Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre, working with community stakeholders, developed a manual on best practices for childcare professionals who are often the first point of contact for children who witness or experience domestic violence.

The objective was to raise awareness and better prepare workers to respond to women abuse. Information was circulated to staff in 40 childcare centres.

The YWCA Women's Centre, Hailburton County, led this project to develop a unique, rural-specific shelter design for abused women.

YWCA Haliburton Emergency Rural Safespace (HERS) uses a rural approach to provide a financially stable safe space for occasional use.

A service delivery manual was created containing information on how to develop temporary emergency housing services for abused women in rural communities.

The London Abused Women's Centre led this project to assess the need for support, advocacy, safety planning and counselling services for abused teen girls.

The project focused on girls aged 12 to 15 who have been, or are currently, subject to abuse by a peer or partner. The project included focus groups, workshops, training for educators and service professionals, as well as the development of a program design for adolescent girls.

The Three Oaks Foundation led this project to develop and launch Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Protocols with 60 service providers in the counties of Hastings and Prince Edward.

Full-day training sessions were held for participating service providers to help increase victim safety through information sharing. Topics included the Domestic Violence Protocol, risk assessment and safety planning.

The Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse, a program of the Social Planning Council of Peel, partnered with community agencies to update the Woman Abuse Protocol to increase effectiveness, coordination and collaboration between protocol partners.

Protocol training was offered to partners and other community agencies. A summary report and agency training kit were produced in English and French.

The Social Planning Council of Peel led this project to enhance services for abused immigrant and refugee women in Peel Region. The project included the development and implementation of a community needs assessment, workshops for service providers, and the translation of resource materials.

An information package, abuse screening kit, and summary reports were produced.

The Halton Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Collaborative (HSDVC) led this project to enhance the Halton Community Response Protocols for sexual assault and domestic violence.

HSDVC worked with community agencies to provide training on the new protocol. A manual and interactive CD-ROM were also created.

The Stonegate Community Health Centre provided training for community faith leaders from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds on how to respond to domestic violence with their parishioners.

A booklet was developed in seven languages for victims of domestic violence.

York Community Services led this project to address issues of domestic violence in both the general and ethno-specific communities in York.

As part of the project, existing domestic violence protocols and training were evaluated and revised. A booklet, called How to Find Help for Families Affected by Woman Abuse, was produced.

The Community Counselling & Resource Centre led this project to enhance coordination among Peterborough's violence-against-women partners.

A conference, school-based public education campaign, training, and orientation kits for agencies working with child victims of domestic violence were all implemented.

A booklet and various handouts were also developed.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service partnered with Waterloo-area community agencies to develop a domestic violence public education and awareness campaign.

A DVD, posters, community resource manual and nine 30-second public service announcements were produced to raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on pre-pubescent children, adolescents, seniors, gays and lesbians, and their families.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service led this project to increase awareness and develop community strategies to help prevent elder abuse.

Conferences, events and training for police and service providers were held. Presentations were also made at local long-term care facilities for seniors and their caregivers.

A DVD and directory of local seniors' services were produced.

Immigrant Women Services Ottawa led this train-the-trainer project with eight domestic violence service professionals and survivors/volunteers to develop an education and training program for service providers.

The final report, entitled Changing the Landscape, includes a training module, evaluation and recommendations. Conferences were also held for service providers.

Women Today of Huron developed two sexual violence education programs.

The first is designed for women who have serious mental and/or developmental disabilities, and who are also experiencing domestic violence. The second is for their caregivers.

A train-the-trainer component was also developed.

The Women Survivors' Advisory Group of Halton produced a website, CD and information kit for service providers.

A series of focus groups, public presentations and training sessions were also held. Topics included elder abuse and domestic violence against women, men, children, same-sex partners and people with disabilities.

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Luke's Place Support & Resource Centre for Women and Children led this project in partnership with violence against women experts and four shelters in Durham.

A training program and manual were developed. Training was provided to staff and volunteers to enhance family court support for abused women.

The Grey-Bruce Community Coordinating Committee led this project to develop a domestic violence community report card to assess coordination and delivery of services for abused women and their children in Grey-Bruce.

The report card was based on interviews, surveys, training and public forums, and can be used by other communities interested in assessing their own services.

Haldimand-Norfolk Women's Services partnered with cross-sector agencies to complete a safety audit based on the model used by Windsor's Domestic Violence Review Committee. A report was completed containing a number of recommendations relevant to other communities.

The project included training for service providers in Haldimand-Norfolk based on the needs identified in the safety audit.

Victim Services of Peel and the Multi-Cultural Inter-Agency Group led this project to bring community agencies together to promote cultural understanding of domestic violence and abuse in the social service sector.

The project included workshops, and the production of a video and manual for abused women.

The York Region Violence Against Women (VAW) Coordinating Committee revised an existing protocol to better coordinate services for victims of domestic violence in York region.

A brochure and executive summary of the protocol were developed to increase awareness of local services.

A small card was developed for female victims of domestic violence containing emergency information in six languages (English, Chinese, Italian, Russian, Farsi and Punjabi).

A website was also developed and launched

The Elgin Alliance to End Violence developed a domestic violence protocol to promote a coordinated community response to violence against women and their children.

Training and supplementary material on the new protocol was provided for member agencies.

Family Services of Peel partnered with community agencies to develop an intervention model for families experiencing domestic violence where the father has perpetrated abuse.

A literature review and pamphlet were produced to support the model, which is now available through Catholic Family Services of Peel Dufferin.

The Renfrew County Committee for Abused Women led this project to update the existing Renfrew County Partner Assault Protocol.

Training was provided to all partner community agencies, and a brochure was distributed in English and French.