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The NCFV E-Bulletin is a quarterly newsletter for those interested in family violence prevention. It is produced by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on behalf of the Family Violence Initiative (FVI) of the Government of Canada. We want to hear from you! Please send your comments and feedback to our editor at: 
Sexual Abuse of Children in Canada According to the Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2007, the latest police-reported data1 show that:
Canadian Centre for Child Protection Receives New Funding to Fight Child Sexual Exploitation The Canadian Centre for Child Protection, a national non-profit agency dedicated to the personal safety of all children, recently received $2 million dollars in new funding over the next two years.
The NCFV offers over 130 publications, including overview papers, reports, discussion papers and handbooks on family violence issues. To preview our most recent publications, please see our What's New page. NCFV publications are available free of charge, in hard copy or online, in English and French and in alternative formats. To order, please visit our Web site or contact us. New Publications
The NCFV provides an extensive library reference collection, housed in the Health Canada Departmental Library. The following books may be borrowed through an interlibrary loan through your local public, academic or institutional library. Please contact the NCFV for more information or visit our Web site: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/lib-eng.php Resources on Child Sexual Abuse: The B.C. handbook for action on child abuse and neglect for service providers, by the British Columbia Ministry for Children and Families. Victoria: BC Ministry for Children & Families, 2007, 59 p. A conspiracy of love: living through and beyond childhood sexual abuse, by Wendy Read. Kelowna, BC: Northstone/Woodlake, 2006, 188 p. Women who sexually abuse children, by Hannah Ford. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006, 191 p. Why I didn't say anything: the Sheldon Kennedy story, by Sheldon Kennedy. The juvenile sex offender, 2nd edition, edited by Howard E. Barbaree & William L. Marshall. New York: Guilford Press, 2006, 396 p. Commercial sexual exploitation: innovative ideas for working with children and youth, by the Justice Institute of British Columbia. New Westminster, B.C.: Justice Institute of BC, 2002, 154 p. Responding to child welfare concerns: your role in knowing when and what to report, by the British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General. Victoria: BC Ministry for Children & Families, 2007, 16 p. Prevention: the science and art of promoting healthy child and adolescent development, edited by John G. Borkowski & Chelsey M. Weaver. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2006, 298 p. Encyclopedia of child abuse, by Robin E. Clark, Judith Freeman Clark & Christine Adamec; Introduction by Richard J. Gelles. New York, NY: Facts on File, 2007, 388 p. Treating survivors of childhood abuse: psychotherapy for the interrupted life, by Marylene Cloitre, Lisa R. Cohen & Karestan C. Koenen. New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 2006, 338 p. Accounts of innocence: sexual abuse, trauma and the self, by Joseph E. Davis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005, 340 p. Trauma, trials and transformation: guiding sexual assault victims through the legal system and beyond. (Includes: Sexual assault by a spouse; Sexual offences against children and youth; Sexual offences against persons with disabilities.). Judith Daylen, Wendy van Tongeren Harvey, & Dennis O'Toole. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2006, 524 p. Handbook of children, culture and violence, edited by Nancy E. Dowd, Dorothy G. Singer, & Robin Fretwell Wilson.Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2006, 483 p. Young men who have sexually abused: a case study guide, by Andrew Durham. Children and young people who sexually abuse others: current developments and practice responses, 2nd edition, edited by Marcus Erooga & Helen Masson.London, UK: Routledge, 2006, 304 p. Beyond betrayal: taking charge of your life after boyhood sexual abuse, by Richard B. Gartner. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005, 244 p. Stolen tomorrows: understanding and treating women's childhood sexual abuse, by Steven Levenkron & Abby Levenkron. New York: W. W. Norton, 2007, 288 p. Current perspectives: working with sexually aggressive youth and youth with sexual behavior problems, edited by Robert E. Longo & David S. Prescott. Holyoke, MA: New England Adolescent Research Institute (NEARI), 2006, 722 p. If I tell. Marcy-Webster, Susan Phillips, Emily. Indianapolis: Kidsrights; SourceResource, 2007, 23 p. Sexual offender treatment: controversial issues, edited by William L. Marshall et al. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., 2006, 283 p. Morningstar: a warrior's spirit, by Morningstar Mercredi. Regina, SK: Coteau Books, 2006, 181 p. Siblings: sex and violence by Juliet Mitchell. Cambridge: Polity Press; Blackwell, 2003, 272 p. Children in the global sex trade, by Julia O'Connell Davidson. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005, 178 p. Overcoming childhood sexual trauma: a guide to breaking through the wall of fear for practitioners and survivors, by Sheri Oz & Sarah-Jane Ogiers. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2007, 308 p. Attachment and sexual offending: understanding and applying attachment theory to the treatment of juvenile sexual offenders, by Phil Rich. Chichester: Wiley, 2006, 335 p. Measuring human trafficking: complexities and pitfalls, edited by Ernesto U. Savona & Sonia Stefanizzi. New York: Springer, 2007, 127 p. The unheard speak out: street sexual exploitation in Winnipeg, by Maya Seshia The socially skilled child molester: differentiating the guilty from the falsely accused, by Carla Van Dam. Binghamton, NY: Haworth, 2006, 161 p. Theories of sexual offending, by Tony Ward, Devon L.L. Polaschek, & Anthony R. Beech. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, ltd., 2006, 373 p. In collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada, the NCFV offers a vast collection of videos that address family violence. Videos may be borrowed through NFB partner public libraries across Canada or through an interlibrary loan through your local public, academic or institutional library. To obtain a complete list of videos, libraries and distributors, please contact us or vist our online video catalogue. Recent additions to the Video Collection: Hero In The Shadows What everyone should know about woman abuse
May 1 to 2, 2008 – 8th Biennial Western Canadian Conference on Sexual Health “Moving Upstream: Integrating Sexual Health Promotion with STI/HIV,” University of Alberta Conference Centre, Edmonton, AB May 12 to 14, 2008 – 2008 Joining Together: Changes and Challenges in Child Maltreatment, Calgary, AB May 19 to 23, 2008 – Seminar on Aging: Families and Households in Global Perspective, Boston, MA, USA June 1 to 4, 2008 – 2008 Annual Conference of the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) “Reducing Health Inequalities Through Evidence and Action, World Trade & Convention Centre, Halifax, NS June 2 to 4, 2008 – 2008 Joint Conference Shoulder to Shoulder: Strengthening Partnerships for Positive Outcomes, Toronto, ON June 4 to 6, 2008 – The Truth About Violence Against Women Conference 2008, Sydney, NSW June 15 2008 - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day July 7 to 9, 2008 – 8th International Looking After Children Conference: Transforming Lives - Improving Outcomes, Oxford, UK http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ccfr/Transforminglivesconference/ July 18 to 23, 2008 – 13th National Conference on Domestic Violence and 30th Anniversary Celebration: Building Grassroots Leadership for Social Justice, Washington, DC, USA August 27 to 30, 2008 – 10th International Conference of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders - Sexual Violence: Preventing through Offender Treatment and Public Policy, Cape Town, South Africa September 7 to 10, 2008 – The XVIIth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect: Towards A Caring and Non-Violent Community: A Child's Perspective, Hong Kong, China September 8 to 11, 2008 – 1st World Conference for Women’s Shelters, Discovering the Common Core: Practical Frameworks for Change, Edmonton, AB September 19 to 22, 2008 – Perspectives on Social Capital and Social Inclusion, Buggiba, Malta September 29 to October 1, 2008 – The 8th World Indigenous Women & Wellness Conference, Calgary, AB October 5 to 8, 2008 – Seventh North American Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome, Vancouver, BC October 20 to 23, 2008 – 17th International Safe Communities Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand November 14 to 17, 2008 – The Power of Movements (World YWCA),Cape Town, South Africa November 20 to 21, 2008 – Reaching Out to Vulnerable Families: Achieving Better Outcomes for Children, Melbourne, Australia August 23 to 29, 2009 – 5th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, Halifax, NS
Justice Canada, Family Violence Initiative Pilot Projects and Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) Activities The Family Violence Initiative is a special component of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Fund. The Initiative supports the development, implementation, testing and assessment of models, strategies and tools to improve the criminal justice system's response to family violence. It also supports projects that raise public awareness of the issue and encourage public involvement in responding to family violence. Note: All projects must be short term and innovative. The types of pilot projects and activities that may be funded include:
Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) activities that could be funded include:
For more information, please see Justice Canada’s Family Violence Initiative web site or contact the Justice Canada Programs Branch.
Introducing Martine Hébert, Canadian Family Violence Researcher Martine Hébert is a full professor in the Department of Sexology at the University of Quebec in Montreal, and a member of several centres, including the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center and the Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles. She is also a research associate with the Marie-Vincent Interuniversity Chair on child sexual abuse and director of the recently funded research team on sexual violence and health, Équipe Violence Sexuelle et Santé (EVISSA). Hébert, M., Lavoie, F., Vitaro, F., McDuff, P., & Tremblay, R. E. (in press). Association of child sexual abuse and dating victimization with mental health disorder in a sample of female adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Hébert, M. & Bergeron, M. (2007). Efficacy of a group intervention for adult women survivors of sexual abuse. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 16(4), 37-61. Hébert, M., Daigneault, I., Collin-Vézina, D., & Cyr, M. (2007). Factors linked to distress in mothers of children disclosing sexual abuse. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 195(10), 805-811. Hébert, M., Parent, N., & Daignault, I.V. (2007). The French-Canadian version of the Self-Report Coping Scale: Estimates of reliability, validity and development of a short form. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 40(1), 2-15. Vézina, J., & Hébert, M. (2007). Risk factors for victimization in romantic relationships of young women: A review of empirical studies and implications for prevention. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 8(1), 33-66. Hébert, M., Collin-Vézina, D., Daigneault, I., Parent, N., & Tremblay, C. (2006). Factors linked to outcomes in sexually abused girls: A regression tree analysis. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 47(6), 443-455. Hébert, M., Parent, N., Daignault, I. V., & Tourigny, M. (2006). A typological analysis of behavioral profiles of sexually abused children. Child Maltreatment, 11(3), 203-216. Hébert, M., Tremblay, C., Parent, N., Daignault, I.V., & Piché, C. (2006). Correlates of behavioral outcomes in sexually abused children. Journal of Family Violence, 21(5), 287-299.Organizational Profile: Vancouver Incest and Sexual Assault Centre The Vancouver Incest and Sexual Assault Centre (VISAC) is a program of Family Services of Greater Vancouver. Since 1985, VISAC has been providing individual and group counselling to children, youth, adults and families who have experienced sexual abuse and/or trauma. To learn more about the various programs offered at VISAC, please see: http://www.fsgv.ca/programpages/abusepreventiontraumatreatment/visactasa/ In 1991 and 1994, VISAC created the Sexual Abuse Information Series, a collection of 10 booklets about child sexual abuse, which are among the most popular and frequently requested publications in the NCFV collection. Under contract with the Public Health Agency of Canada, VISAC recently updated the Series to make the information relevant to today’s children, youth and families. We are very pleased to announce that they are now available on the NCFV web-site and may be ordered in hard copy form by using the NCFV shopping cart feature or contacting the NCFV by telephone or e-mail. In The Next Edition: The theme of the NCFV’s July E-bulletin is Same-Sex Partner Violence. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Content of the NCFV E-Bulletin is provided as an information-sharing service; inclusion does not represent endorsement by the PHAC or FVI member departments. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PASS IT ON: Please feel free to forward this E-Bulletin to a friend or colleague. Past bulletins can be viewed and searched on our website: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/EB/eb-archives-eng.php To subscribe or unsubscribe: |
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