Working with your Lawyer: A Toolkit for Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Produced by the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, in partnership with PBLO, the toolkit provides information for survivors of domestic violence and support workers on how to effectively manage the lawyer-client relationship. The materials are designed specifically for women who are about to – or have just entered – the Family Law process and focus on three common problem areas: Expectations, Communications and Decision Making.
The CLEONet web site has hundreds of resources, news articles, and events from community organizations and legal clinics across Ontario on legal issues affecting low-income and disadvantaged communities. The site includes over 220 legal resources related to legal issues for women and families.
FLEW provides family law education and outreach to women – in particular, isolated and vulnerable woman – across the province. Resources are abialtable in many languages. inlcuding English and French.
Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes (AOcVF)
This is an information and resource website on violence against women for French speaking women in Ontario. The site also has links to French-speaking women’s organizations which offer direct services, shelter, support and advice to women who experience any form of abuse.
A 24-hour telephone crisis line for women in the province of Ontario.
The Helpline is also for friends and family members of abused women, service providers and other professionals in contact with abused women.
GTA: (416) 863-0511
TOLL FREE (Ontario): 1-866-863-0511
TOLL FREE TTY (Ontario): 1-866-863-7868
Ontario Women’s Justice Network
Explains step by step the legal issues surrounding woman abuse and also provides links to shelters and affiliated services throughout Ontario and other provinces. Includes section on safety plans.
Ending Violence Association of Canada
Lists of shelters, rape crisis centres, womens’ centres and other relevant agencies for every province in Canada, by province.
Cyberwise.org
This site promotes safe online practices and provides resources, information and useful links relating to the dangers on the Internet particularly for children and youth. There are separate sections on the site for Kids, Teens, Parents, Teachers and Professionals.
Shelter Associations
There are many provincial shelter associations representing or working with shelters, transition and interval houses. Although each association provides its membership with unique services, generally the purpose of a shelter association is to support and strengthen the efforts of shelters that provide services to abused women and their children.