This report outlines specific requests for responsibility and action co-developed by more than 60 civil society groups and the communities throughout Canada that they engage and represent, drawing on the foundational community engagement work that YWCA Canada facilitated at the start of the pandemic. They provided the solutions, therefore we must pay attention to what they have to say and act on their knowledge and life lessons.
“Beneath the Iceberg” is a training video which provides a depiction of a portion of a crisis call from an older woman
who is seeking residential service.
This brief training video was created by OAITH to address needs identified by members including:
● Callers who do not use the words violence, abuse, or safety or seem confused
about why they are calling
● Callers facing homelessness/barriers to housing or experiencing long-term
homelessness
● Callers requiring residential service (when the shelter is full)
The goal of this video is to increase the capacity of frontline workers to effectively
respond to GBV survivors utilizing trauma-informed frameworks when providing
phone based crisis-counselling services across VAW shelter agencies in Ontario.
Please note: This is a very large file and may take some time to download.
Aging Without Violence March 2018 Forum: Domestic Homicides with Older Women: Lessons Learned From Tragedies. Presendted by Dr. Peter Jaffe, Academic Director of Centre for Reseach and Education on Violence Against Women (CREVAWC), Western University.