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Help For Women Who Are Victims Of Abuse

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For Immediate Release
April 17, 2008


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Attorney General Chris Bentley announces $8.2 million in new provincial funding to help victims of domestic violence, who are overwhelmingly women, get help faster and be better protected from further harm. Bentley made the announcement at the Ontario Victim Services Secretariat's Toronto office during National Victims of Crime Awareness Week.

Pictured with the Attorney General are (from left to right): Ruth Campbell, Chair, Office for Victims of Crime; The Hon. Deb Matthews, Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister Responsible for Women's Issues; Patricia Wilson, Manager, Victim/Witness Assistance Program; and Leeanna Pendergast, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues.