We’ve recently updated our Emergency Motions Toolkit!
The toolkit provides clear information for Ontario advocates assisting woman abuse survivors about how to create effective emergency motions for a variety of different situations.
With the Emergency Motions Toolkit, you will:
Learn how to identify when or if an Emergency Motion may be appropriate;
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We’re pleased to announce that we have updated and expanded the Emergency Motions Toolkit!
The Emergency Motions Toolkit provides clear information for Ontario advocates assisting woman abuse survivors about how to create effective emergency motions for a variety of different situations.
Contents include: emergency numbers and safety planning,
On the morning of September 22, 2015, in rural Renfrew County, Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam were murdered by a man with whom each had had a past relationship. The perpetrator was arrested later that day and has been imprisoned ever since.
In 2019, the coroner’s office announced that the province would hold an inquest into the murders.
The content in this post is adapated from our recently updated After She Leaves Resource Manual. Click here to learn more about the manual.
Assessing risk
A woman will face one set of risks if she stays with a partner who is abusing her and a different set if she leaves.
Please take a look at our new resource, a two-part series on supporting women who are dealing with a self-employed ex-partner.
Part one will provide an overview of the T1 income tax return and some general tips on supporting women who are reviewing a self-employed party’s financial statement, tax returns and supporting documentation.
Women who have been subjected to intimate partner violence or have left an abusive relationship often experience high rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma. Because women are exposed to multiple, frequent and sometimes unrelenting traumatic events both during the abusive relationship and after leaving, the impact on their mental health can be significant,
Violence against women services generally are seeing more and more women with co-occurring issues. There are a number of reasons for this:
As other community services become underfunded and over-extended, they are referring clients to VAW servicesWomen who have been subjected to abuse and are also dealing with mental health or substance use issues prefer the non-judgmental,
We were delighted to launch our new online training and resource manual for those who support women involved in the family court system.
Both the online training and resource manual cover changes to the Divorce Act and Ontario’s Children’s Law Reform Act (CLRA), as well as the evolving situation in the family courts and related services.
It’s here! On April 25, 2022, Luke’s Place launched its updated After She Leaves online training and resource manual for new and experienced workers supporting women involved in the family court system.
Both the online training and resource manual cover changes to the Divorce Act and Ontario’s Children’s Law Reform Act (CLRA),
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Luke’s Place has updated our resource that guides women and workers on Ontario’s family court operations. Download the latest version of Family Court Operations Guide now.
In March 2020, family courts moved quickly and efficiently to ensure their operations were consistent with provincial public health protocols put in place to limit spread of the COVID-19 virus.
