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Family Violence and
Homelessness
Volume 11 Issue 3 

Fall 2004

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• From the Chair: Rising to the Challenge
  Frances Grunberg
• At the Institute: The New, the Old, and the Ongoing
  Penny Bain
• This Issue in Aware: More Than a Housing Problem
  Lynne Melcombe
• In the News: Remembering Tanis Doe
  Barbara Anello
• Relationships between Family Violence and Homelessness: Causes and Consequences across the Lifespan
  Henry C. Hightower and Jill Hightower
• Running for Their Lives: The Impact of Family Violence on Youth Homelessness
  Anna McCormick
• The Invisible, Visible Homelessness in a Rural BC Community
  Carol Seychuk
• Family Violence and Homelessness: An Aboriginal Woman's Perspective
  Charlotte Mearns
• Homelessness: Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence
  Shashi Assanand

Family Violence in the Lives of LGBT People
Volume 11 Issue 2 

Summer 2004

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• At the Institute: Children Exposed, ASAP, and Fund Raising
  Penny Bain
• This Issue in Aware: The Same Yet Different
  Lynne Melcombe
• A Significant Challenge: Acknowledging and Addressing
  Gay Male Relationship Violence
  Peter Toppings
  
• Why do Lesbians Batter? An Interview with Janice Ristock
  Helen Fallding (excerpt from Spring 2003 issue of Herizons magazine)
  
• Coming Out at Home: Family Acceptance is the Starting Point of Self-Acceptance
  Romi Chandra
• Expanding our Understanding of Gendered Violence: Violence Against Trans People and Loved Ones
  Joshua Mira Goldberg and Caroline White
• Violence in Inter-Racial Same-Sex Intimate Relationships: Cultural and Socio-Economical Factors Associated with the Vulnerability of Gay Asian Men in Relationships with Caucasian Men
  Maurice Kwong-Lai Poon

Ethno-Cultural Diversity, Disability, and Family Violence
Volume 11 Issue 1 

Spring 2004

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• Our Fifteenth Anniversary: A Moment to Reflect and Be Proud
  Jill Hightower & Penny Bain
• This Issue in Aware: Layers of Disadvantage
  Lynne Melcombe
• In Memoriam: Joan Meister
  from DAWN Ontario website
• Abuse in Ethno-cultural and New Canadian Communities
  
• Domestic Violence and Women from a Non English-Speaking Background (NESB) with Disability
  from the National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA, Australia)
  
• Immigrant Families and Child Abuse Issues: The Importance of Understanding Ethnocultural Context
  Bella Cenezero and Gina Hortelano
• Abuse and Neglect of Chinese People with Disabilities: Incidents and Public Attitudes
  Yuan Lai
• In the News: The Benefits of Gun Control
  Penny Bain and Kelly Watts