Selected
Resources on Women Abuse
Overcoming
the Backlash:
Telling the Truth About Power,
Privilege, and Oppression
by Deborah Sinclair, 2003 available from
EWA. This 182-page resource kit for
community agencies explores a gender-based
analysis of violence against women.
Walking
on Eggshells:
Abused Women’s Experiences of
Ontario’s Welfare System by
the Woman Abuse Welfare Research Project,
2004. An excellent research report on the
experiences of women who flee abusive
relationships and turn to welfare.
Women’s
Voices in Men’s Learning: What abused
women say men should learn to stop their
violence by
Smita Vir Tyagi, Clara Castillo, Marie
Mansfield, 2004. Presenting woman-abuse
survivors’ input into developing programs
for abusive men, this report is available
through Counterpoint Counselling and
Education Co-operative Inc.
Home
Safe Home by
Kingston Independent Living Resource Centre,
1999. Geared to women living in
institutional/residential settings, this
booklet discusses sign of violence and ways
of getting support.
Charting
New Waters: How to Respond to Violence
Against Women with Disabilities by
Justice Institute of BC. An excellent
training manual and video about abuse of
women with disabilities.
Online,
videotape, and CD-ROM:
Nowhere
to Turn? Responding to partner violence
against immigrant and visible minority women
by
Ekuwa Smith, Canadian Council on Social
Development, 2004. This study shows the need
for comprehensive, coordinated, culturally
appropriate strategies to reach immigrant
and visible minority women dealing with
partner violence. www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2004/nowhere/
It’s
in Our Hands: Stop Violence Against Women
by
Amnesty International, 2004.
This report investigates causes,
forms, and remedies for VAW worldwide, and
explores relationships between VAW and
poverty, discrimination, and militarization.
www.amnesty.org
The
Economic Dimensions of Interpersonal
Violence by
the World Health Organization, 2004.
This report strengthens the case for
investing in prevention by highlighting the
enormous economic costs and consequences of
interpersonal violence. www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention
School-Based
Violence Prevention Programs: A resource
manual by
RESOLVE, 2002.
This comprehensive resource on
preventing violence against girls and young
women addresses topics such as “What is
Prevention,” “Changing School
Culture,” and “Planning a Comprehensive
Violence Prevention Response.” www.ucalgary.ca/resolve/violenceprevention/English/prevprog.htm
Teen
Dating Violence: Information and Resources
by National Resource Centre on Domestic
Violence,
2004. This CD ROM and information packet
examines current provision of support
services for teens and provides information
about promising prevention and intervention
strategies. www.nrcdv.org and www.vawnet.org
Dating:
How to Stay Safe and Have Fun by Women’s
Habitat,
2002. This CD ROM is an interactive
information tool for youth. Available from
EWA.
Abuse
and Women with Disabilities by
Margaret A. Nosek and Carol A. Howland,
1998. A summary report of a comprehensive US
study looking at incidence/prevalence of
abuse experienced by women with
disabilities. www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/vawnet/disab/disab.html
Violence
Against Women, An International and
Interdisciplinary Journal by
SAGE Publications. An excellent resource for
service providers, researchers, and
educators to learn about emerging sub-issues
on VAW, research findings and related
policies. www.sagepub.com/ejournals
Issue-specific
EWA Newsletters on woman abuse cover
topics such as Older Woman Abuse, Children
Exposed to Woman Abuse, Custody and Access,
Violence against Women with Disability and
Deaf women, Same-Sex Partner Abuse,
Emotional Abuse, Interventions with Abusive
Men, and Health and Woman Abuse. Available
at www.womanabuseprevention.com.
