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Recommendation 28: x. transition supports for families who have just had a child apprehended or returned
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- Ableism ,
- Classism ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Education and employment ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Housing and homelessness ,
- Income insecurity and benefits ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Poverty ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services ,
- Racism
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Recommendation 418: Work through schools to teach Aboriginal children about male violence against women, and to reach out to parents. (p.9)
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Recommendation 98: Women with lived experience need to be included in any collaborative initiatives around violence, mental health and substance use in the lives of women. (p.20)
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Recommendation 9: Women experiencing domestic violence should be supported by community based victim services, transition houses, counselling, and supports that are accessible to women with disabilities, including mothers and their children.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
Year:
2014
2014
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Recommendation 394: Women [with disabilities] have to know they are not alone with this problem. Sensitization is the key. Publicity (lots) on the services available to these women should be put in places like grocery stores and doctor’s offices. These are the only places where many women with disabilities are allowed to go. (p.149)
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Recommendation 194: Where the victim requests the protective measures be rescinded, she will be referred to specialized victim services or interviewed by Crown. If the victim continues to request rescission of a protective order, the Crown shall place before the court the relevant history of the abusive relationship and oppose the application if there is a history of abuse or, even without a history of abuse, if the Crown believes the woman or her children are at risk. (p.7 – 32)
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Recommendation 282: Where the pro-prosecution policy’s test has been met, recognizance orders under section 810 of the Criminal Code should not be used in lieu of prosecution. (p.87)
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Recommendation 205: When necessary and appropriate justice system personnel should work with victim service workers to develop protocols to guide responses to challenging service delivery issues such as those named above. (p.57)
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Recommendation 24: When a woman is unable to become pregnant due to a disability, she should have access to publicly funded assisted reproductive technologies.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
Group/author:
West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
Year:
2014
2014
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Recommendation 1: We urge the government of BC to support a rights-based framework for survivors of sexual assault by committing to provide dedicated, secure, and sustainable funding for community-based assault crisis response teams and integrated sexual assault clinics across British Columbia. We support the submissions made by VASC and WAVAW and encourage the government of BC to implement their recommendations by way of both an increase in funding and a legislated right to a community-based assault crisis services.
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