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Family Violence
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Province Wide Commission Needed to Combat Fragmentation
Press release on the need for less fragmented provincial input on shelter designation. -
Press Release: Need Still Too High in Alberta
Press release on increasing number of women seeking shelter services in Alberta. -
Press Release: More Women Seek Shelter in 2000
Press release on increasing number of women seeking shelter services in Alberta. -
Recommendations to the Low Income Review Committee
Recommendations and calls to action based on "Supports for Independence and the Cost of Living in Alberta, Regional Differences" -
Danger Assessment Medicine Wheel
Scanned copy of interactive Danger Assessment Medicine Wheel framework -
Shelter Funding Methodology for the Family Violence Prevention Program: Final Research Report
Report on the underfunding of on-reserve shelters. Commonly referred to as the Johnston Report. -
Moving Forward! Planning For Self-Determination
Report on Alberta On-Reserve shelters. -
Second-Stage Shelter Project: Transitioning from Domestic Violence to Stability
Project report on second-stage shelters prepared for the Canadian Women's Foundation. -
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. -
Measuring Progress After the Roundtable
Report on the progress that has been made and work that still needs to be done in order to fully address violence against women in Alberta. -
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Progress Report on Government Recommendations Relating to Shelters; Final Report
Report on measuring progress after the Premier's Roundtable on Family Violence and Bullying. -
Keeping Women Alive, Assessing the Danger
Final report on the importance of Danger Assessment tools for shelter workers. -
Keeping Women Alive, Assessing the Danger; Executive Summary
Summary based on a report prepared for the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters. -
Final Report on First World Conference of Women's Shelters
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Second Stage Shelters: Closing the Gap
Toolkit on second stage shelters in Alberta describing why second stage shelters are needed and how to implement a second stage project. -
Press Release: Shelter Volunteers Betrayed
Press release on the need for provincial funding for Wheatland Communities Crisis Society. -
Board Position Statement on Legal Aid Alberta 2017
Board position statement on the need for legal aid access outside of normal business hours. -
Revenues from the Administrative Reform Agreement Need to Benefit Abused Women and Their Children
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Position Paper on the Victim of Crimes Fund
Position paper on changes to the legislation around the Victims of Crime Fund. ACWS recommends further potential changes to the Victims of Crime Fund Legislation. -
Position Statement on the Need for a Domestic Violence Death Review Committee in Alberta
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ACWS Position on the Gendered Nature of Family Violence
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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 -
ACWS Position on the Provincial Family Violence Treatment Program Framework
Position statement stating that ACWS supports the development and implementation of a coordinated community response framework for responding to family violence. -
ACWS Position on Intimate Partner Abuse
Position statement on the maintenance and expansion of specialized shelter services for women and children in the province and the further exploration through action based research of the need for specialized services for men within the context of existing services. -
Position Statement on Family Violence Commission
Position statement stating that ACWS supports the establishment of an external commission responsible for co-ordination and delivery of all family violence and prevention programs and services.