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This issue focusses on women to commemorate International Women’s Day and International Women’s Week. The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence 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. For more information on the Clearinghouse and the Initiative, please visit We want to hear from you! Please send your comments and feedback to our editor at: 
A Statistics Canada study commissioned by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women, Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends 2006, states that:
2nd National Victims of Crime Awareness Week SAVE THE DATE April 22-28, 2007, will mark the 2nd National Victims of Crime Awareness Week in Canada.This year's theme is: "It's Time to Listen". The Government of Canada is joining together with provincial and non-governmental partners for National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. The purpose of this week is to inspire and encourage grassroots efforts to raise public awareness of victim issues across Canada. By encouraging local groups to work together and organize local events, National Victims of Crime Awareness Week 2007 will send the message that it’s time for all of us to listen to victims of crime. To make this goal a reality, your help is needed in tailoring the week to the needs of your community. By tying into the national theme, you can raise awareness of victim issues in your community – invite your local elected officials to get involved, contact local media and plan local events that may strengthen the victim support network. Violence against women will be one of several topics to be addressed during this year’s National Victims of Crime Awareness Week and in resource materials. A national symposium that will take place in Ottawa, Ontario on Monday, April 23, 2007 will offer sessions on many current victim issues. START PLANNING NOW Let the Justice Canada Policy Centre for Victim Issues Know About Your Event Plan to be in Ottawa While the government is proud of the progress that has been made in changing federal legislation, increasing public awareness, and providing funding for projects and initiatives to support and assist victims of crime, we are cognizant that much more needs to be done. The theme, “It’s Time to Listen” will give us all - policymakers, academics, criminal justice system workers and other related professionals, advocates and victim service providers, friends and family, and society at large - a chance to hear what victims have to say. Check back on the Web site often for more details on 2007 events.
The NCFV offers over 130 publications, including overview papers, reports, discussion papers and handbooks on family violence issues. 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 for Distribution: Promotional card for Justice Canada's New Youth Web Site Publications Catalogue 2006-2007 National Clearinghouse on Family Violence 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 New to the Library Reference Collection: For new French resources please consult the French version of the e-bulletin found below. Intimate partner violence: reflections on experience, theory and policy by Mary Rucklos Hampton and Nikki Gerrard; RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence, Toronto: Cormorant Books Inc., 2005, 190 p. [Call no.: ncfv/HV6626/I61p/2006] Measuring violence against women: statistical trends 2006, by Statistics Canada, Commissioned by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women, Ottawa: Statistics Canada (85-570-XIE) 2006, 97 p. WHO multi-country study of women's health and domestic violence : initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses, by Claudia Garcia-Moreno et al., Geneva: World Health Organization, 2005, 206 p. [Call no.: ncfv/HV6250.4/.W65/W927w/2005] Broken bodies, broken dreams: violence against women exposed, by Jeanne Ward, Nairobi: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 2006, 250 p. [Call no.: ncfv/HV6250.4/.W65/B867/2006] Publisher's abstract: http://www.irinnews.org/broken-bodies/default.asp Cruel but not unusual: violence in Canadian families, by Ramona Alaggia and Cathy Vine, Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006, 522 p. Factsheet on combating violence against women, by the Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2006, 4 p. Featuring females: feminist analyses of media, by Ellen Cole and Jessica Henderson Daniel, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2005, 231 p. [Call no.: ncfv/P94.5.W65/F288/2005] Publisher's abstract: http://www.apa.org/books/4316055.html Feminist frameworks: building theory on violence against women, by Lisa Sydney Price, Halifax: Fernwood, 2005, 127 p. Handbook of girls’ and women's psychological health, edited by Judith Worell and Carol D. Goodheart, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 528 p. Human rights and gender violence: translating international law into local justice, by Sally Engle Merry, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006, 269 p. [Call no.: ncfv/HQ1237/M573/2006] Publisher's abstract: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/167338.ctl Learning to listen, learning to help: understanding women abuse and its effects on children, by Linda L. Baker and Alison "Responding to "violence against women": how development policies address the issue of gender-based violence" by Belén Sobrino, in New voices, perspectives March 2006, Santo Domingo, DN: United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women - INSTRAW, 2006, 59 p. Available online: http://www.un-instraw.org/en/index.php?option=content&task=blogcategory&id=181&Itemid=241 Standing together: women speak out against violence and abuse, by Linda Goyette, Toronto: Brindle & Glass; Litterary Trade Group, 2005, 229 p. Survivor rhetoric: negotiations and narrativity in abused women's language, by Christine Shearer-Cremean and Carol L. Winkelmann, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005, 241 p. [Call no.: ncfv/HV6626/S963/2005] Publisher's abstract: http://www.utppublishing.com/pubstore/merchant.ihtml?pid=8210&step=4 Woman abuse: screening, identification and initial response, by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, Women and victimization: contributing factors, interventions and implications, by T.K. Logan et al., Washington: American Psychological Association, 2006, 320 p. Women in Canada : a gender-based statistical report, by Statistics Canada Target Groups Project, Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2005, 309 p. World's women: the progress in statistics by the United Nations Statistics Division, New York: United Nations, 2005, 165 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. New to the Video Collection: In Her Own Time - Based on the findings of the Measures of Empowerment Research conducted in 2001, this video illustrates four themes of empowerment through the stories of four women who sought help to end violence in their lives. This video is intended for those who provide support and assistance to women who have experienced violence and who are seeking help from the criminal justice system (2005). Lets Talk About It - This film explores domestic violence from the perspective of children. Through interviews with their parents this film encourages dialogue and discussion and has a special focus on immigrant women (2005). To Have and To Hold - This video explores criminal harassment, women’s rights, and alternatives for protection. The documentary features expert advice from a personal security consultant, a senior police trainer who conducts seminars on criminal harassment, and a forensic psychiatrist who is an expert on stalking. Through the painful experiences of survivors, this film attempts to raise awareness and create a safer environment for women everywhere (1998). Les Hommes De Ma Vie - Cette vidéo nous livre le témoignage d’une femme victime d’agression sexuelle et les conséquences dévastatrices de ce type d’agression. « La réalité des Hommes de ma vie est loin de ressembler à celle que la société nous propose dans les contes de fées qui finissent bien. Les hommes de ma vie, c'est mon père. Les hommes de ma vie, c'est mon frère. Les hommes de ma vie, c'est mon agresseur (2004).
Publications:
April 2-3, 2007, OutRights, Human Rights Conference, Calgary, AB April 2-4, 2007, I am Safe - 3rd International Conference on Bullying, Ottawa, ON April 11-14, 2007, Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, Toronto, ON April 16-18, 2007 - International Conference on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking - Houston, (Texas, USA) April 16-21, 2007 - Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families, and Preserving Communities - 16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Portland, Oregon, USA April 20-22, 2007 - 2nd International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health, Presented by: American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Paediatric Society, in cooperation with the Indian Health Service, Montreal, QC April 22-28, 2007 - 2nd National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, http://www.victimsweek.gc.ca/ April 23rd and May 14th - Infant Mental Health Promotion Workshops, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON May 9-11, 2007 - 3rd International Conference on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Research, Prevention, Intervention and Community Collaboration, London, ON,www.lfcc.on.ca/conference.html June 10 - 15, 2007 - The 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, BC
Crime Prevention Action Fund The Crime Prevention Action Fund (CPAF) supports crime prevention initiatives in large and small communities. It aims to build partnerships between sectors (such as policing, community health, voluntary and private sectors) to enhance community capacity to prevent crime through social development. It is a federal program that is delivered regionally in partnerships with the provincial and territorial governments, and nationally for those projects involving more than one jurisdiction. For more information please visit: http://www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/prg/cp/cpaf_index-en.asp Request for Proposals: Community Action, Research & Education Program The Prairieaction Foundation supports grassroots organizations and projects that focus on community-based research through the Community, Action, Research & Education Program (CARE). The Prairieaction Foundation funds front-line social service agencies and other nonprofit organizations for research that will help demonstrate the outcomes and impact of a specific program or approach in identifying solutions to violence and/or abuse. For this purpose, the foundation makes an annual call for violence prevention grant applications from organizations across the country. Applying for Prairieaction Foundation funding: Agencies seeking Prairieaction Foundation support are invited to submit a funding proposal. Interested agencies must complete a funding proposal and respond to requests for additional information as needed by the Prairie action Foundation. For details about submitting a Community Action, Research & Education Program (CARE) proposal, please refer to the following Web Site: http://www.prairieactionfoundation.ca/Grants.aspx Applications for 2007 violence prevention grants must be postmarked no later For more information or for assistance with your Prairieaction Foundation
Introducing Dr. Leslie Tutty, Canadian Family Violence Researcher Leslie Tutty, PhD, is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Calgary. Her research focus over the past sixteen years has been on prevention and interventions with family violence, including a number of evaluations of services for those affected by family violence. These include shelters, support groups, post-shelter programs and mental health services for abused women, treatment for adult and child victims of sexual abuse, and groups for men who abuse their partners. She is co-principal investigator for a project funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - Community University Research Alliance (SSHRC-CURA), which will assess the justice response to domestic abuse across the Prairie provinces. She is also currently evaluating screening protocols for several Calgary health, social services and immigrant serving agencies. The Healing Journey: A Longitudinal Study of Women Who Have Been RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse) - a group of researchers from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba - is conducting a tri-provincial study funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - Community University Research Alliance (SSHRC-CURA). “The Healing Journey: A Longitudinal Study of Women Who Have Been Abused by Intimate Partners” will be the first ecological longitudinal study of its kind in Canada. In this study “ecological” refers to the community, familial and personal context in which women develop their strategies for safety. Factors which may constrain or facilitate women’s options and choices include: ethnicity, ability, class, family structure, and geographic location. In the last two decades, Canadians have witnessed an increase in services for women who have been abused by intimate partners. Concurrently, there has been a growing body of research in the social sciences, which has increased our knowledge through quantitative studies of the prevalence of the problem. Through qualitative research, we have heard the voices of women who have endured such abuse. From existing research we know that the experiences of women seeking help differ by jurisdiction because each province has different social services and criminal justice policies to respond to domestic violence. From the personal stories of women, we have learned that a complex array of both formal and informal help is critical in their journey from abuse to safety. We also know from the personal accounts of these women that the costs to their children have been similarly high and their children’s journey is equally complex and challenging. Tragically, we also know that not all women and children achieve safety at home. While the research available to date has been rich in information and insight, and has provided us with a strong starting point, no Canadian studies have been able to follow women over the longer period required by many to achieve safety and comfort in their homes. Additionally, while there have been a few excellent comparative studies of access to services across jurisdiction (Transition Home Survey), they have been limited to snap shot observations at one point in time. This project will build on the strengths of past research, to provide a tri-provincial comparison of the experiences of abused women over a longer time period. The contribution of this research to community- based agencies is expected to be substantial. The ability to follow a group of women over time, who have variously experienced assistance in shelters, counselling programs, utilized protection or prevention orders and may have experienced police and court interventions will provide agencies with a rich source of information on women’s help seeking behaviour, trajectories of healing, and children’s issues. The contribution to policy makers is expected to be equally substantial. Through the voices of women, and through the lives of their children, we expect to learn about the most effective interventions, the challenges of breaking inter-generational cycles of abuse, the differential roles played by formal and informal help, and the merits of civil and criminal justice interventions. Finally, the contribution to the academic community will follow from the above observations. We expect to inform theories of empowerment, increase our understanding of the link between social policy and personal/social change and of the most promising interventions for child victim/witnesses. All of the above will provide a rich source of research material in the fields of psychology, sociology, social work, nursing, law and education. For more information visit RESOLVE at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/resolve/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence: Telephone 1-800-267-1291 or (613) 957-2938; TTY 1-800-465-7735 or 613-952-6396; Fax (613) 941-8930; Web site http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/nc-cn; e-mail ncfv-cnivf@phac-aspc.gc.ca |
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