Articles, Resources and Links

Articles

What community services are available for women?
Social services available specifically to women cover everything from housing to health, and employment to counselling.

What do immigrant and refugee women need to know about abuse?
Many settlement, ethnocultural and community-based agencies can give you the help and support that you need.

Immigrant women and domestic violence
This fact sheet has important information about domestic violence and a woman's immigration status. It also deals with some of the concerns that women may have.

What can women do if they are abused?
Physical and sexual assault, threats of assault and stalking are illegal under Canada's Criminal Code. Police may lay charges or arrest an abuser if they have reason to believe you have been assaulted.

What is Spousal Support?
When a husband and wife (married or common law) decide to separate or divorce, one of them may be legally obliged to give support payments to the other, depending on several factors.

What is Child Support?
Each parent is liable for the support of their children before and after a separation.

Links

Do You Know a Woman Who Is Being Abused? A Legal Rights Handbook

Guide to Services for Assaulted Women in Ontario

Canadian Women's Health Network

Women's Health Matters

Workplace Harassment: An Action Guide for Women

Advocates for Community-Based Training and Education for Women (ACTEW)

Disabled Women's Network (DAWN) Ontario

Resources

Abuse is Wrong in Any Language

Family Violence - A Newcomer's Guide to Human Rights and Personal Security