Selected Resources on Children Exposed to Woman Abuse
Breaking Barriers Took Kit: Making Agencies Accessible to Deaf Women and Children . By Ontario Association of the Deaf, 2395 Bayview Ave. , Toronto , ON M2L 1A2 .
Phone: 416 513 1893/1 888 820 0029(Toll Free).
E-mail: oad@on.aibn.com
Website: http://www.deafontario.org
Cost: $2 plus shipping
Breaking the Cycle: A Parenting Guide for Single Mothers of Children Who Have Witnessed Domestic Violence. By Ericksen, Janet, et al. (1997). Available from FREDA: The FREDA Centre for Research on Violence against Women and Children, SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3.
Phone: 604 291 5197. Fax: 604 291 5189.
E-mail: freda@sfu.ca
Website: http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/freda
Cost: $10.00
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Children Exposed to Woman Abuse.
( The Peel Committee Against Women Abuse, November 2000). Available from Ontario Women's Justice Network Website: http://www.owjn.org/issues/custody/exposed.htm
Building Blocks: For Violence-Free Play and Learning – A Resource Guide for Parents and Caregivers with Children 0-6 years old . By Peel Committee on Sexual Assault (PCSA) and Peel Committee against Women Abuse (PCAWA). (November 2002).
Available from PCSA,
Phone: 905 273 4100 or
PCAWA, 1515 Matheson Blv. East, Suite 212 , Missisaga , ON ,
L4W 2P5
Phone: 905 282 9792
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence series. A series of publications by authors including L. L. Baker and P.G. Jaffe for educators, policy makers, trainers and researchers.
Available purchase from Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic, 254 Pall Mall St., Suite 200, London, ON N6A 5P6.
Phone: (519) 679-7250 ext.206. Fax: (519) 675-7772.
E-mail: pubs@lfcc.on.ca .
Website: http://www.lfcc.on.ca
Cost: $15.00 each
Children Exposed to Family Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention & Prevention, & Policy Development . By: R. Geffner, P.G. Jaff and M. Sudermann, eds. ( Binghamton NY : Haworth Press, 2000) Available from Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System of the London family Court Clinic. (See above for contact information.)
Cost: $32.50
Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project . By: Betsy McAlister Groves ( Boston , MA : Beacon Press, 2002)
Cost: CAN$26.95/ US$16.00
Creating a Legacy of Hope: Proceedings of an International Conference on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence. By P.G. Jaffe, M. Russell and M.J. (Greta) Smith. (Vancouver, B.C. Yukon Society of Transition Houses, 1999).
Available from: B.C./Yukon Society of Transition Houses, 507-475 Howe St. , Vancouver , B.C. V6C 2B3.
Phone: 604 669 6943. Fax: 604 682 6962.
Email: bcysth@istar.ca
Cost: $10 (member)/ $15 (non-member) for a photocopy
or Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System of the London family Court Clinic (See above for contact information)
Cost: $20.00 for a print
Domestic Violence in the Lives of Children: The Future of Research, Intervention, and Social Policy. By: S.A. Graham-Berman and J.L. Edleson, eds. ( American Psychological Association (APA), 2001).
Cost: CAN $62.00/ US $39.95
A handbook for Health and Social Service Providers and Educators on Children Exposed to Woman Abuse/Family Violence . (1999) By M. Sudermann and P.G. Jaffe for the Family Violnece Prevention Unit, Health Canada . The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence. Available from Website: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/nc-cn
Know Your Rights . By: Mothers Matter. ( Toronto : Central Neighbourhood House, Winter 2003 – in press) Available from Central Neighbourhood House, 349 Ontario Street , Toronto , ON M5A 2V8 . Phone: 416 925 4363. Fax: 416 925 1545. Email: central@cnh.ca Website: http://www.cnh.on.ca/contact_us
The Parenting Support Group for Women Who Have Experienced Abuse: Facilitator's Manual.
Henderson , A., J. Ericksen and S. Ogden (1997). Available from FREDA. (See above for contact information)
Cos t: $10
Problems Associated with Children's Witnessing of Domestic Violence . By: J.L. Edleson (St. Paul, MN: Violence Against Women Online Resources at University of Minnesota, April 1999). Available from
http:// www.vaw.umn.edu/vawnet/witness.htm
Videos
Break the Cycle (Espirit Films Ltd., 1991) 25 min.
Kidstuff (National Film Board of Canada, 1990) 6 min.
Make A Difference: How to Respond to Child Witnesses of Woman Abuse (London Coordinating Committee to End Woman Abuse, 1995) 20 min.
Not Always Who They Seem (Kinetic Inc., 1984) 54 min.
Preventing Family Violence: A Catalogue of Canadian Videos on Family Violence (The National Clearing House of Family Violence)
Seen But Not Heard (B.C./Yukon Society of Transition Houses and Friday Street Productions, 1993) 29 min.
The Crown Prince (National Film Board of Canada, 1989) 37 min.
The Ticket Back (National Film Board Of Canada, 1992)
Tulip Doesn't Feel Safe (Kinetic Inc., 1993) 15 min.
What About Us (B.C/Yukon Society of Transition Houses, 1993) 20 min
Children's Books
All Kinds of Families.
N. Simon. (Illinois: Albert Whitman and Co., 1976)
A Family That Fights
S. Bernstein. (Illinios: Albert Whitman and Co., 1991)
Hands are Not for Hitting
M. Agossi. (Free Spirit Press, 2000)
Hear My Roar: A Story of Family Violence
T. Hochban and Vladyana Krykorka. (Toronto: Annick Press Ltd., 1994)
I Love My Dad But…
L. Wright. (Toronto: Is Five Press, 1991)
I Wish The Hitting Would Stop: A Workbook for Children Living in Violent Homes
S. Patterson and D. Softing-Freed. (North Dakota: Crisis Centre of Fargo-Moorhead, Red Flag, Green Flag Resources, 1987)
Just Because I Am
L. Murphy-Payne. (Free Spirit Press, 1994)
Never, No Matter What
M. Otto. (Toronto: Women Press, 1988)
Something Is Wrong at My House.
D. Davis (Seattle: Parenting Press Inc., 1984)
Today I Feel Silly
Jamie Lee Curtis. (Harper Collins, 1998)
When Mommy Got Hurt
I. Lee and K. Sylvester. (Kidsrights, 1996)
Why Do You Love Me?
Dr. Schlesinger. (Harper Collins, 1999)
Games
"Let's Go Fish A Memory" (Blue Heron games. Vancouver , B.C.)
"The Dragon Game" (Blue Heron Productions, Nelson, B.C.)
"The Hero's Journey" (Victim Services of Peel)
Videos, Children's Books and Games sections are adapted from The Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse, 2000, Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Children Exposed to Woman Abuse & The National Clearing House on Family Violence, 1999, A Handbook for Health and Social Service Providers and Educators on Children Exposed to Woman Abuse/Family Violence . Both are listed in the previous section.
Please contact EWA for a complete hard copy:
publications@womanabuseprevention.com
Telephone: 416.968.3422 x21 |
