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A Frontline Perspective of TIP
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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A Gendered Look At TIP
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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A Judicial Checklist and Technical Brief for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence
A detailed checklist for judges considering cases involving children or youth exposed to violence.
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A Weighty Issue
This personal story illustrates the power of emotional abuse.
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Aboriginal justice issues
This collection of conference papers focuses on identifying problems and solutions associated with Aboriginal people and the criminal justice system.
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Aboriginal Women: No Rights to Land or Children
This document provides an overview of the violence Aboriginal Women face. In particular society's structure and issues around land and child rights are examined.
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About Abuse: Guiding Principles
This brief information sheet outlines guidelines for Springtide Resources work on men's violence against women.
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Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships
This unique handbook defines and examines abuse in same-sex relationships.
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Abuse Signs
This resource provides details on signs of abusive behavior and what to do if you are being abused.
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An Emotional Abuse Survivor's Story: Nancy
Nancy Globus-Goldberg offers a personal, empowering story of her expereinces as a woman who was victimized through emotional abuse.
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An Integrated Anti-Oppression Framework for Reviewing and Developing Policy: A Toolkit for Community Service Organizations
The goal of this toolkit is to help community service organizations become better able to reflect the values, beliefs and life experience of everyone in their community. It incorporates the expertise of many women who are community activists and advocates.
This toolkit was developed with funding from the United Way Toronto and the City of Toronto.
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Annotated Bibliography: Emotional Abuse Of Women By Their Intimate Partners
This comprehensive bibliography includes topics such as family violence, sexual abuse, cultural dimensions of abuse, testimonials, depression, and disabilities.
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Are You Emotionally Abused? Questions for Women in Heterosexual Relationships
This information sheet provides helpful information on assessing your relationship, what to do in an emotionally abusive relationship and answers questions on where to turn if you are a victim of emotional abuse.
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Are You Emotionally Abusive? Questions for Men to Ask Themselves
This fact sheet provides men with questions which they can ask themselves to see if they are at risk for being emotionally abusive within their relationship.
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Are You Pregnant? You and Your Baby Deserve To Be Safe: Violence during and after pregnancy
This brochure provides detailed points on women and abuse during and after pregnancy. It highlights the needs for safety and protection of both the woman and the baby.
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As an Educator, What Can I do?
This information sheet provides educators with simple, powerful tools for responding to students who are being abused in the home, in a relationship or experienced abuse while on a date.
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Assisting Abused Lesbians: A Guide for Health Professionals and Service Providers
Programming for Lesbians in London
The London Battered Women's Advocacy Centre conducted a study entitled 'Assisting Abused Lesbians: A Guide for Health Professionals and Service Providers'. In this article, author Bina Osthoff reviews it's finding and the organizations committment to pro-actively serve lesbians who were victims of violence from their partners.
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AsylumSupport.info
Living without fear: An integrated approach to tackling violence against women
Asylum Support info is a U.K. based website that focuses on issues relating to persons that need asylum. It includes a section called "Living without Fear" that includes information about VAW and what it being done to prevent it. The information given is meant to provide resources, contacts and help for victims of violence across the U.K.
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Beijing and Beyond
This website provides the opportunity to learn more about the 1995 Beijing conference and what steps, conferences, workshops, events etc. have followed since then.
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Bill 133 Summary
Last Updated July 7, 2009
Article reviews Key Issues in Bill 133 for Working with Women Fleeing Violence such as how it will affect restraining orders, custody and access and child support
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Bridging Aging and Women Abuse - A Toolkit
This toolkit was developed to support a more coordinated and effective community response to older women abuse. Older women are one of the fastest growing population groups and as the baby boomer generation
age, the number of older women experiencing abuse will likely increase.
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Can Emotional Abuse be a Criminal Act?
This interview challenges the notion of Emotional Abuse being considered a criminal offense
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Causing Pain: Real Stories of Dating Abuse and Violence (video)
A 30-minute video containing true stories of teens, parents, and professionals who have been in or witnessed abusive relationships
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Centre for the Study and Prevention of Violence
The Centre for the Study and Prevention of Violence is based out of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The centre is dedicated to researching and providing information on the causes of violence and the prevention of violence.
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Centre for Women's Global Leadership
The Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) develops and facilitates women's leadership trainings for women's human rights and social justice worldwide.
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Child Abuse
There are links to 6 web sites on child abuse and related issues. There is one Most of the sites are geared to adults and information on child abuse but there is one site, "Kids Help Phone" that is children and youth user friendly.
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Child Custody and Access: The Experiences of Abused Immigrant And Refugee Women
This is a 70 page report on the experiences of 93 immigrant, refugee women and their efforts to keep their children safe from further exposure to violence.
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Children's Exposure to Domestic Violence: A Guide to Research and Resources
This publication is designed to help judges and practitioners identify and understand the key issues surrounding childrens' exposure to domestic violence
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Crisis Intervention: Understanding The Nature Of Crisis
Author Reeta Kohli, describes and defines what 'crisis' is in abusive situtations. Kolhi, articulates that in order to effectively intervene professionals must have a sense of the history of women abuse and cultural awareness. The nature of 'crisis intervention' is examined as she looks at the following areas: hazardous event, vulnerable state, precipitating factors, the state of active crisis, and stages of reintegration. Finally, Kohil outlines the gaols of interventions, steps in intervention, and requisites for effective crisis intervention.
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Custody and Access Assessments
Author Samantha E. Poisson examines child custody in high level conflict circumstances in Canada.
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Custody Issues for Gay & Lesbian Parents
Margaret Buist examines the historical transitions of same-sex relationships with regard to child custody issues and laws in Canada.
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Deaf Victims Advocacy Services
This website is a U.S. based resource. It is a deaf agency in Vermont created by deaf people for deaf people!
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De-Closeting Same-Sex Partner Abuse
In an interview format, social workers Nora Angeles, Laurie Chesley and Nick Mule address questions relating to same-sex abuse, their philosophical and theoretical frameworks, the role of homophobia and heterosexism in abuse in same-sex relationships and suggestions for organizations wanting to improve their service provision.
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Definition of Human Trafficking
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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Domestic Sex Trafficking of Aboriginal Girls in Canada: Issues and Implications
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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Domestic Violence Death Review Committee: Annual Report to the Chief Coroner 2005
The Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC) is a multi-disciplinary advisory committee of experts established to assist the Office of the Chief Coroner to investigate and review deaths of persons that occur as a result of domestic violence.
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Emotional Abuse and Family Court Proceedings
Information on trial-level proceedings as it relates to Emotional Abuse and family law
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Emotional Abuse Assessment Guide
This guide is intended to assist community professionals who come into contact with women who are emotionally abused, by providing tools for assessing the abuse, and methods on how to respond.
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Emotional Abuse of Women by Male Partners: The Facts
In a camparative framework this resource examines the seriousness of emotional abuse. The fact sheet highlights that its nature is just as harmful as physical abuse.
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Emotional Abuse Of Women By Their Intimate Partners
A Literature Review
This literature review provides the defination, scope and impact of emotional abuse as it relates to various group of women
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Emotional Abuse of Women with Disabilities
This article provides a general overview of woman with diasbilities and emotional abuse.
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Employers: The Nature of Sexual Harassment
This excerpt examines harassment, including sexual, physical or emotional, in the Canadian workplace. It defines harassment, provides insights on power dynamics and relationships at work, preventative measures at work and the economic stresses of harassment.
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Face Values: Women, Body Image and Facial Differences
Face Values: Women, Body Image and Facial Differences' advocates for the need of society to become more open minded towards the differences in physicial appearances. It highlights the need for positive images of facial differences.
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Faces of Violence Against Women with Developmental Disabilities
This article describes some of what is known about violence against women with developmental disabilities and points out some things that still need to be studied.
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Fact Finding Review Committee Report: A Report Related to the Death of Lori Dupont
This is the report sent the Board of Directors of Hotel Dieu Grace Hostipal in regards to the death of Lori Dupont
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Fact Sheet: Access to Legal Representation
Access to Legal Representation Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Child Protection
Springtide Resources Legal Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Child Support
Child Support
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Fact Sheet: Common Access Problems
Common Access Problems
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Fact Sheet: Common Criminal Charges in VAW Cases (Feb. 2009)
Part of Springtide Resources NEW SERIES of Legal Fact Sheets, this resources outlines some of the most Common Criminal Charges applied in Violence Against Women Cases
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Fact Sheet: Common Criminal Legal Terms
Common Criminal Legal Terms
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Fact Sheet: Common Family Law Terms
Some Common Family Law Terms
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Fact Sheet: Common Law Relationships
Common Law Relationships
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Fact Sheet: Custody and Access
Custody and Access Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Divorce
Divorce Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Domestic Contracts
Domestic Contracts
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Fact Sheet: Duty To Report (Feb 2009)
Part of Springtide Resources NEW SERIES of Legal Fact Sheets, this resource outlines the legal duty to report suspicions of child abuse as set out in The Child and Family Services Act
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Fact Sheet: Family Law Overview
Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Marriage
Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Mobility
Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Property Division
Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Spousal Support
Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: Stalking and Family Law
Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: The Affidavit
The Affidavit
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Faith Trust Institute: Working Together to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
The Faith Trust Institute is a U.S. based internet accessible resource. Faith Trust is a multi-faith feminist organization that looks at sexual and domestic violence issues and how these issues intersect with religion.
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Family Violence and Homelessness: A Review of the Literature
This literature review summarizes current knowledge about the relationship
between family violence and homelessness.
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Family Violence and the Deaf
Legal Education and Information Issues: A National Needs Assessment
The following report conducted by the Department of Justice, Canada examines family violence and the deaf in Canada. In particular it looks at legal aspects, educational needs, information services and resources.
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Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2006
This year, the focus is on examining the criminal history of persons charged with spousal violence over a 10-year timeframe (1995 to 2006)
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Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2009
This year, the focus is on examining the criminal history of persons charged with spousal violence over a 10-year timeframe (1995 to 2009)
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Family Violence Prevention & Health Practice: An E-Journal of the Family Violence Prevention Fund
Everyone deserves to live a life free of violence and health care providers have a critical role in early identification, intervention, and prevention of family violence.
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Family Violence Prevention Fund
The Family Violence Prevention Fund is a U.S. based resource and accessible by the internet. The site looks at several areas regarding domestic violence and its impact on individuals and communities. They have developed several initiatives and campaigns within communities in the U.S.dealing with the prevention of violence.
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For Men to Think About
This resource looks at signs of male abusive behaviour and ways to get help.
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For Teens to Think About
This resource looks at abuse signs of teenagers.
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Friends and Family: How To Help An Assaulted Woman
It is important to know how to help a woman who has been assaulted. This resource looks at how to ensure a woman is provided with the right kind of help and assitance.
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Government
This link provides various government links dealing with violence and violence against women and girls issues. There are some links that look at violence on a national level as well as ones that look at violence within communities on a provincial and local level.
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Harassment: Personal Remedies
This guide provides extensive information about how to deal with workplace harassment.
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Health Impacts: Woman Abuse as a Health Issue
Wendy Ross, Chair of the Abuse against Women Committee at Peel Memorial Hospital, takes a personal approach to encourage us, community members, to seek out new learnings to help woman who are abused. Ross, vividly captures the horrors of abuse through her powerful words and descriptions.
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How a Counsellor Can Help an Assaulted Woman
This information sheet provides a list of steps for counsellors to take should they enocunter a woman who is or has been abused.
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How Common is Child Abuse in Canada?
This resource defines and explains the various forms of child abuse and neglect in Canada.
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How Common is Woman Abuse in Relationships with Partners?
This factsheet provides information on the incidence and prevalence of woman abuse.
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How Do I Respond to a Woman Who is Being Abused?
This resource looks at ways in which friends, family members, co-workers, and professionals can help a woman who is being abused or whom you suspect is being abused.
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How Nurses Can Help an Assaulted Woman
This resource examines how nurses can assist a woman who has been abused or is being abused within her current relationship.
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How Racism Impacts the Response to Emotional Abuse
Within the context of immigration (particularly from the Caribbean), author Joan Wilkinson examines racism and emotional abuse. The findings reveal the need for more cultural sensitivity and awareness.
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How to Help a Child and How to Help Children Who Witness Abuse
It is important for adults to properly understand how to assistant a child who has been abused, is abused or may witness abuse. This fact sheet outlines the steps and process you can take to help such a child.
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How to Help a Teen
This resource looks at ways to help teens who are abused and brielfy reviews the types of abuse a teen can face.
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Human Trafficking or Trafficking in Persons (TIP)
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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I Want to Be Free Older Women's Right to Live Independently with Dignity 2
This issue paper, intended to be used as a tool to raise awareness about the abuse of older women, was born out of a project that drew together those who work in the elder abuse and violence against women (VAW) field
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I Want to Be Free: Older Womens Right to Live Independently with Dignity
This issue paper, intended to be used as a tool to raise awareness about the abuse of older women, was born out of a project that drew together those who work in the elder abuse and violence against women (VAW) field
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I Want to Be Free: Older Women's Right to Live Independently with Dignity 1
This issue paper, intended to be used as a tool to raise awareness about the abuse of older women, was born out of a project that drew together those who work in the elder abuse and violence against women (VAW) field
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I Want to Be Free: Older Women's Right to Live Independently with Dignity 3
This issue paper, intended to be used as a tool to raise awareness about the abuse of older women, was born out of a project that drew together those who work in the elder abuse and violence against women (VAW) field
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I Want to Be Free: Older Women's Right to Live Independently with Dignity 4
This issue paper, intended to be used as a tool to raise awareness about the abuse of older women, was born out of a project that drew together those who work in the elder abuse and violence against women (VAW) field
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If Low Income Women of Colour Counted in Toronto
Final Report of the Action-Research Project Breaking Isolation, Getting Involved
The Breaking Isolation, Getting Involved project was aimed at starting the
long overdue work of documenting and addressing the largely underground
realities of low-income and racialized women. This report is the result of that
project.
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Immigrant and Refugee Abuse
This information sheet highlights key points which abused immigrant and refugee women face in Canada.
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Impacts and Barriers for Women who have Experienced Trafficking
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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Increasing the Success of Men's Programs
In an interview process, readers come to understand what defines successful programs for men who are abusive. Philosophical frameworks and approaches, which are considered most effective in increasing the success of men's programs are addressed.
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In-Depth Study on All Forms of Violence Against Women: 2006
This 2006 United Nations (UN) report classifies violence against women - whether it happens in the home or elsewhere - as a human rights violation and argues that states are obliged by international human rights standards to hold perpetrators accountable.
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Findings & Recommendations
The following document is a report documenting findings and recommendations on how public-sector and voluntary-sector agencies can contribute to and collaborate on support to victims of trafficking in persons (TIP).
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari
Outreach Materials
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (French)
Outreach Materials
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (Korean)
Outreach Materials
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (Punjabi)
Outreach Materials
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (Romanian)
Outreach Materials
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (Russian)
Outreach Materials
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (Spanish)
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (Tagalo)
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (Ukrainian)
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Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT): Letters to Mari (Vietnamese)
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Initiating Support for Victims of Trafficking in Toronto - the Projects
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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Interpreters for Therapy: Review of 'Teamwork'
The Role of the 'Interpreter in Therapy'
Learn more about an Interpreter's role in Ayoka Junaid's review of a training film entitled "Teamwork"
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Intimate Femicide: An Analysis Of Men Who Kill Their Partners
In 'Intimate Femicide: An Analysis Of Men Who Kill Their Partners', Gregory P. Kerry looks at the most deadly form of woman abuse- intimate femicide. Kerry explores and provides a deeper understanding of this form of woman abuse by proposing a binary model and stages men go through prior to the murder of a woman.
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Intra-Lesbian Violence
How are lesbian lives shaped, constrained and limited by the systems of oppression? To what degree and finally with what effect? We need to question whether the form and function of lesbian battering is the same as 'wife abuse' perpetrated by men against their female intimate partners
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Jasmin Magazine
The Young Women's Program at Springtide has just produced the first magazine edition by and for young Palestinian women.
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Korea Women's Hotline
Korea Women's Hotline is a major women's organization ans is based out of Seoul, South Korea. The Korea Women's Hotline has many branches located throughout South Korea. They work for and with women dedicated to freeing women and their communities from violence and discrimination. This resources are written in Korean and English.
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Lesbian Support Group: What's Love Got to Do With It! Examining Abuse in Lesbian Relationships
In a distinctive article, author's Jacqueline Williams and Kathleen O'Connell constructively examines the challenges lesbian women face in abusive same sex relationships.
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Liz's Survivor's Story
In a personal account the author describes her experience of abuse in same-sex relationships.
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Lori's Story: The Turning Point
A young woman recounts her experience in a support group for battered women, providing testimony on "self-permission".
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Mairin Iwanka Raya: Indigenous Women Stand against Violence
This is a report of the International Indigenous Women's Forum (FIMI). It
reflects FIMI's efforts to develop effective strategies to combat violence against Indigenous women, and to bridge the gaps between the
global women's movement and the international Indigenous women's movement.
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Male Batterer Programs
This excerpt examines men's anger in abusive relationships. 'Anger Management/Recovery' Let's Get it Right, looks at the importance of community intervention programs, understanding social context, and 'psychological' perspectives. The author boldly questions recovery programs and asks the reader to discover new ideas of programming.
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Marital Rape
Comparative papers on Marital Rape legislation in Canada, Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi
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Military Wives and Emotional Abuse: A Literature Review
Valerie J. Packota provides a review of the 'Report on the Canadian Forces - Responses to Woman Abuse in Military Families'.
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Moving on to Success - Brief Information
This resource is directly related to the Moving on to Success program
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Moving on to Success - Introduction
This resource is directly related to the Moving on to Success program
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National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a U.S. based coalition supporting organizations at local, state, regional and national levels working to stop domestic violence against women and children.
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Native Community
Links on this page are specifically for Native Canadian and American Peoples. The links include resources for women, men and youth. They are not specifically about woman abuse, but there are resources within the web pages that discusses the issue.
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Navigating Mental Health Services in Toronto: A Guide for Newcomer Communities
This guide helps new Canadians understand the mental health system.
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Newsletter on Human Trafficking
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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Non-Status Women in Canada: A Fact Sheet
This two page fact sheet, available in 15 languages, reviews some of the critical issues related to why women don't have status in Canada
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Older Women
These resource links are for older women and men and have information on the kinds of abuse elderly people may face. They outline types and signs of abuse and include safety planning and prevention.
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On Trafficking and Slavery
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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Outing Same Sex Partner Abuse: Where are the Services for Gay and Bisexual Men?
The author provides an overveiw of the complexities of same-sex abuse, looking at the differences between same sex abuse and hetrosexual abuse, traditional feminist frameworks, and stereotypes around same-sex abusive relationships.
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Personal Story: Demet Demir
In a vivid and touching personal testimony, Demet Demir provides a powerful story of his expereince as a homosexual growing up as a Muslim boy in Turkey. He addresses issues of sexual harrassment, exclusion, political conflicts around sexuality and religion.
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Questions and Answers for Immigrant and Refugee Women: Did your Husband or Boyfriend Hurt You?
This brochure provides custody and access information for immigrant and refugee women.
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Questions and Answers: On Abuse, Shared Parenting, & The Legal System
This Q & A document reviews information related to child custody issues and the legal system.
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Reproductive Consequences of Violence Against Wives
From the perspective of obstetricians and gynecologists, Dr. Schei closely looks at the affects of physical and sexual abuse on a woman. Scheil provides insights on genital infections, unwanted pregnancy and violence during pregnancy. As an advocate for prevention of abuse against women, Schei offers recommendations on teaching academics and professionals more about the violence women face.
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Resource List for Native Communities in Ontario
This resource list defines of what wife assault is and provides a comprehensive list of websites specifically designed for Aboriginal woman.
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Responding to Emotional Abuse: How You Can Help Someone You Know
This resource examineshow to help an individual in an emotionally abusive relationship.
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Risk Assessment of Male Batterers
This document outlines the challenges professionals face when assessing abusive men violently re-offending.
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Roots of Equality: Lesson Plans for Grades 1 to 8
This resources contains lesson plans for grades 1 to 8.
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Roots of Equality: Teacher Resources for Children and Youth (English)
This one page flyer outlines five different resources teachers can use related to developing healthy, equal relationships.
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Roots of Equality: Teacher Resources for Children and Youth (French)
This one page flyer outlines five different resources teachers can use related to developing healthy, equal relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Educators
This sheet provides teachers with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships.
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Arabic)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Chinese)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Farsi)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships.
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (French)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Korean)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Portuguese)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Punjabi)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Russian)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Somali)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Spanish)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Tagalog)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Tip Sheet for Parents (Tamil)
This sheet provides parents with information about how to play an active role in helping young people build the confidence and skills needed for equal, healthy, meaningful, and balanced relationships
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Roots of Equality: Workshop Outlines for Grade 7 & 8 Girls
This resource is designed to help educators foster students' healthy, equal relationships and raise awareness of violence against women.
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Rural and Farm Women
This article focuses on three common themes or challenges facing women in rural and farm areas - the family farm, rural culture, and geographic proximity.
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Safety Planning
Tips for safety planning in situations of woman abuse
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Same Sex Partner Abuse
These links provide resource contacts and information for the LGBT community in both Canada and the USA. They are primarily focussed on hate violence, same-sex domestic violence and prevention strategies.
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School Violence: Homophobic Violence in Schools
Homophobic violence is a serious issue within school settings. This document addresses steps to be taken to ensure gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered persons are welcomed and safe in academic institutions.
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Screams In A Vacuum
Using a comparative approach to its hetrosexual counterparts, this article examines the differences and similarities same-sex partners face within abusive relationships.
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Screening: Who is the Abuser? A Screening Challenge
This document provides informatoin for service providers to assist in determining who the abuser is within a same-sex relatioships.
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Sexual Assault: Dating and Acquaintance Relationships
This fact sheet examines how date rape impacts women in Canada, providing statistical information and resources.
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Sexual Assault: Dispelling the Myths
This fact sheet examines both the myths and facts regarding sexual assault.
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Sexual Assault: Reporting Issues
This fact sheet explores the dimensions and statistics around reporting sexual assault.
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Sexual Assault: The Impact on Health
This fact sheet examines the profound effects of sexual assault on a woman's health and well-being. It provides facts from Statistics Canada and additional resources for reference.
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Springtide Resources Publication List: Winter 2005
Springtide Resources distributes a number of violence prevention and awareness raising materials. You can browse our catalogue and purchase our publications on-line by downloading our most recent publications list
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Springtide Resources: Primary Prevention Newsletter 2007
This Spring 2007 newsletter focuses on primary prevention of violence
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Statistics: The Violence Against Women Survey - Highlights
In this brief information sheet Statistics Canada outlines the impact of abuse on women in Canada.
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Substance Abuse and Battering
This article presents information on abuse and substance abuse. This article stresses the need for programs and service providers to address treatments for substance abuse directly, rather than along side sexual, physical or emotional abuse programs.
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Support Groups
Excerpted from Education Wife Assault's publication, "Challenging Myths and Claiming Power Together: A Handbook to Set Up and Assess Support Groups for and with Immigrant and Refugee Women"
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Surviving the System: Custody and Access Struggles
Gwen O'Reilly provides clarity, raises questions and provides recommendations around child custody in a legal framework.
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Talking About Harassment
This document explores issues around harassment including what it is, workplace harassment, rights to a safe work environment, harassers, the differences between discrimination and harassment and finally, what to do about harrassment.
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T-GUAVA: Checklist for Trans People to Identify Abuse
Trans Girls/Guys United Against Violent Assault bring you this easy checklist to help you think about whether or not your relationship is healthy.
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T-GUAVA: How can I help someone who's being abused?
Trans Girls/Guys United Against Violent Assault give you some tips on how to help someone you love who is experiencing abuse.
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T-GUAVA: Safety Planning
Trans Girls/Guys United Against Violent Assault present a quick lesson on safety plans for trans folks experiencing abuse.
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T-GUAVA: Sex Workers Deserve Better!
Trans Girls/Guys United Against Violent Assault want YOU to know that, as a trans sex worker, you deserve only the best from your partners and clients!
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T-GUAVA: Starting Trans Activism around Abuse in Your Community
Trans Girls/Guys United Against Violent Assault offer some tips on how to start up trans activism around intimate partner abuse in your local community!
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T-GUAVA: What is Abuse?
Trans Girls/Guys United Against Violent Assault bring this explanation of abuse for trans youth.
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The Anti-Stalking Website
This is a site for anyone interested in the crime of stalking. It is meant to be not only a resource for stalking victims, but for law enforcement, mental health professionals, researchers, educators, legislators and security personnel.
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The Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre
The Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre is based out of Victoria, Australia and provides support to victims of family violence and incest.
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The Economic Dimensions of Interpersonal Violence
This report explores the intersection of interpersonal violence and economic impact.
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The Family Violence Initiative Performance Report
This report provides an overview of the federal government's investments, progress and results in family violence prevention and intervention for the fiscal period April 2002 through March 2004.
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The Intersection of Disability and Race/Ethnicity/Offical Language/Religion
This document highlights the need for intellectuals and researchers alike to further understand issues of diversity, abuse and disabilities. It stresses the need to understand the unique situations of immigrants with disabilities, people of colour with disabilities, aboriginal people with disabilities and non-English/French speaking people with disabilities.
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The Muslim Wheel of Domestic Violence
This adaptation of the Power and Control Wheel was developed by Dr. Sharifa Alkahteeb.
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Tips for Service Providers Working with Women with Disabilities/ Deaf Women
This article outlines best practices for service providers working with women with disabilities and Deaf women.
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Topic: Canadian Family, Immigration and Refugee Legislation relevant to women experiencing and/or fleeing violence and their advocates
Links to Federal and Provincial (Ontario) Family, Immigration and Refugee Legislation and Policies of interest to women experiencing and/or fleeing violence and their advocates
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Topic: Child Protection
Child Protection
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Topic: Custody and Access
Custody and Access
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Topic: Financial Issues
Financial Issues
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Topic: General Information
General Information
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Topic: Introduction to Family Law
Introduction to Family Law
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Topic: Marriage and Divorce
Marriage and Divorce
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Toronto Community Services Resource Guide: A Guide for Non-Status Persons
This book provides information about community services in Toronto (not the GTA) to people without immigration status.
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Towards An Understanding of Emotional Abuse
Interviewees Patrick Au, Alysa Golden and Cristina Santos reflect on questions related to definitions of abuse and responses to abuse.
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Towards Equal Access: A Handbook for Service Providers Working with Immigrant Women Survivors of Wife Assault
This document highlights problems and provides recommendations for reponding to wife assault in immigrant communities.
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Trafficking in Persons: An Issue of Human Rights
This Fall 2008 newsletter focuses on the issue of human trafficking
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Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Secondary Trauma
Barbara Whitmer examines, defines and describes the effects of violence on persons who are or have been abused. Whitmer looks at both direct (post-traumatic stress disorder) and indirect (secondary) trauma.
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UN Report on Violence Against Children: 2006
The Study Report
provides a global picture of violence against children and proposes recommendations to prevent and respond to this issue.
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Violence Aganist Women with Physical Disabilities
Chapter VI- Final Report
This study looks at designing and implementing a prevention educational program.
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Violence in Dating Relationships: An Overview Paper
As an update of the Dating Violence Overview Paper (1995), this paper highlights recent evidence-based research related to dating violence.
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Violence in Same Sex Relationships: Tips for Service Providers and Organizations
This information sheet provides helpful tips to service providers wanting to improve their response to victims and perpetrators of violence in same-sex relationships.
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Violence Prevention Program Recommendations and Considerations
The author provides analysis of recommendations found in violence prevention programming. She draws conclusions from the findings and details further areas of consideration.
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Violence Prevention Programming: A Summary of Evaluation Research
In "Violence Prevention Programming: A Summary of Recent Evaluation Research", Tiffany Veinot provides a concise analyzes of the research that has been undertaken within the field of prevention programming. She compares studies and provides accurate definitions.
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Wearing Her Down: Understanding And Responding To Emotional Abuse
In her article "Wearing Her Down", Cheryl Champagne explores, questions and defines emotional abuse.
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What can I do to prevent abuse in the long run?
This resource examines preventative measures and abuse. It looks at the structure of society, power dynamics, how individuals can help prevent abuse and where to get further information about abuse.
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What is abuse of older adults?
This resource defines 'abuse of older adults' and examines the various forms of this type of abuse.
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What is child abuse?
This resource examines definitions and forms of child abuse.
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What is known about the abuse of older adults?
This resource focuses on older adult abuse. It reviews the nature of this type of abuse, how to recognize elder abuse, who is likely to cause the abuse and what to do if you suspect abuse.
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What is woman abuse?
This resource examines and defines various types of woman abuse.
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What should I do if I suspect child abuse?
This resource examines the question of what to do if you suspect a child is being abused.
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Why is violence against women and children such a common problem in Canada?
This resource answers the question 'Why is violence against women and children such a common problem in Canada?'. It examines forms of discrimination, structures in our society, negative attitudes about women, social, religious and cultural beliefs, and what can be done to help women who expereince abusive relationships.
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Wife Abuse in the Jewish Community
This article highlights the myths around Jewish women and abuse.
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Woman Abuse Affects Our Children: A Facilitator's Manual
This Facilitator's Manual was developed by an Expert Panel formed as part of the Government of Ontario's Domestic Violence Action Plan.
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Woman Abuse Affects Our Children: An Educator's Guide
This Educator's Guide and its companion Facilitator's Manual were developed by an Expert Panel formed as part of the Ontario government's Domestic Violence Action Plan.
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Woman Abuse and Child Custody and Access for Counsellor-Advocates
How You Can Help
This brochure is about best practices for lawyers in helping immigrant and refugee women who face abuse.
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Woman Abuse and Child Custody and Access for Lawyers
How You Can Help
This information sheet provides lawyers, who work with immigrant and refugee women, details on how abuse can continue outside of the law, how to break down barriers when assisting immigrant women
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Woman Abuse: Dispelling the Myths
This article examines the various types of myths and stereotypes that exist around woman abuse.
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Woman Abuse: Effects on Children
This fact sheet looks at both direct and indirect forms of abuse. It defines the types of abuse- sexual, verbal and pysical- and provides a understanding of how a child is effected by violence.
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Women and Wellness: Health Services and Women with Disabilities
Over the past 30 years, women's health advocates have been working hard to obtain publicly funded health services for women, but a significant number of women still face barriers.
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Women's and Children's Rights Get Boost from the Law!
Women leaving abusive relationships face real challenges when dealing with family law. Two areas that have proven particularly challenging have been the use of alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration and the issue of custody and access
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Women's Court Watch Project Report: 2006
The Women's Court Watch of the Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WACT) is a community research and education project that places volunteers in provincial criminal courts to observe and monitor woman abuse cases.
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Working Together
This guide brings together the ideas and knowledge of different people working in two different sectors: the violence against women sector and those working in the developmental services sector.
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Working with Chinese Male Batterers
Cultural dimensions and implications are examined in Adrian Tong's work entitled "Working with Chinese Male Batterers". He looks at woman abuse in light of Chinese cultural aspects, immigration and history. He provides approaches and solutions for men who are abusive within this community.
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World Health Organization: Gender Mainstreaming for Health Managers: A Practical Approach
Contemporary public health mandates include addressing a wide range of determinants of health such as sex, gender, poverty and equity. This Manual focuses on gender as a determinant of health for women and men and
the particular ways that gender equality contributes to better health outcomes for women and girls.
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