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Family Violence
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Domestic Violence: Child Custody, Access, and Recommendations for Reform Submitted to the Ministry of Children`s Services. Recommendations to maintain safety of the child in parental separation cases where domestic and family violence is involved. -
ACWS Concerns Regarding the Proposed Divorce Act 2003 Position statement on ACWS's potential concerns with proposed Bill C-22, The Divorce Act. -
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. -
Alberta Silent Witness Project: An Initiative of the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Final report to grant funder, Prairie Action Foundation, on the Alberta Silent Witness project. -
Media Release: Silent Witnesses Speak the Stories for Victims In conjuction with the theme "Every Victim Matters" ACWS launched the Silent Witnesses exhibit to bring awareness to victims of domestic abuse. -
Silent Witness Project Fact Sheet Description and history of Silent Witness project. Also includes a brief background of ACWS, and a list of partners and funding agencies for the Silent Witness project. -
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. -
Signed Expression of Commitment Establishing the Global Network of Women's Shelters Signed expression of commitment with signatures from 23 founding members in order to establish the globa Network of Women's Shelters. -
Women's Shelter Crisis Worker Certificate Description of program goals and admission requirements for Portage College Women's Shelter Crisis Worker Certificate. Includes course descriptions. -
Helping Hands Newsletter Issue 2 Newsletter and progress report on the Helping Hands project. -
Helping Hands Newsletter Issue 1 Newsletter and progress report on the Helping Hands project. -
Danger Assessment Calendar 2006-2008 Blank Danger Assessment calendar with instructions for use. -
I Just Wish I had Seen Some Signs: Domestic Violence in the Workplace Presentation on domestic violence in the workplace and how to recognize it. -
Domestic Violence and Your Workplace Presentation on how to recognize signs of domestic violence in the workplace. Produced in conjunction with Health Sciences Association of Alberta. -
ACWS Report: Workplace Wellness and Saftey Report to the Health Sciences Association of Alerta on workplace wellness and safety. -
Coordinated Workplace Response Plan on Domestic Violence List of questions and worksheets designed to help a domestic violence team assess current organizational procedures in terms of DV support and awareness. -
Letter to Municipalities: Advocacy for Second Stage Shelters in Alberta Letter addressed to municipalities regarding the need for further funding of Second Stage Shelters in Alberta. -
Letter to Calgary City Council: Advocacy for Second Stage Shelters in Alberta Letter addressed to Calgary City Council regarding the need for further funding of Second Stage Shelters in Alberta. -
Final Report to the Canadian Women's Foundation on Second Stage Shelters Report to grant funders on the need for Second Stage Shelters in Alberta. -
Closing the Gap on Service Provision to Women and their Children Fleeing Domestic Violence in Alberta: Second Stage Shelters Report on the need for second stage shelters in Alberta. -
On-Reserve Shelter Speaking Notes Jan Reimer's speaking notes from presentation on the need for increased on-reserve shelter funding. -
A Comparative Review and Evaluation: Seeking Parity Between On-Reserve Shelters and Shelters Funded by the Province of Alberta Review of shelter funding differentials between federally funded on-reserve shelters and provinically funded off-reserve shelters. -
ACWS History History of ACWS at twenty-year anniversary. -
Thousands of Children Caught in Cycle of Violence Press release on the need for anti-violence awareness campaings focused on the needs of children. -
Underfunding Shrinks Shelters' Ability to be a Haven in Need Press release on shelter underfunding.