Hello,

You may be interested in the following documents, as well as the resources they
lead to (though they are not specifically program related).

- A Handbook for Health and Social Service Providers and Educators on Children
Exposed to Woman Abuse/Family Violence
- Wife Abuse - The Impact on Children

If you are interested in a copy, please send me your mailing coordinates and I
will mail them out to you - or request a copy by calling 1-800-267-1291

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We also have a number of videos that deal with this issue. They are available
for purchase through the distributor, or you  may borrow a copy from National
Film Board partner libraries across Canada. Items of interest include:

- What About Us: A Group Counselling Tool to Help Children Cope with the
Experience of Having Witnessed Their Mothers Being Abused
- Make a Difference: How to Respond to Child Witnesses of Woman Abuse
- Seen But Not Heard: A Docu-Drama About the Serious Emotional and Physical
Effects on Children Who Witness Their Mothers Being Abused
- The Children's Voice

To obtain information about inter-library loans - or to inquire about purchasing
a video call 1-800-267-1291.

Thanks,

Lianna Ferran
Project Officer
National Clearinghouse on Family Violence - www.hc-sc.gc.ca/nc-cn
Health Canada







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Subject:  Programs for kids who have witnessed violence




Hello everyone,
I'm participating in a service providers group in metro Halifax who are
concerned about the lack of programs for children and youth who have
witnessed family violence.  We have a few (read not adequate) services for
men and women but not one for kids.

We are in the midst of writing a proposal for funding and need to explore
"best practices" in this area. Any suggestions??  Information on individual
and group programs would be most helpful.

Anne Cogdon
Director of Community Health
Dartmouth and Southeastern
Central Regional Health Board