Research and Resources
Domestic Violence
Practitioner Guide on Crime Prevention and Community Safety and Well-Being Planning
Training: Nova Scotia Domestic Violence Leave
Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability (CFOJA)
Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre
Learning to End Abuse (Center for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children)
Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research
World Health Organization - Preventing Intimate Partner Violence & Sexual Violence Against Women
Safer Cities: Action and Practice Briefs
Statistics
Domestic Violence Factsheet
Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre
Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile, 2016
Measuring violence against women: Statistical trends
Released on February 25, 2013
Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics Profile Series
Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile
Sexual Assault in Nova Scotia: A Statistical Profile, May 2009
Educational resources/toolkits for health professionals
Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings (Sunnybrook-Osler Centre for Prehospital Care; Women's College Hospital)
Intimate Partner Violence in Older Women: What Home Healthcare Clinicians Should Know
Behind Closed Doors: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol: Fact Sheet
Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Against Women: Taking Action and Generating Evidence
Training modules/literature for health professionals
Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings: e-Learning Program
Family Violence Intervention Guidelines: Child and Partner Abuse
Family Violence Intervention Guidelines: Child and Partner Abuse
Aboriginal Resources
Aboriginal Healing Foundation publications
A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research
(from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series)
Final Report of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (2006):
- Volume I: A Healing Journey: Reclaiming Wellness
- Volume II: Measuring Progress: Program Evaluation
- Volume III: Promising Healing Practices in Aboriginal Communities
- Final Report and Summary
From Truth to Reconciliation - Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools (2008)
Historic Trauma and Aboriginal Healing (2004)
Additional documents from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation can be found at:www.ahf.ca/publications
Aboriginal Women's Health and Healing Group
Annotated Bibliography of Aboriginal Women's Health and Healing Research (2005)
Government of Canada publications
A holistic framework for Aboriginal policy research (2004)
Avaliable in English and French
Abuse is Wrong in Any Culture (Department of Justice)
Avaliable in English, French, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, and Labradorimiut
Inventory of Family Violence Prevention Resources - Aboriginal (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Sections include:
Information sheets, Booklets, & Fact sheets
Guides, Manuals and Toolkits
Reports & Articles
Pauktuutit Inuit Women’s Association
Abuse Prevention Services in Inuit Communities: Analytical Report The Nuluaq Project: National Inuit Strategy for Abuse Prevention
Research Report: Applying Inuit Cultural Approaches in the Prevention of Family Violence and Abuse
Educational resources/toolkits for health professionals
Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings (Sunnybrook-Osler Centre for Prehospital Care; Women's College Hospital)
Intimate Partner Violence in Older Women: What Home Healthcare Clinicians Should Know
Behind Closed Doors: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol: Fact Sheet
Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Against Women: Taking Action and Generating Evidence
Training modules/literature for health professionals
Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings: e-Learning Program
Sexual Violence
Nova Scotia
Sexual Violence Prevention
Training: Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence
Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
Antigonish Women's Resource Centre
Sexual Assault in Nova Scotia and Halifax Regional Municipality
Common Misconceptions about Sexual Assault
Canada
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime
Kids Help Phone - Sexual Assault and Harassment
Women Against Violence Against Women
How to help a friend who has been sexually assaulted
Provincial Strategy on Sexual Assault Services (NB)
Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre
Newfoundland & Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre
Province of Quebec - Sexual Assault
Prevalence and Nature of Sexual Violence in Nunavik
Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres
Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa (ONT)
Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis (ONT)
Sexual Assault Crisis Program MB)
Saskatoon Sexual Assault Centre (SK)
Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services
Frequently asked Questions about Violence and Girls and Young Women
G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
National Institute of Justice - Topical Collection: Rape and Sexual Assault
Restorative justice in cases of domestic and sexual violence: Healing justice? (2008)
Together for Girls: Scope of the Problem – Sexual Violence Against Girls(Centre for Disease Control)
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)
Full Report.pdf
Toolkit.pdf
Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence: Program Activities Guide
Sexual Violence Prevention: Beginning the Dialogue
Understanding Sexual Violence
Additional Resources
Centre for Research on Sexual Violence (Simon Fraser University)
Sexual Violence Research Initiative
Rape Prevention and Risk Reduction: Review of the Research Literature for Practitioners
World Health Organization (WHO) - sexual violence