Gender based violence – More legal information
General Information
CALC’s Paths to Justice guide can direct you to support in many areas of law.
This includes a link to Steps to Justice, a reliable, helpful source for information and referral in family, criminal, immigration and other legal areas. It runs Guided Pathways, a program to help you draft court documents.
Safety Planning
My Safety Plan provides a template for safety planning for people experiencing intimate partner and family abuse.
Youth and young adults
Justice for Children and Youth provides legal information, advice and representation for youth and young adults living on a low income. Their website has a listing of helpful organizations.
Youthab provides support including housing and mental health counselling to youth and young adults in the Quinte Area. Information about other supports in our region, including in Lennox & Addington County, can be found here: Find Help | Youthab.
Immigration
Immigration options for victims of family violence – Canada.ca offers information about potential immigration pathways for victims of family violence.
Steps to Justice offers information about Humanitarian and Compassionate applications for victims of family violence.
Disability
DAWN is an organization created with a mission to end poverty, isolation, discrimination and violence experienced by women with disabilities and Deaf women.
Digital Safety
The Tech Safety Canada website has a Legal Remedies for TFGBV toolkit as well as several other tech safety toolkits.
Resources for service providers
The Ontario Women’s Justice Network is an online legal resource for women’s organizations and individuals working on issues related to justice and violence against women and children.
Pamela Cross’s blog about violence against women and the justice system.
CREVAWC (Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children) is a research and education center at Western University that provides information to survivors of intimate partner violence, service providers and the broader community. Their many publications and briefs include information about how to support youth who are impacted by technology-facilitated violence, overcoming barriers in offering supports to women with disabilities and coercive control, gaslighting and diverse forms of violence.
Resources for family law lawyers
Violence screening tools for family law lawyers – from Luke’s Place
Luke’s Place – webpage for lawyers offering training, resources and pro bono opportunities
HELP Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence for Family Law Legal Advisors – New evidence-based toolkit to help family law legal advisers identify and respond to family violence. The HELP toolkit includes practical information on how to ask about family violence in a way that is safe for the client. The first of its kind in Canada, the HELP toolkit aims to improve how the family justice system responds to family violence.