Domestic Violence

Contends that the Government of British Columbia stands in violation of its obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

Interviews with homeless and former homeless people as part of a campaign to give a voice to the homeless. Part 1 of 2. Duration: 23:21.

Looks at the strategy developed to address violence and sexual assault using holistic and culturally sensitive methods.

Report provides collection of articles addressing social issues, crime, and justice issues in the North and the nature and results of community-based justice projects in Canada. "Unrevised".

Interview with organizers regarding the Stop the Violence March. Scroll down to page 29 to read article.

Report includes the following: an environmental scan of existing literature, a literature review of child welfare and violence against women, a consultation report and recommendations of future directions.

Report makes recommendations to: the Governments of Canada and British Columbia, to the RCMP, to local governments in Northeast British Columbia, and to private industry.

Information gathered during site tour between June 17th and June 26th, 1985.

Short video discusses the fact that Oprah Winfrey broke the silence on childhood sexual abuse which was helpful to so many. Duration: 3:15.

Related material: Overview Report.

Transcript of presentations for free online course (approx. 3 to 4 hours) designed to give general information on issues such as family law, going to court, access to children, and child support.

[Social Work] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Warwick, 2003.

Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.

Toolkit for consumers, families and caregivers.

Survey shows a high proportion of the participants reported domestic, physical or sexual assault by a family member.

Examines contributing factors leading to this violence.

Provides statistics and discusses some of the underlying risk factors that contribute to violence against women.

Presents four poems.

Study shows that the media misrepresents Indigenous Australians health in an disparaging way.

Discusses factors which could make the Inuit more susceptible to the disease such as overcrowded housing, access to healthcare, and Tuberculosis, as well as how the disease may affect education, livelihoods, and increase family violence.

Presents results of the study on the physical, sexual, or psychological harm of violence by a partner and the related socioeconomic and demographic variables.

Comments on a number of programs in Australia which have developed new approaches and models to strengthen family life and culture.

An examination of the strategies from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families to focus on prevention and economic mobility to improve the outcomes for Indigenous women and children. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 159.

Hygiene and Public Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 1996.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Webpage with links to previously funded initiatives.

Fifty-two percent of the 100 women surveyed identified as First Nations. Results are separated into First Nations and non-First Nations.

Conducted to inform project involving creation of a Protecting Our Women Safety Plan and Toolkit for use in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Looks at the Quebec Native Women (QNW) Association's mandate to help improve Indigenous women's rights and living conditions of their families. To access this article, scroll down to page 36.

Examines the 1992 Hickey case exploring the relationship of race and gender within the context of the battered woman syndrome.

Argues that because Aboriginal women suffer from multiple oppressions there are even greater impacts on their health than that of Aboriginal men.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Toronto, 2008.

Discusses research conducted to test and develop protocols to prevent family violence. The research involved using a baseline questionnaire and then a follow up survey two years later.

Article explores how the Indian Act was employed as a tool to eliminate Indigenous people as a legal and social fact.

Human Ecology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009.

Authors ask how the process can repair the human rights violations of Indigenous women and provides examples.

Looks at the need for programs designed to prevent domestic violence rather than interventions to break the cycle of abuse.

Gender Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2012.

Reports on the findings of the conference held in Adelaide, Australia which examined some of the work being done on the issue of Indigenous family violence.

Comments on the partnership between Aboriginal women researchers and Aboriginal women healers, knowledgeable in traditional healing methods.

Psychiatry Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2007.