development: Responding to Partner Violence
National Network on Partner Violence Against Immigrant and Visible Minority
Women, Electronic Bulletin #1 - October 2004.
- National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence
A national organization of Aboriginal family violence service providers, based in Ottawa,
NACAFV's mission is to reduce, and one day, eliminate family violence in
Aboriginal communities.
- Minnesota Center
Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA)
A very comprehensive American resource on all topics of
family violence and topics related to family violence. See
also Barbara
J. Hart's Collected Writings on that site.
- Australian
Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse
A national resource on issues of domestic violence and family
violence, it provides a central point for the collection
and dissemination of Australian domestic and family violence
policy, practice and research.
- National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (U.S.)
A very comprehensive American resource regarding research
in all topics of family violence, including dozens of publications
free to download.
- British
Columbia Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services:
Women's Services
Range of information and contacts regarding women, and children
who witness violence (BC Connects).
- Centre for Research
on Violence Against Women and Children
A collaborative venture of the University of Western Ontario,
The London Coordinating Committee to End Woman Abuse and
Fanshawe College.
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Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence
A pdf fact sheet published by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO), 2004.
- Project Blue Sky
Domestic violence information in Japanese, Chinese, Korean
and English
- METRAC - Metro Action
Committee on Violence Against Women (Toronto)
- Muriel McQueen
Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research
The FVRC is affiliated with the University of New Brunswick, focused on
building and sustaining partnerships among academics, policy makers,
service providers, and community organizations.
- CAFV: The Prince
Albert and Area Community Against Family Violence
Resources in Saskatchewan.
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Framework for Action Against Family Violence (Nova Scotia)
2001 Review and Government Response.
- Victoria
Family Violence Project
From Victoria, BC.
- Texas Council on Family Violence
TCFV provides information and assistance to victims of domestic
violence, service providers, media and the general public
every day.
- Za-geh-do-win
Information Clearinghouse
Information about Health, Family Healing and Family Violence
for Aboriginal Communities in Ontario.
- Canadian Association of Victim Assistance (CAVA)
A new national non-profit organization whose purpose is
to act as an umbrella information, referral and networking
resource for Canadian victim assistance organizations, individuals
advocates, professionals, victims of crime and tragedy,
and the general public.
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World Health Organization (WHO): The Economic Dimensions of Interpersonal Violence
Report released July 2004 (pdf).
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World Health Organization (WHO): World Report on Violence and Health
Report released 2002 (pdf).
- Report
by the Government of Canada to the UN Commission on Human
Rights - Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women (pdf)
Released December 1998 by Status of Women Canada.
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British Columbia Moves Backwards on Women's Equality (pdf)
Released January 23, 2003. Submitted by the BC CEDAW Group
to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women on the occasion of the Committee's review
of Canada's 5th Report.
- National Council
of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: Family Violence Department
(US)
- WAVE: Women Against Violence Europe
A network of European women's non-governmental organisations working in the field of combating
violence against women and children (women's refuges, counseling centres, SOS hotlines/
helplines, organisations focusing on prevention and training, etc.). Currently the network
focuses specifically on violence in the family and in intimate relationships.
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Health
Healthy Parenting
Homelessness
Job Postings
Law & Family Violence
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Woman Abuse and the PEI Justice System Research Team:
Muriel McQueen
Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research
A partnership of community, university and government. Includes
report on interviews and fact sheets. Available in English
and French (2004).
- Spousal
Abuse Policies and Legislation (available in html and pdf)
Released April 3, 2003. Final Report of the Ad Hoc Federal-Provincial-Territorial
Working Group Reviewing Spousal Abuse Policies and Legislation
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Law Courts Education Society of BC: Learning Centre
Relationship Violence Case Studies.
- Reasonable
Doubt: the use of health records in criminal and civil cases
of Violence Against Women in Relationships (pdf)
Released in December 2002, based on the following research
question: do health records used in litigation lead to positive
legal outcomes for abused women or are they used to discredit
women and their claims?
- Reasonable
Doubt: the use of health records in criminal and civil cases
of Violence Against Women in Relationships
Released in December 2002, this 144-page document is based
on the following research question: do health records used
in litigation lead to positive legal outcomes for abused
women or are they used to discredit women and their claims?
- Legal Services
Society: Family Law in British Columbia
Contains self-help materials to help you with your legal
problem, links to people and places where you can get more
legal help or information, and general information about
family law.
- Safety
Audit Report (pdf)
An in-depth assessment of intake and dispatch operations
on possible domestic violence cases by a police service
communications centre in British Columbia, Canada. 44 pages.
Prepared by Juergen Dankwort and Pat Kelln for the New Westminster
Action Committee for Women Who Have Experienced Violence
in Relationships - December 2002.
- Department
of Justice Canada
Fulltext online publication titled "A Handbook for Police
and Crown Prosecutors on Criminal Harassment".
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Speaking of Abuse: Violence Against Aboriginal Women in Relationships
Newly updated 2nd edition (2004), from the BC Legal Services Society (pdf).
- Legal
Services Society: Legal Information for Battered Women
A list of publications in several languages in pdf format,
including these fact sheets: 1) If you are an immigrant
sponsored by your husband 2) Taking Legal Action 3) Custody
and Access 4) Peace Bonds, Restraining Orders, and No-Contact
Orders 5) Can You Stay in the Family Home on Reserve?
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For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Restraining Orders
PDF file, from the BC provincial government: Information
for women in relationships who need protection from violence
or the threat of violence.
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Protection Order Registry
A confidential database containing all civil and criminal
protection orders issued in BC, the goal of which is to
contribute to the reduction of violence against women, vulnerable
adults, youth and children through support of the enforcement
of civil and criminal protection orders.
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Do You Know a Woman Who is Being Abused? A Legal Rights Handbook
A pdf document by Community Legal Education Ontario, 2004.
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Making Family Violence Law Information Available to People
in Rural Areas:
an inventory of promising practices (pdf)
Prepared for the Department of Justice Canada by Deborah
Doherty, Ph.D. Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family
Violence Research (New Brunswick). March 2002.
- University of British
Columbia Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)
LSLAP is a non-profit society run by law students at the
University of British Columbia which offers free legal advice
and legal representation at clinics located throughout the
Greater Vancouver Regional District. Available online: the
complete text of the 2003 Edition of the LSLAP Manual, with
links to legislation, government bodies and other resources.
Please note that the Manual deals primarily with the laws
of the Government of Canada and the laws of British Columbia.
- RoseNet-ca: Law
& Abused Immigrant Women
Canadian laws and issues relating to immigrant women in
abusive relationships.
- Office
for Victims of Crime - US Dept. of Justice
Report entitled "Educating to End Domestic Violence" by
the American Bar Association advocating for the integration
of Domestic Violence issues into the law school curricula.
- Domestic
Violence Statutes Database (US)
The Family Violence Department of the National Council of
Juvenile and Family Court Judges has researched state domestic
violence laws over the past eight years from the 50 states,
District of Columbia, and most US territories and has compiled
them into a comprehensive statutes database.
- Violetnet (Legal Studies
Program, University of Alberta)
Plain language legal and factual information regarding the
spousal abuse of women.
- MultiLingoLegal.ca
British Columbia's online access to multilingual legal publications.
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Safety Plans
Same-Sex Partner Violence
- Abuse in Lesbian Relationships & Lesbian Friendly Services:
A Saskatchewan Survey 2001-2002
These surveys were intended to measure the level of awareness in Saskatchewan's 'lesbian community' about
abuse in female same-sex relationships, and the availability of and need for 'lesbian friendly'
services for women abused in same-sex relationships.
- Education
Wife Assault (Toronto, ON)
Factsheets, personal stories, and service tips on same sex
abuse.
- MINCAVA
- GLBT Resources (US)
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse: articles, fact
sheets, and other informative resources
- Abuse
In Same-Sex Relationships
A brochure put out by the Network Against Abuse in Same-Sex
Relationships (BC)
- Family
Violence Prevention Fund
Responding to Domestic Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Transgender,
and Bisexual (LGTB) Communities
- National
Clearinghouse on Family Violence
Abuse in Lesbian Relationships: Information and Resources
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Sexual Assault
Spousal Assault
- American
Medical Association
Full text of 1994 report titled "Violence Toward Men: Fact
or Fiction?".
- Battered
Women's Support Services
A number of online publications on wife abuse, including
fact sheets and "What Can I Do To Help My Friend?" if you
have a friend who is a victim.
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British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General
"Violence Against Women in Relationships Policy" (aka the VAWIR policy).
- Hot
Peach Pages, Abuse Help Line
A pilot program from Saskatoon, lists Saskatchewan agencies
that provide help around issues of abuse (domestic violence,
family violence, spousal abuse, spousal assault, dating
violence, and battering).
- Minnesota
Center Against Violence and Abuse
Article titled "Fact and Fantasy: Violent Women: Social
Service Agencies Have a Responsibility to Know the Difference".
- National
Clearinghouse on Family Violence
A full text report titled "Husband Abuse: An Overview of
Research and Perspective" (pdf).
- Violence
Against Women Office, U.S. Dept. of Justice
Many publications free to download regarding domestic violence,
stalking, batterer intervention programs, and legislation.
- Violence
Against Women, Feminist Majority Foundation
Information on emotional abuse, research, organizations, shelters, stalking and self-defense.
- Violetnet
(Legal Studies Program, University of Alberta)
Plain language legal and factual information regarding the
spousal abuse of women. top of page
Stalking
Statistics Sources
**Please note that many statistical resources
are in pdf format and require Acrobat Reader for viewing.**
- Assessing Violence Against
Women: A Statistical Profile
Released December 3, 2002 by Status of Women Canada. Available in html and pdf.
- Police
Services Division of the BC Ministry of the Attorney General
Statistics of Spousal Assault listed by BC jurisdiction,
year, and offender type.(In "Appendices" under Spousal Assaults
Appendix E)
See also more statistical reports related to Spousal Assaults
in British Columbia from the Police
Services Publications Main Page (pdf).
- Police Services:
Summary Crime Statistics for British Columbia
Police and Crime, Summary Statistics, 1992-2001 (pdf).
- BC
Government Statistics
BC Statistics searchable by subject or by keywords (e.g.
family violence) via their search page. Subject categories
include Social, Economic, and Demographic information.
- Statistics
Canada
Canadian statistics available in English and French.
- Statistics
Canada's Family Violence: A Statistical Profile 2004
- Statistics Canada's
Family Violence: Demonstration study of sentencing outcomes
Summary statistics regarding all areas of Family Violence
in Canada from the July 6, 2004 edition of Stats Can's "The Daily".
- Statistics
Canada's Family Violence: A Statistical Profile 2003
- Statistics
Canada's Family Violence
Summary statistics regarding all areas of Family Violence
in Canada from the June 23, 2003 edition of Stats Can's
"The Daily".
- Statistics
Canada's Family Violence: A Statistical Profile 2002
- Statistics
Canada's Family Violence: Impacts and Consequences of Spousal Violence
Summary statistics regarding all areas of Family Violence
in Canada from the June 26, 2002 edition of Stats Can's
"The Daily".
- Statistics
Canada's Family Violence: A Statistical Profile
Summary statistics regarding all areas of Family Violence
in Canada from the June 28, 2001 edition of Stats Can's
"The Daily".
- Statistics
Canada's Family Violence: A Statistical Profile
Summary statistics regarding all areas of Family Violence
in Canada from the July 25, 2000 edition of Stats Can's
"The Daily".
- Statistics
Canada's Family Violence: A Statistical Profile
Summary statistics regarding all areas of Family Violence
in Canada from the June 11, 1999 edition of Stats Can's
"The Daily".
- University
of Victoria (BC) Sexual Assault Centre
Statistics on sexual assault against women, men, and children
in a fact sheet format.
- GDSourcing
Research and Retrieval
This is a Canadian commercial site, but a search on Family
Violence will lead to good governmental and non-profit links.
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Teaching Resources
Transition Houses
Youth
BC Service Organizations
This page last updated August 17, 2005.
Copyright (c) 1996
BC Institute Against Family Violence.
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