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Publications

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High Risk Cases of Violence Against Women in Relationships: Collaborative Safety Planning

November, 2011

This CCWS document is designed as an aid for workers, and focuses on the most common risk factors for lethality in domestic violence cases in order to identify risk and develop concrete safety plans for women and their children. It also builds understanding of the importance of working with other community agencies such as police, Children and Family Services, Crown Counsel, and First Nations resources, to name a few.

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2011 Annual Training Forum & AGM Program

September, 2011

Emerging Issues in Anti-Violence:  Working to Achieve Safety, Justice and Healing for Women and Children

November 16-17, 2011

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EVA E-News January 2011

July, 2011

The second edition of EVA E-News featured articles on the Safety of Immigrant, Refugee, and Non-Status Women Project and their trip to Ottawa, the EVA BC Online Survey, highlights from the November 2010 Annual Training Forum & AGM, presentation by Marilyn George to the House of Commons Committee on violence against Aboriginal women, ERA BC resources on the EVA BC website, and International Women's Day 2011.

To view the January 2011 edition of EVA E-News, click here »

 

Increasing Safety for Aboriginal Women: Key Themes and Resources

May, 2011

In 2010 and 2011, the Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC) increased its focus on safety for Aboriginal women in our Community Coordination for Women's Safety (CCWS) program, holding discussions in community groups and a regional gathering in Northwest BC in March 2011. 

Many concerns about violence and ideas about increasing safety were raised in these discussions by people in Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal services, mainstream services, and coordination committees on sexual and domestic violence.

This tool is one of the outcomes of these discussions.  It identifies:

  • Key Themes from Community and Regional Discussions
  • Leadership and Services that May be Able to Help
  • Selected Resources

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Step by Step: Tools for Developing a Coordinated Response to Violence Against Women

May, 2011
Developed to assist community coordination initiatives in fulfilling their goals to increase the safety of women and children impacted by violence, this CCWS Resource Guide offers up to date information on how to build, maintain and enhance local coordination inititiatives and includes many practical tips and tools.
Step by Step
 

EVA BC Special Edition Journal, National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, Spring 2011

April, 2011

This year's theme for National Victims of Crime Awareness Week (NVCAW) April 10 - 16,
Many Voices, Many Paths, speaks to the wide range of people impacted by crime in our country and their experiences, as well as the range and experiences of those who work on their behalf.
 
In keeping with this theme, EVA BC is pleased to offer readers this Special Edition EVA BC Journal Increasing the Safety and Wellness of Women Impacted by Violence, showcasing research relevant to workers in the anti-violence sector.
 
We are proud to have worked on this journal with the Women and Gender Studies Department of the University of British Columbia and give profound thanks to them, their Chair Becki Ross, and to the funder for this Special Edition, the Department of Justice Canada. 

Disclosing Information in Woman Abuse Cases: Guiding Principles

March, 2011

Disclosing Information in Woman Abuse Cases:  Guiding Principles for Community-Based Anti-Violence Programs Working with High Risk Case Management Teams

This 11-page information paper offers guiding principles to help ensure that local information sharing practices in woman abuse cases help maximize safety for women and children and are consistent with federal and provincial privacy laws.

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