Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Roadmap to a National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Gender-Based Violence
This report was developed in response to a nation-wide strategic engagement process with anti-violence leaders to inform the development of a National Action Plan to End Violence against Women and Gender-Based Violence in Canada.
Navigating Concurrent Legal Processes with Survivors of Domestic Violence
Many women who leave abusive relationships end up dealing with multiple legal processes as they try to rebuild their lives – a family court process to determine decision-making responsibilities and parenting time, navigating immigration issues, a criminal case against their abuser. Learn how these different processes interact with each other.
Safe at Home: An Alternative Approach to Serving Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
A webinar detailing Safe at Home, an alternative approach to serving families experiencing domestic abuse and violence that focuses on healing the whole family. The abusive partner is the one to move to an off-site facility or independent living, while their partner and children stay in their home.
Webinar: Trans Inclusion and Gender Diversity at Domestic Violence Shelters
This webinar explores how shelters across the country can work towards becoming safer and more inclusive spaces for trans and nonbinary people.
Webinar: Relocation of Children & Decision-Making for Kids
The revisions to Canada’s Divorce Act offer stronger protections for women with children who are fleeing an abusive relationship. However, challenges remain. In this webinar, Pamela Cross will explore two of these issues: relocation of children and decision-making for kids.
Roadmap to a National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Gender-Based Violence
This report was developed in response to a nation-wide strategic engagement process with anti-violence leaders to inform the development of a National Action Plan to End Violence against Women and Gender-Based Violence in Canada.
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Closing the Housing Gap: Second Stage Shelters in Canada
This report lays out the importance of second stage shelters in breaking the cycle of abuse for survivors. Second stage shelters are an integral aspect of the continuum of supports for IPV survivors, providing them with the time and space to heal, plan for the future, and achieve independence and housing stability.
Into the Light Panel Discussion
An online panel discussion on the unique experiences of and barriers faced by immigrant women survivors of domestic violence, inspired by the NFB documentary “Into the Light.”