The Trauma Toolkit, which was designed for service organizations, health care facilities and individual service providers, is intended to help organizations ensure that the services they offer are trauma-informed and sensitive to the needs of people who are trauma-affected. The Trauma Toolkit Second Edition, 2013 Download (pdf)
Campus Sexual Violence: Overview of Guidelines for a Comprehensive Response, May 2016
As part of EVA BC’s Western Canada Sexual Assault Initiative funded by Status of Women Canada, Campus Sexual Violence: Guidelines for a Comprehensive Response and the Overview of Guidelines have been developed to support university and college campus communities in their response to sexual violence. The guidelines assist in the development and revision of policies […]
Sexual Assault Worker Handbook, May 2016
This update of the Sexual Assault Worker Handbook last revised in 2007, was developed as part of the Western Canada Sexual Assault Initiative funded by Status of Women Canada. Updates reflect changes in policy, legislation and best practices. It also integrates recent developments in the understanding of the dynamics and impacts of sexual assault and how […]
Is Someone You Know Being Abused?
A resource by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General that provides information about identifying the warning signs of abuse and the ways to help: Is someone you know being abused? Do you know the warning signs?
Be More Than a Bystander – VAWG Prevention Program: Lessons Learned and Best Practices Identified
This resource is an attempt to bring forward lessons learned and best practices identified through our highly successful program, Be More Than A Bystander; a program conceived of by EVA BC and launched and managed in a partnership between EVA BC and the BC Lions Football Club. Download file (pdf)
Safety Planning Across Culture & Community: A Guide for Front Line Violence Against Women Responders
This guide provides in-depth information on the specific risk and safety factors relevant to groups of women who are disproportionately victimized and murdered. It includes dedicated sections on risk identification and safety planning with Aboriginal women, those who are immigrants or refugees, older and younger women, sex workers, women with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and queer […]
Workplace Violence in Anti-Violence Programs: Strategies to Increase Worker Safety
This is the finalized version of EVA BC’s resource manual, Workplace Violence in Anti-Violence Programs: Strategies to Increase Worker Safety (January 2013). The manual provides a number of strategies and practical tips to assist anti-violence programs in creating safer workplaces. Key topics covered by the manual are defining workplace violence, workplace and worker responsibilities, scenarios […]
High Risk Cases of Violence Against Women in Relationships: Collaborative Safety Planning
This CCWS document is designed as an aid for workers, and focuses on the most common risk factors for lethality in domestic violence cases in order to identify risk and develop concrete safety plans for women and their children. It also builds understanding of the importance of working with other community agencies such as police, […]
It Can Happen To Your Agency – Tools for Change: Emergency Management for Women’s Services
During and after disasters, violence against women increases and it is more difficult for women to obtain help. This workbook helps agencies develop an emergency response plan. Download file (pdf)