Abuse and family violence – More legal information
Do you need to leave your rental home quickly due to violence?
Find information on moving out quickly due to abuse at Steps to Justice.
CALC Tip Sheets
Other resources
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
- Do you know a woman who is being abused?
- CLEO Abuse and Family Violence page, includes pamphlets on:
- Family violence when a women is sponsored by a spouse or partner
- My Safety Plan (helps people in abusive relationships create a safety plan)
- Elder Abuse: The Hidden Crime
- Steps to Justice Abuse and Family Violence page, includes:
Family Court and Beyond – Luke’s Place
The Family Court Survival Workbook for women leaving abusive relationships provides information on legal issues and family court processes, how to provide evidence of abuse, and completing court documents. There are downloadable checklists, and an organizer.
DAWN Canada – DisAbled Women’s Network
DAWN is an organization created with a mission to end poverty, isolation, discrimination and violence experienced by women with disabilities and Deaf women. They offer tips on Safety Planning, and other violence resources and fact sheets.
Ontario Women’s Justice Network
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. Their resources include:
- Rural Women’s Justice Guide, specifically for women living in rural areas.
- Domestic Abuse: Increasing your safety.
Pamela Cross’s Blog
This Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate writes a blog about violence against women and the justice system.
Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children
CREVAWC 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.
Tech Safety Canada
The Tech Safety Canada website has a Legal Remedies for TFGBV toolkit as well as several other tech safety toolkits. (TFGBV is tech-facilitated gender-based violence.)
Resources for family law lawyers
What you don’t know can hurt you: The importance of family violence screening tools for family law practitioners – From Justice Canada, written by 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
Elder Abuse
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)
ACE provides information about elder abuse and links to publications.
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario is a provincial organization that provides education and training related to elder abuse.
Government of Ontario
They have information about elder abuse including what to do if you or a senior you know is being abused. They also have a safety planning checklist and links to more resources.
Financial Abuse
Find resources for seniors experiencing financial abuse on our Seniors’ issues – More legal information page, under Consumer Resources heading.
National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
They have information on preventing and intervening in situations of financial abuse. See their Tools page for more resources.
Steps to Justice
Steps to Justice is a website that gives you step-by-step information on everyday legal problems. See their Guided Pathway on Responding to Elder Abuse.