Assistance

The Community Safety Office can provide support and assistance to individuals who are experiencing abuse.

The Community Safety Office can provide a supportive environment; identify and explain different intervention options (ie. criminal charges); co-create safety plans; make appropriate referrals (ie. to counselling services); advocate for academic support and financial assistance; as well as, offer options to address any need for safe housing.

Contact the Community Safety Office to arrange an appointment.  

Works Cited:

‘Dating violence and how to recognize it’ Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children. www.metrac.org

‘Abuse in lesbian relationships: information and resources’ (1998). National Clearinghouse on Family Violence. Health Canada. Ministry of Health. 

Bunge, P. (2000). Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.

Elliot, P. (1996). Shattering Illusions: Same Sex Domestic Violence in Rezette and Miley (eds.). Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships. New York: Haworth Press.

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2005. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.

‘Growing Beyond Survival: A Self Help Toolkit for Managing Traumatic Stress.’ (2003). Sidian Institute.


Other links relevant to abusive relationships:

  • Definition of Abuse
  • Are you experiencing abuse?
  • What are the impacts of experiencing abuse?