Victim Services at CSC

Domestic Violence

This section contains links to information and resources about family and domestic violence. If you have questions or would like to add a link, please contact us toll free at 1-866-806-2275 or by email at victims-victimes@csc-scc.gc.ca.

National Services

• National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV)
• Family Violence Initiative (FVI)
• Transition Houses and Shelters for Abused Women in Canada (PDF 840 Kb)
• Canada’s Treatment Programs for Men Who Abuse their Partners (PDF 659 Kb)
• Directory of Services and Programs for Older Adult Victims of Family Violence (PDF 668 Kb)
• Programs and Services for Men Who Are or Have Been Victims of Violence (PDF 540 Kb)
• Spousal and Partner Abuse – It can be stopped (RCMP)
• Dating Violence – RCMP
• Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children (Available in English only)
• Department of Justice – Family Violence Initiative
• Department of Justice – Inventory of Spousal Violence Risk Assessment Tools Used in Canada (PDF 206 Kb)
• Characteristics of Women Offenders of Domestic Violence
• Violence Against Women – Health Canada

 

Provincial Services

British Columbia

• Directory of Victim Services in British Columbia (PDF 174 Kb)
• An Online Resource for Victims and Witnesses of Crime in BC
• Women’s Services Directory
• Women’s Safety
• Preventing Violence Against Women

Alberta

• Family Violence
• Family Violence Prevention
• Domestic Violence Handbook for Police and Crown Prosecutors in Alberta (PDF 2.3 Mb)
• The Alberta Relationship Threat Assessment and Management Initiative (ARTAMI)

Saskatchewan

• Services for Women
• Fact Sheet – Regina Domestic Violence Court (PDF 37.9 Kb)

Manitoba

• Domestic Violence Intervention Unit (DVIU)
• Domestic Violence Support Service (DVSS)
• Domestic Violence and Stalking
• The Canadian’s Women’s Health Network – Domestic Violence in the LGBT* Community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans)
• The Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Nunavut

• Community Justice
• Nunavut Legal Services Board

Ontario

• Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
• Domestic violence and family arbitration
• Domestic Violence Resources
• Domestic Violence Court (DVC) Program
• Partner Assault Response Programs
• The Men’s Project
• Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre
• Victim Services of Peel

Québec

• Crime Victims Assistance Centre
• Resources
• Fédération de ressources d'hébergement pour femmes violentées et en difficulté du Québec (in French only)
• Quebec Native Women Inc.
• Shield of Athena
• Regroupement provincial des maisons d'hébergement et de transition pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale (in French only)
• S.O.S Violence conjugale (in French only)
• Centre d'intervention en abus sexuels pour la famille (in French only)
• Viol Secours (in French only)

New Brunswick

• Family Violence
• Publications Abuse and Violence
  • Women Abuse
  • Child Abuse
  • Information for Immigrant Women
  • Family Violence Prevention in Aboriginal Communities

Nova Scotia

• Intimate Partner Violence

Prince Edward Island

• Victim Services

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Violence Prevention Initiative
• Stalking: Criminal Harassment Calling A Crime A Crime (PDF 14.4 Kb)
• Assaulted, Threatened or Harassed? (PDF 14.4 Kb)

Northwest Territories

• Safety Planning Guide for Front Line Workers (PDF 105 Kb)
• Effects of Violence on Children

Yukon

• Victim Services / Family Violence Prevention Unit

Outside of Canada

• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) (Available in English only)
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) (Available in English only)
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) (Available in English only)

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