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On Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:53:00 -0400 Marie Boutilier wrote:
> From: Marie Boutilier <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:53:00 -0400
> Subject: Resources on violence - summary
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Several weeks ago I posted a query about resources on training
> programs related to violence. Thank you very much to everyone
> who responded to my request. Enclosed here is a summary of
> much of the information I received. It does not include names of
> individuals as I did not specifically have permission to post them, but
> does include organizations. Also, we have not yet checked out
> every single organization and website so this information is offered
> here only as a starting point for others.
>
> 1. The Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario (ARF) has a
> resource binder called "Link" - which is the link between alcohol use
> and violence against women and children. It is a training and
> awareness package, including a video and curriculum materials.
> It is also available in French (le Lien). To order a copy, please
> contact ARF Marketing at 416-595-6059.
>
> 2. The Canadian National Clearinghouse on Family Violence. For a
> listing of their publications go to their web page and click on "order
> form".
> http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/familyviolence/index.html
>
> 3. At the Ontario Public Health Association AGM in November of
> last year there was a resolution passed and working group struck
> in regard to violence issues.
>
> 4. The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario may have
> resources, especially the Community Health Nurses Interest Group.
>
> 5. The Ontario Women Teacher's Federation may have
> resources. (Upon checking this out, we found it more likely that
> specific local Boards of Education will have resources.)
>
> 6. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council let us
> know that there are five funded family violence research centres in
> Canada, located at: University of New Brunswick; U of Montreal; U
> of Western Ontario; U of Manitoba, and Simon Fraser University.
>
> 7. There is a counsellor/advocate training program in the Faculty of
> Community Services, at George Brown College in Toronto. They
> have also coordinated a Ministry-funded curriculum development
> project on wife assault.
>
> 8. A curriculum guide for Nursing related to violence against women
> and children that was developed at the University of Ottawa in 1993.
>
> 9. The Ontario Women's Directorate coordinated some strategies
> to address violence against women in all sectors (health, education,
> justice, and police) between 1991 and 1995. (On checking out
> OWD, we found that staff were unsure of what resources they
> could provide.)
>
> 10. There is a CD-Rom available from METRAC, called "Preventing
> Sexaul Asssault". More info available at:
> http://www.metrac.org
>
> 11. There is a newsletter called "Health Alert:Strenghtening the
> Health Care System's Response to Domestic Violence" by a U.S.
> NGO:
> Family Violence Prevention Fund
> 383 Rhode Island Street,Suite 304
> San Francisco CA 94103-5133
> Web Site: http://www.fvpf.org
>
> 12. The Duluth Domestic Assault Intervention Project (no address
> provided) was cited as a leader in the US in terms of community
> responses to violence against women and training programs.
>
> 13. There was a large scale U.S. project conducted by the School
> of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The
> project was a series of travelling workshops aimed at assisting
> health professionals (nurses in particular) to gain the knowledge and
> skill necessary to identify abuse and intevene appropriately.
>
> 14. A newsletter feature on domestic violence in pregnancy
> and prevention strategies is available at:
> http://www.PrenatalEd.com/newsv2n4.htm
>
> If anyone has any further resources, I would still be delighted to
> receive them. Thanks again!
>
> Marie Boutilier
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