Information and Resources for Victim Services Service Providers

• Domestic Violence / Violence Against Women in Relationships
• Violence Against Women in Relationships Policy Document
• Community Tools / Other Related Information
• Government of Canada Publications
• Guidelines, Handbooks and Assessment Forms
• Information Bulletins

To order printed copies of these publications and other resources, download the Publication and Resource Order Form.

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Call for Applications for One-Time Grant Funding For Community Organizations

Domestic Violence Prevention/Intervention Programming Grants

The Ministry invites applications from community (not-for-profit) organizations for one-time grant funding of up to $30,000 per organization. Funding will support organizations to deliver domestic violence prevention/intervention programming to perpetrators prior to the charge, conviction or sentencing stage of the criminal justice process. With this funding, the Ministry anticipates supporting 10 organizations.  Successful organizations will be funded to deliver the programming over a period of 12-months.

For more information, please see the application information and application form.

Key Dates

Open Call Issue Date: December 17, 2018
Application Submission Deadline: January 31, 2019, 4:30pm
Project Funding Duration: April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020

Domestic Violence / Violence Against Women in Relationships

B.C.'s Domestic Violence Action Plan – Update December 2010

Safety Planning with Children and Youth: A Toolkit for Working with Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence helps victim service workers develop safety plans for children and youth. It offers:

• Steps to follow when safety-planning with children and youth
• Specific information for safety planning with children and youth of all developmental stages
• Practice tips, sample templates, suggested methods, and resources

Violence Against Women in Relationships Policy Document

• Violence Against Women in Relationships – Policy Document (Including Protocol for Highest Risk Cases) – December 2010
• Optional Notification Forms and Instruction Guide – Protocol for Highest Risk Cases Guide and forms
• Optional Designation Form – Highest Risk Domestic Violence Case (form only) For police completion only
• Optional Case Update Form – Highest Risk Domestic Violence Case (form only) For use by all protocol partners

Community Tools / Other Related Information

• Referral Policy for Victims of Power-Based Crimes (January 2007)
  This bulletin remind police and victim service programs of legislation, policy and contractual requirements about referrals for victims of family and sexual violence cases (power-based crimes).
• Domestic Violence Response: A Community Framework for Maximizing Women's Safety (January 2010)
  This document consists of eight principles and key questions to help communities develop or enhance their coordinated response to domestic violence.
• Police Reported Spousal Assaults - Research Paper (July 2009 – External Report)

Government of Canada Publications

• Policy Centre for Victims Issues, Department of Justice Canada
• National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Public Safety Canada

Guidelines, Handbooks and Assessment Forms

• Crime Victim Assistance Program – Counselling Guidelines
• Victim Service Worker Handbook – Victims of Crime
• Victim Service Worker Handbook – Violence Against Women in Relationships (VAWIR)
• Victim Service Worker Handbook – Victims of Sexual Assault
• Domestic Violence Service Priority Assessment – Information and Form
  The service priority assessment form assists victim service programs to identify women and children at potential risk for serious injury or death because of domestic violence.
• Domestic Violence Service Priority Assessment – Form Only
  This form has Adobe Reader form fields. If you are using Adobe Reader version 7 or later, the form can be completed online and saved to your computer.
• Understanding and Responding to Elder Abuse E-book

Information Bulletins

• Training Bulletin (October 2017)
• Information Bulletin: Focus on Trauma Informed Practice (April 2017)
• Information Bulletin: Focus on Restorative Justice (September 2016)
• Healing and Rebuilding (September 2016)
• Information Bulletin: Focus on Sexual Violence (June 2016)
• Information Bulletin (February 2016)
• Information Bulletin (October 2015)
• Practice Bulletin: Assisting Victims with Victim Impact Statements and Statements on Restitution (October 2015)
• Civil Forfeiture Information Bulletin (August 2015)
• Information Bulletin for Contracted Programs – Implementation of the Family Law Act (Revised August 2015)
• Information Bulletin (June 2015)
• Information Bulletin (April 2015)
• Information Bulletin (December 2014)
• Information Bulletin (October 2014)
• Information Bulletin (July 2014)
• Information Bulletin (March 2014)
• Information Bulletin (December 2013)
• Information Bulletin (September 2013)
• Information Bulletin for Contracted Victim Service Programs - Provision of Services in Family Court Matters (September 2012)
• Information Bulletin for Victim Service Workers – VAWIR Protocol for Highest Risk Cases (December 2010)