Family Resources

Child and Family Canada - www.cfc-efc.ca

Father Involvement Initiative Ontario Network - www.cfii.ca/fiion

Family Resource Programs Canada - www.frp.ca

Parent Resource Centre - www.parentresource.on.ca

Today's Parent - www.todaysparent.com

Parents Matter - www.parentsmatter.ca

Eldercare Resources

Caregiver Network Inc. - www.caregiver.on.ca

City of Ottawa Essential Health & Social Support Services to Seniors -
www.ottawa.ca/residents/seniors/index_en.html

Council on Aging of Ottawa - www.coaottawa.ca

Income Security Programs - Canada Overview -
www.sdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/isp.shtml

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care -
www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/contact/ccac/ccac_mn.html

Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General - Office of Public Guardians and Trustee -
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca

Regional Geriatric Assessment Program of Eastern Ontario -
www.rgpeo.com

Family Violence

Local

Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW)
Web site with information and links to local Ottawa organizations, 24 hour help lines, and support services - www.octevaw-cocvff.ca

Ontario

Assaulted Women's Helpline
A 24 hour crisis line for women in the province of Ontario. Also for friends and family members. - www.awhl.org

Shelter Net
Shelter information and referral - www.shelternet.ca

OAITH
Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses - www.oaith.ca

DAWN Ontario
Disabled Women's Network Ontario - www.dawn.thot.net

Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence AGainst Women and Children Toronto - Criminal Harassment/Stalking/Cyber stalking - www.metrac.org

Education Wife Assault
General information, brochures in several languages - www.womanabuseprevention.com/html/index/htm

Kanawayhitowin
An Aboriginal campaign to raise awareness about the signs of woman abuse - www.kanawayhitowin.ca

Neighbours, Friends and Families
A campaign in Ontario to raise awareness of the signs of woman abuse so people who are close to an at-risk woman or an abusive man can help - www.neighboursfriendsandfamilies.on.ca

Step It Up Campaign
Campaign "Step It Up" is women's message to the Province of Ontario - 10 Steps to End Violence Against Women - www.stepitupontario.ca

Canada

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
National resource centre information on statistics, woman abuse, dating violence, substance abuse, parent abuse and more - www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence

Canadian Women's Directory of Resources
www.womennet.ca

Springtide Resources
Violence prevention resource/diverse communities - www.springtideresources.org

International

Hot Peach Pages
Worldwide list of agencies and VAW materials in languages from around the world - www.hotpeachpages.net

Jewish Women International
www.jwicanada.com

Stop Violence Against Women
www.stopvaw.org

Specific Issues

Children

Family Violence Hurts
A Web site for youth - www.familyvioelncehurts.ca or www.laviolencefamilialefaitmal.gc.ca

Helping Children Thrive:
Supporting Woman Abuse Survivors as Mother's - www.lfcc.on.ca/mothers.html or www.lfcc.on.ca/HCT-SWASM.pdf

Learning to Listen: Learning to Help:
Understanding Woman Abuse and Its Effects on Children - www.lfcc.on.ca/learning

Little Eyes, Little Ears
Centre for children and Families in the Justice System. How violence Against a Mother Shapes Children as They Grow. - www.lfcc.on.ca

What happens when there is violence (Chapter 5) - www.justice.gc.ca/3nt/pi/pge-rpad/res/book-livre/p.5.html

Legal/Justice

Ontario Women's Justice Network
- www.owjn.org

A Crime Victim's Guide to the Criminal Justice System - www.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/voc/guide/index/html

Department of Justice - www.canada/justice.gc.ca/en/index.html

CleoNet
Legal Topics - www.cleonet.ca

Family Law for Women in Ontario
All Women. One Family Law. Know Your Rights. - www.onefamilylaw.ca

Stalking

Community Legal Education In Ontario -
www.cleonet.ca

Department of Justice -
www.justice.gc.ca

Metropolitan Action Comm on VAW and Children
- www.metrac.org

Ontario Women's Justice Network -
www.owjn.org

BC - Women's Services -
www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca

Stalking Behaviours -
www.stalkingbehaviour.com

Victim Advocacy

Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime -
www.crcvc.ca

Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime -
www.victimsfirst.gc.ca

Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC)
Ministry of the Attorney General -
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca

Ontario Victim Services Secretariat (OVSS) -
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca

Warning Signs

Lethal and Extremely Dangerous Behaviour -
Lethal_and_Extremely_Dangerous_Behaviour.html

Pre-Incident Indicators
from Gavin De Becker's book Gift of Fear -
www.zerotolerance.ca/checklist.htm

More Than Meets the Eye: Recognizing and Responding to Spousal Abuse
Eight types of abuse list and definition -
www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/157/11/1555.pdf

Mental Health

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - www.cmha.ca

Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa - www.psychiatricsurvivors.org

Salus - www.salus.on.ca

The Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) - www.camh.net

Changeways Clinic - www.changeways.com

Mental Health Services Information Ontario - www.mhsio.on.ca

Other Helpful Web Sites

211 Ontario -
Access to community, social, health and related government services in Ontario - www.211ontario.ca

Champlain Health Line -
Information about Health and Social Services in the Champlain District. A project of the Champlain Community Care Access Centre - www.champlainhealthline.ca

Family Responsibility Office -
Child support Ontario - www.cfcs.gov.on.ca

Canada Education Savings Program -
Provides information about how to get a government grant or bond for your child's education.
www.canlearn.ca/eng/saving/index.shtml

City of Ottawa Immigration - ottawa.ca/residents/immigration/index_en.html

H1N1 Information

City of Ottawa - Health - H1N1 -
www.ottawa.ca/residents/health/conditions/swine_influenza/index_en.html

Public Health Agency of Canada -
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care -
www.health.gov.on.ca/en/ccom/flu/

Disabled Persons Community Resources - www.dpcr.ca

Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment - www.dart.on.ca

Talk Helps - Bullying - www.talk-helps.com

Family Service Canada - www.familyservicecanada.org

Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline - www.opgh.on.ca

Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women - www.octevaw-cocvff.ca

Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services - www.rideauwood.org

The Men’s Project - www.themensproject.ca

Pink Triangle Services - www.pinktriangle.org

United Way/Centraide Ottawa - www.unitedwayottawa.ca

Volunteer Canada - www.volunteer.ca

Volunteer Ottawa - www.volunteerottawa.ca

Volunteer Opportunities Exchange - www.voe-reb.org