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Top Ten Web Resources Related to Family Violence Prevention
1) Family Violence : It’s Not OK
This website encourages users to assess the health of their relationships and provides “information, resources and support to create a society that says family violence is never ok.” This resource is available in English only and is recommended for victims of abuse and social service providers.
2) Family Violence Initiative : For Victims of Family Violence
This site provides information to victims of family violence, such as information on family violence; emergency phone numbers; how to cover one’s tracks on the internet; community help, doctor and hospital care; and, emergency shelters. This bilingual resource is recommended for victims of abuse, families, adults, teenagers, neighbours, co-workers and social service providers.
3) Family Violence Initiative : Family Violence Youth Site
This website informs youth about the various forms of family violence; Canadian laws and ways family violence is dealt with in Canada; how to seek help; and what to expect when seeking help. The key audiences for this bilingual website are pre-teens between the ages of 10 and 12, and early teens between the ages of 13 and 15.
4) Family Violence Prevention Month 2009 Tools
"This comprehensive website provides information and referral services specific to adults, youth, families, friends, neighbours, co-workers, professionals, and aboriginal families. It also features a variety of e-tools, including: sample family violence prevention graphic and posters; information cards, banners and booklets covering issues of healthy relationships, dating abuse, and more." This resource is available in English only.
5) National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
This website, created by the Public Health Agency of Canada, offers a great range of free, bilingual resources regarding family violence prevention. The resources are useful for families, children, men, women and social service providers. Some of the information includes: “violence within relationships of kinship; intimacy; dependency [and] trust.”
A teen-focussed website with a number of violence prevention projects and resources. Some resources offered are: information about teen dating violence; how to recognize abuse; as well as strategies and numbers to call to get help for oneself or friends. This American website is available in English only and is recommended for youth and social service providers.
7) School-based Violence Prevention Programs: A Resource Manual Web Site
This bilingual resource manual provides “practical research- and expert-based information on school-based programs to prevent interpersonal violence.” Additionally, this resource explains different forms of violence, and offers advice on how to evaluate and select a program. This resource is recommended for girls, boys, school administrators, teachers, social services providers, parents, and community organizations.
8) Shelternet
This bilingual website was created to provide reliable information for abused women in Canada. The site offers sections on topics such as understanding abuse; finding a shelter; and abuse and children. It is also a useful resource for social service providers.
9) The Marie-Vincent Foundation
The Marie-Vincent Foundation’s mission is “[t]o help Québec children under twelve who are victims of child abuse and more specifically of sexual aggression. The Foundation gathers funds to finance prevention, education and support programs for young victims and their families.” This resource is available in both French and English.
10) Domestic Abuse Shelter of the Florida Keys
The Domestic Abuse Shelter is a non-profit organization that provides services for individuals and families experiencing domestic and sexual abuse. This American website, available in English only, offers many links to quizzes, fact sheets, FAQs, counselling strategies, etc. This website is particularly useful for social service providers and women.
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