Children and Youth

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Title: Children and Youth
Is Part Of: Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Media Releases and Publications

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ACWS Position on Children Exposed to Family Violence

This document details the AWCS's position on what should happen to children that are exposed to family violence and how to support them
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Sharing Circle Materials: Children Who Are Exposed to Family Violence

Collection of resources, exercises, and ideas for assisting children who have been exposed to family violence. Includes colouring sheets, ideas for group or individual exercises, and other resources to assist shelter workers who are dealing with children.
Child Custody and Access Advocacy Correspondence

Correspondence between ACWS and the Honourable Anne McLellan regarding the federal Divorce Act and ACWS concerns about unsafe situations that could arise for children as a result of changes to the divorce act.
Helping Hands Newsletter Issue 1

Newsletter and progress report on the Helping Hands project.
Helping Hands Newsletter Issue 2

Newsletter and progress report on the Helping Hands project.
Helping Hands: Final Report for the Stollery Foundation

Report on Helping Hands, a two year project carried out by ACWS in order to provide an enhanced level of support for young children in shelters in order to build their resilience after exposure to domestic violence.
Memorandum of Understanding for Helping Hands Project

Memorandum of Understanding between ACWS and contributing shelters.
New and Different Ways of Supporting Children In Shelter

Presentation to support the ACWS Children's Project
Press Release: Women and Children Escape Abuse to Find Themselves Homeless

Press release on the need for an expanded second stage shelter network and statistics on housing affecting domestic violence survivors
Priority for Action: Continuous Access to Education for Children in Shelter

Final grant report to the Prairie Action Foundation on the need for uninterrupted education for children in domestic violence shelters.
Research Trends and Implications for Practice: The State of Alberta's Children

Presentation given by Janet Gladue, Jan Reimer, and Kate Woodman on children affected by domestic violence in Alberta.
Research Trends and Implications for Practice: The State of Alberta's Children

Report on the protection of children against discrimination and all forms of neglect and exploitation.
Revenues from the Administrative Reform Agreement Need to Benefit Abused Women and Their Children
The ACWS Children's Project: Phase I

First phase of the ACWS Children's project on supporting the development, integration, and evaluation of promising child support practices in women's shelters and sheltering organizations in Alberta.
Thousands of Children Caught in Cycle of Violence

Press release on the need for anti-violence awareness campaings focused on the needs of children.