Resources & Information

The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation (MKACF) is committed to helping women whose safety and self-esteem are threatened due to violence. By raising awareness of this issue, we can foster understanding and give hope -and help - to women affected by violence. Another goal of the MKACF is to break the silence on violence against women by providing resources that promote a greater understanding of the issue and affect social change. These Web sites will help you learn more about domestic violence and how you can help break the silence.

The internet is a great source of information, and email can be an excellent way to communicate with family and friends. Be aware that someone who has access to your computer may be able to see what sites you have visited, or read your email messages. For more information on the steps you can take to make it more difficult for someone to track your activities, click here.

Battered Women's Support Services
Battered Women's Support Services provides free support services provided by trained counselors and advocates for any woman who has been abused in an intimate relationship as an adult, including emotional, physical, sexual or financial abuse. Support services are available over the phone or in person.
www.bwss.org

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
On behalf of the Government of Canada and its Family Violence Initiative (FVI), Health Canada operates the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV). The NCFV is Canada's resource centre for information on violence within kinship, intimacy, dependency or trust relationships. On behalf of its 12 federal FVI partner departments, the NCFV collects, develops, and disseminates information on family violence across the country and abroad. NCFV resources and services are available free of charge in both English and French.
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence

Shelternet
Shelternet is Canada's first and only national online resource and support network for abused women and their children. Since its inception ten years ago, the organization has helped thousands of women across the country who are victims of domestic violence.
www.shelternet.ca/en

A Safe Passage
This site is dedicated to pregnant women survivors of abuse, their family and friends impacted by the abuse, and care-providers looking for information and training so that they may better meet the needs of women in their care who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, woman abuse, sexual violence or trauma from a previous pregnancy.
www.asafepassage.info