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  • The law and parenting arrangements after separation toolkit

    If you are a woman with children and you are leaving a relationship in which your partner has been abusive to you, this toolkit will help you seek safe arrangements for the children.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Luke's Place
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024
  • Teaching your kids to be safe: a post-separation checklist

    This is a checklist that parents separating because of domestic violence can use to teach their kids how to stay safe.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Luke's Place
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024
  • Intimate Partner Violence and Gender-Based Violence among older adults

    Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario has new factsheets in English and French about Intimate Partner Violence and Gender-Based Violence among older adults.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO)
  • Feminist Law Reform and Media Leadership E-Modules

    These free e-modules from Luke's Place help frontline workers in the Violence Against Women (VAW) sector learn advocacy and media leadership skills.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Luke's Place
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024
  • Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario Fact Sheets

    Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario has a series of fact sheets that can help people understand and address the types of abuse that older adults might experience while living at home or in long-term care. The fact sheets are available in both English and French. Topics include:

    • What is Elder Abuse?
    • Financial Abuse
    • Frauds and...

    Available in:
    English, Français
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2022
  • Anishinabek resource for women leaving shelters

    The Anishinabek Nation's Nshiimenhiig (My Sisters Toolkit) is for women and girls leaving shelters and returning to their communities after experiencing intimate partner violence. It focuses on empowering them, promoting leadership, and developing culturally relevant and community-based solutions to violence.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    AnishinabekNews.ca
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024
  • Gender-based violence risk identification and safety planning

    The Barbara Schlifer clinic has launched Rise Above Risk, a website for front-line service providers working with survivors of gender-based violence or those at risk of violence. The site helps users identify and assess risks, and create personalized safety and action plans using tools like educational modules and a questionnaire.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024
  • Migrant women facing gender-based violence

    FCJ Refugee Centre has a Resources Toolkit for Migrant Women facing gender-based violence or human trafficking. It includes information on:

    • crisis lines and where to get immediate help
    • shelters, housing, food, and clothing resources
    • language interpretation, including American Sign Language
    • health, counselling,...

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Booklet/PDF
    Produced by:
    FCJ Refugee Centre
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024
  • Rural and remote survivors of intimate partner violence

    Luke’s Place has a toolkit on how to support survivors of intimate partner violence who live in rural or remote areas. The first section of the resource explains how living in a rural or remote location, or in a small community, impacts women experiencing intimate partner violence. The second section of the resource focuses on ways to support...

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Booklet/PDF
    Produced by:
    Luke's Place
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024
  • Moving out because of fear of violence or abuse

    Waterloo Community Legal Services has a tip sheet that explains how a person experiencing domestic violence or sexual abuse may be able to end their tenancy early. The tipsheet explains how to complete a Form N15 – Tenant’s Notice to End my Tenancy Because of Fear of Sexual or Domestic Violence and Abuse - and what must be included when giving...

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Booklet/PDF
    Produced by:
    Waterloo Region Community Legal Services (WRCLS)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024