Ending Violence Association of British Columbia

On July 22, 2009, the Legal Services Society (LSS) announced additional funding cuts to Legal Aid that effectively discontinue extended services for clients receiving referrals. This means that a woman who is leaving an abusive relationship and has exhausted the Legal Aid hours she was granted will automatically be denied any request for further service.

This Information Bulletin offers strategies for helping women in this situation.

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This document is an adaptation of the appendix to the Protection Orders: An Aid to Enforcement paper developed by the Community Coordination for Women’s Safety (CCWS) program in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

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Local coordination or VAWIR committees can use this case study to explore issues related to the effective enforcement of protection orders.

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Third party reporting gives women who are reluctant to engage the justice system a way to provide information about a sexual offence anonymously to police. The recently launched CCWS initiative is the first comprehensive third party reporting project in Canada and will serve as a model for other jurisdictions.

Download an information sheet below to learn more about your role in third party reporting:

Community-based victim assistance programs (pdf)

Police-based victim assistance programs (pdf)

STV Outreach programs (pdf)

STV Counselling programs (pdf)

Sexual assault nurse examiners (pdf)

Transition houses (pdf)

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Download executive summary and recommendations

Download press release