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Abuse is wrong (FVPU)
Department of Justice Canada

Abuse is wrong

This booklet is for anyone who is suffering from abuse in a relationship or in a family. It provides information on many aspects of family violence, including:

- the types of abuse or violence that can occur in families,
- laws and other ways family violence is dealt with in Canada,
- how to seek help, and
- what people can expect when they seek help.  2009, 28p. (Available in French.)

Boundless Adventures project
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This crime prevention initiative for Ontario's at risk families promoted child development by fostering healthy parent-child relationships. 2007, 2 p.
(Available in French.)

Bullying Prevention: Nature and Extent of Bullying in Canada
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This fact sheet summarizes bullying, its connections to delinquency and crime and offers effective interventions. 2008, 8 p. (Available in French.)

The CRACOW: A Multi-stage Risk/Needs Instrument for Youth
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This paper reports on a study on the capacity of the CRACOW to accurately and reliably identify the most physically aggressive preschoolers. 2011, 2 p. (Available in French.)

Domestic Violence Treatment Option Project
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This project was a specialized court and treatment program in Yukon Territory which provided comprehensive intervention services by engaging a broad range of stakeholders and service providers. 2007, 2 p. (Available in French.)

Downtown Eastside
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This project was designed to mobilize Vancouver's Downtown Eastside community and build capacity to address some of the known risk factors for involvement in crime and victimization: alcohol and drug use, inadequate and unsafe housing, insufficent youth role models, poverty and family issues. 2007, 2 p. (Available in French.)

Families at risk: The impact of the familial environment on juvenile delinquency
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This fact sheet details how family dynamics and characteristics,along with one's residential area contribute to, or prevent, the development of delinquency. 2011, 2 p. (Available in French.)

Family-based Programs for Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Crime
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This fact sheet describes crime prevention programs whose effectiveness has been well established by reliable and rigorous evaluations. 2008, 10 p. (Available in French.)

Family Violence: Department of Justice Canada Overview Paper
Department of Justice Canada

This overview paper provides introductory and statistical information about family violence that is relevant to all the other overview papers in this series, which cover the following topics: spousal abuse, dating violence, child abuse, sexual abuse and exploitation of children and youth, and abuse of older adults. 2009, 23 p. (Available in French.)

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2007 (FVPU)
Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada

This report examines the criminal histories of persons accused of spousal homicide or attempted spousal homicide. Using the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey, a composite file was created to identify police-reported offences committed by spousal homicide offenders over the previous 11-year period (1995 to 2005). In addition, the report also presents an analysis of family violence against children and youth, and family violence against seniors (65 years and over). 2007, 48 p. (Available in French.)

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2007

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2008 (FVPU)
Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada

The focus of this report is spousal violence in the provinces and territories. The data used to examine spousal violence, the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2)survey is more nationally representative than ever before. National coverage of the UCR2 survey reached 90% in 2006.In addition, the report also presents fact sheets, data tables and figures examining family violence against children and youth, family violence against seniors (aged 65 years and older), and family-related homicides. 2008, 53 p. (Available in French.)

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2008

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2009 (FVPU)
Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada

The focus of the report is a profile of shelters that provide residential services to women and children fleeing abusive situations. Data for this profile come from the Transition Home Survey, a biennial census of residential facilities for female victims of family violence in Canada. In addition, using police-reported data, the report also presents fact sheets, data tables and figures examining spousal violence, family violence against children and youth, family violence against seniors (aged 65 years and older), and family-related homicides. 2009, 62 p. (Available in French.)

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, 2008

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2010
Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada

The special focus of this year’s report is a comparative analysis of family violence incidents and other forms of violent crime. This analysis will help broaden the current understanding of the factors that make violence within the family a unique type of victimization. 2012, 107 p. (Available in French.)

Family Violence and Homelessness: A Review of the Literature

Family Violence and Homelessness: A Review of the Literature (FVPU)
Sylvia Novac for the National Cleainghouse on Family Violence

This literature review summarizes current knowledge about the relationship between family violence and homelessness. More specifically, it provides data on the high rates of family violence in the histories of homeless people – particularly women, children and Aboriginal people – and discusses the correlation between abuse experienced in the home and the use of shelter services. This review will provide policy makers, program development officers, researchers and front-line service providers with information on how to best respond to the varied and unique needs of homeless people in Canada. 2006, 52 p. (Available in French.)

Family Violence Hurts

Family Violence Hurts (FVPU)
Department of Justice Canada

Promotional card describing the new Justice Canada website designed for youth. (Available in French.)

Family Violence Initiative Performance Report for April 2004 to March 2008 (FVPU)
Wanda Jamieson and Lee Gomes, JHG Consulting

The Family Violence Initiative Performance Report for April 2004 to March 2008 presents performance results of the federal government’s Family Violence Initiative (FVI) for the four year period ending in March 2008. It outlines key progress and achievements and showcases promising and innovative work that has been supported through the FVI. 2008, 38 p. (Available in French.)

Family Violence Initiative Performance Report for April 2004 to March 2008

Healthy Families Project and Kwanlin Dun First Nation's Project
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This evaluation describes an intensive home visitation program to support parents in improving family functioning, enhancing their knowlege and reducing child welfare contact. 2007, 2 p. (Available in French.)

HomeFront Project
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This evaluation describes a Calgary initiative which created a coordinated community response in addressing domestic violence and included a specialized court. 2007, 2 p. (Available in French.)

LINK (LINKing Refugee Youth and Families to Positive Social Supports) Crime Prevention Program
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This document describes a program designed to reduce and prevent Winnipeg refugee youth involvement in gangs by increasing their knowledge about Canadian society, fostering school success, and building life skills. 2011, 4 p. (Available in French.)

Project Early Intervention
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This evaluation summary describes a project in Ottawa to support high-risk youth (aged 6-12) primarily from Arabic and Somali backgrounds and living in high-needs social housing, become successful community members. 2007, 2 p. (Available in French.)

Program for rapid and intensive intervention for families National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This evaluation summary describes a program for individuals referred to youth protection services which aimed to keep them in a secure environment with their families intact while providing psychosocial intervention. 2007, 2 p. (Available in French.)

Psychological Abuse: A Discussion Paper (FVPU)
Deborah Doherty and Dorothy Berglund

This discussion paper provides a review of research on psychological abuse which occurs in family relationships. It includes a general discussion of approaches to the issue as well as definitional information about the tactics and behaviours involved. The paper also provides statistical data and information on risk factors and indicators for psychological abuse in different types of relationships (e.g., intimate partner, child-parent and other relationships of trust), as well as a discussion of legal remedies and suggested actions for dealing with this form of abuse. 2008, 32 p. (Available in French.)

Psychological Abuse: A Discussion Paper

Resilience and Mental Health Outcomes
Donna Stewart, PreVAiL: Preventing Violence Across the Lifespan Research Network

This research brief provides information on the factors associated with resilience and its impacts on mental health outcomes. The brief touches on how to measure and enhance resilience and considers the policy and practice implications on current best practices. 2010, 4 p.

Strong Families, Strong Children Project
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This evaluation summary describes a community-based crime prevention program for families with children aged of 5 to 12 who showed some of the risk factors associated with crime and victimization. 2007, 2 p. (Available in French.)

Tools to Identify and Assess the Risk of Offending Among Youth
National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada

This fact sheet reports on an analysis of tools to identify and assess the risk of offending among youth. 2011, 2 p. (Available in French.)

Victim Services in Canada: National, Provincial and Territorial Fact Sheets, 2005/2006
Rebecca Kong and Sylvain de Léséleuc, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada

This publication is based on data collected through the 2005/2006 Victim Services Survey and presents highlights of victim services at the national, provincial and territorial levels, including the characteristics of victims who seek assistance from victim service agencies as well as the facilities and types of services that are provided to victims of crime. 2007, 13 p. (Available in French.)

Violence prevention: the evidence
World Health Organization & Liverpool John Moores University

This series of eight briefings provides current evidence on interventions to prevent interpersonal and self-directed violence. These briefings provide information on:

  • an overview of the series;
  • reducing availability and harmful use of alcohol;
  • reducing access to guns, knives and pesticides;
  • promoting gender equality;
  • changing cultural norms that support violence; and
  • victim identification, care and support.

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