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Considerations when thinking of reporting to police
Click here a list of considerations when thinking of reporting to the police, from Avalon Sexual Assault Centre.
What I wish I’d known before testifying in the Ghomeshi trial – Chatelaine Magazine
Interview with Linda Christina Redgrave about what she wishes she knew before testifying in a high profile sexual assault trial.
The Revolution Starts At Home: Confronting Partner Abuse in Activist Communities
A zine (a handmade, often photocopied, self-published) about partner abuse in radical, LGBTQIA2S+, and activist communities. Created by a diverse grouping of women and organizations such INCITE!, Communities Against Rape and Abuse, and Philly's Pissed.
Healing In Action Zine: Street Youth Rise Up – Young Women’s Empowerment Project
A zine by the Young Women’s Empowerment Project a U.S. based “member based social justice organizing project that is led by and for young people of color who have current or former experience in the sex trade and street economies.”
Reports on anti-Indigenous racism within the healthcare system
- First Peoples, Second Class Treatment The role of racism in the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada – The Wellesley Institute
- Empathy, dignity, and respect: Creating cultural safety for Aboriginal people in urban health care - Health Council of Canada
- In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care
Fem'aide
Fem’aide, a provincial telephone helpline for Francophone women dealing with violence, has benefited the French Community in Ontario since 2006.
Module Sources
Antigonish Women's Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association
Sarah Boesveld, Chatelaine; “What I wish I’d known before testifying in the Ghomeshi trial”
Colchester Sexual Assault Centre
The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, “Legal Services”
Family Law Nova Scotia, “Frequently Asked Questions About Child Protection”
Government of Nova Scotia
- “Department of Justice Victim Services Programs”
- "Expanded Supports for Victims of Sexual Assault"
- “The Criminal Case Explained”
- “Victim Services Centres”
- “Youth Health Centres”
Halifax Regional School Board, “Youth Health Centres”
Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health
- “Guide to Mental Health Counselling Services”
- “Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program - General Questions and Answers”
- “Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program”
- “Coping with emotional reactions”
Health Council of Canada, Empathy, dignity, and respect Creating cultural safety for Aboriginal people in urban health care
IWK
- “I’m Worried – I was Sexually Abused”
- “How Do I Get Service?”
- “Mental Health and Addictions Services at the IWK”
Farrah Khan, “Five Ways to Support Sexual Violence Survivors During the Jian Ghomeshi Trial”
Know Your IX, “Reporting Violence”
Legal Aid BC, “Gladue Primer”
Duncan McCue, CBC News; “Racism against aboriginal people in health-care system 'pervasive': study ”
Mi’kmaw Family and Children’s Services of Nova Scotia, “Administration Healing Centres”
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), “What is Gladue?”
Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre, Mental Health and Sexual Violence
NHS Choices, “What should I do immediately after a sexual assault or rape?”
Nova Scotia College of Social Workers, Member Profile
Sarah Ogden Trotta, Everyday Feminism
- “5 Things to Consider After a Recent Sexual Assault”
- “How To Help A Friend Who Has Been Sexually Assaulted”
Our Eskasoni, “Mi'kmaq Legal Support Network”
Pandora’s Project; “For Friends, Family & Partners of Rape & Sexual Abuse Survivors”
RAINN
- “Steps You Can Take After Sexual Assault”
- “What to Expect from the Criminal Justice System”
- “Effects of Sexual Violence”
Sexual Assault Services Saskatchewan
Toronto Police, “A Guide for Sexual Assault Survivors”
UBUNTU and MARC, Supporting a Survivor of Sexual Assault