Family Violence Resources

Understanding Family Violence

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Definition of Family Violence
Definition of Family Violence

Source: Community Initiatives Against Family Violence

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Gaslighting: Could You Be Missing the Signs?
Gaslighting: Could You Be Missing the Signs?

Source: DomesticShelters.org

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Economic Abuse Fact Sheet
Economic Abuse Fact Sheet

Source: Rutgers School of Social Work

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Honouring Resistance: How Women Resist Abuse in Intimate Relationships
Honouring Resistance: How Women Resist Abuse in Intimate Relationships

Source: Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter

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What is a Healthy Relationship?
What is a Healthy Relationship?

Source: Government of Alberta

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Family Violence Types of Abuse
Family Violence Types of Abuse

Source: The Today Centre

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The Today Booklet: A Family Violence Support Booklet
The Today Booklet: A Family Violence Support Booklet

Source: The Today Centre

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What is gender based violence?

Source: City of Edmonton

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Domestic Violence: The Untold Story of Resistance

Source: Vimeo- Tanya Shewfelt

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Outside of the Shadows: A Project on Criminal Harassment in Canada

Source: Youtube- Outside of the Shadows Project

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Responding to Domestic Violence: A Call to Christian Leaders and Laity

Source: Youtube- The Riverside Church

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Medical Professional Family Violence Guide
Medical Professional Family Violence Guide

A quick guide on addressing family violence with patients in a medical setting.

Source: The Today Centre

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Human Resources Family Violence Guide
Human Resources Family Violence Guide

A quick guide to addressing family violence in the workplace.

Source: The Today Centre

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Educator Family Violence Giuide
Educator Family Violence Giuide

A quick guide to understanding family violence in learning institutions.

Source: The Today Centre

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Hidden Costs of Sexual Violence

Julie Lalonde talks about her own experiences with family violence.

Source: Youtube- The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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Power and Control

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Cycle of Abuse
Cycle of Abuse

Source: Government of Manitoba

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Power and Control Wheel for LGBT Relationships
Power and Control Wheel for LGBT Relationships

Source: National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence and Roe and Jagodinsky

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The Power and Control Wheel

Ellen Pence simplifies and explains the creation of the Power and Control Wheel.

Source: Domestic Abuse Intervention Project

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Power & Control Wheel
Power & Control Wheel

Source: National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence

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Gender-Inclusive Power and Control Wheel
Gender-Inclusive Power and Control Wheel

Source: Stop Abuse and Violent Environments

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Jackson Katz: Violence against women -- it's a men's issue

Source: TEDtalks

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Impacts on Children

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Patrick Stewart on violence against women

Patrick Steward addresses his personal experience of domestic violence at Amnesty International.

Source: Amnesty International UK

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How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris

Source: TEDTalks

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ACEs Primer

Source: KPJR Films

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How to Help a Friend

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Keep it REAL Campaign
Keep it REAL Campaign

Source: CIAFV

Chances are, you’re already in the support network of someone impacted by family violence. A few simple words can help end the cycle of abuse.

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Brené Brown on Empathy

Source: The RSA

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Positive Responses to Family Violence
Positive Responses to Family Violence

Source: The Today Centre

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The Today Booklet: A Family Violence Support Booklet
The Today Booklet: A Family Violence Support Booklet

Source: The Today Centre

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Real Talk: How to Talk to Someone About Family Violence
Real Talk: How to Talk to Someone About Family Violence

Source: REAL Talk by Sagesse

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COvid-19

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6 things you can do if you think a friend might be experiencing domestic abuse
6 things you can do if you think a friend might be experiencing domestic abuse

Source: Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters

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Psychological PPE Workshop
Psychological PPE Workshop

Source: Tend Academy

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Safety Planning

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How to Apply for an Emergency Protection Order in Edmonton
How to Apply for an Emergency Protection Order in Edmonton

Source: The Today Centre

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Safety Planning Handout
Safety Planning Handout

Source: Government of Alberta

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Safer Spaces Certificate to End Tenancy
Safer Spaces Certificate to End Tenancy

Source: Government of Alberta

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Domestic Violence Toolkit for Landlords
Domestic Violence Toolkit for Landlords

Source: Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta

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Financial Safety Planning for Service Providers
Financial Safety Planning for Service Providers

Source: New York City Domestic Violence Economic Justice Taskforce

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Undaunted: A Safe Space to Store Unreported Documentation of Abuse.
Undaunted: A Safe Space to Store Unreported Documentation of Abuse.

Source: Undaunted.co

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Cut it Out

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Cut it Out Pre-Recorded Workshop
Cut it Out Pre-Recorded Workshop

Cut It Out educates salon professionals to recognize, respond, and refer clients who might be experiencing family violence.

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Cut it Out Certificate of Completion
Cut it Out Certificate of Completion

If you would like a certificate of completion for this workshop, please fill out this survey.

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The Science of Family Violence

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Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective

A basic overview of how trauma and chronic stress affects our nervous system.

Source: Youtube- The Trauma Foundation

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Trauma and the Brain

Understanding abuse survivor responses.

Source: Youtube- Media Co-Op

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Personal Stories

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Leslie Morgan Steiner: Why domestic violence victims don't leave

Steiner addresses the issue with asking the question ‘Why didn’t she just leave?”.

Source: TEDTalks

*Trigger Warning- Personal Story

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Namrata

Namrata recounts her personal story with domestic abuse.

Source: Youtube- NFB

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Research and Foundations

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State of Public Health in Canada 2016: A Focus on Family Violence in Canada
State of Public Health in Canada 2016: A Focus on Family Violence in Canada

Source: Government of Canada

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Family Violence Death Review Committee Annual Report (2018-2019)
Family Violence Death Review Committee Annual Report (2018-2019)

Source: Community and Social Services, Government of Alberta

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Social Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Health

Source: The Canadian Facts

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