Resource Materials

On December 13, 2004, Premier Dalton McGuinty and Sandra Pupatello, Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues, announced the government’s comprehensive plan to help women and children live free from fear of domestic violence. An Update on the Domestic Violence Action Plan focuses on key initiatives undertaken since the launch of the government’s Domestic Violence Action Plan in 2007.
Ontario Domestic Violence Action Plan DV Action Plan UPDATE
Little Eyes, Little Ears: How violence against a mother shapes children as they grow
Have You Been a Victim of Crime? What’s Next…Information and Resources for Victims of Crime in Ontario: This handbook is for victims of violent crime and the people who support them. It includes information about victims’ rights, places to go for help, and the criminal justice system. This information will help victims to understand what to expect and how to make sure their rights are respected. Click here for the handbook.
Here is a good page of links to resources for service providers working to prevent domestic violence. It’s provided by the Waterloo Family Violence Prevention Project: http://www.fvpwaterloo.ca/en/resources/personsworkinginfthefieldoffamilyviolence.asp
In 2009, the Frontenac Children’s Aid Society, area Police services and their community partners launched a Child Abuse Protocol for Kingston and Frontenac. Although this protocol is not a KFACC document, the committee supports the ideas and motivations underlying the effort to grow and strengthen the services available for area children in crisis. To view/print a PDF copy of the Child abuse Protocol, please CLICK HERE.
In the fall of 2009, the Kingston Police issued a guide to help women develop their own safety plan to help them escape their abusive partners. Click on the following link for a printable PDF: http://bit.ly/zu5Ut
The Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women and Children has produced a guide through the legal system for survivors of sexual assault. You can click on the following link to view and print the PDF: http://tinyurl.com/ctw7jh
The Sexual Assault Centre Kingston has created a e-newsletter which will come out 4 times a year to coincide with events that occur throughout the year. This edition arrives as we celebrate International Women’s Week. http://kfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/newsmarch09.pdf
Minister Deb Matthews presented the following statement in honour of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, May 2009.Please click on the link for the pdf:
http://kfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sexual_assault_prevention_month_statement_-_may_2009_final_eng.pdf