Links

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Richmond Health Services

City of Richmond

United Way of the Lower Mainland

The Richmond Review

Contact list for all Children Who Witness Abuse Programs across the Lower Mainland.

Shelternet
A multilingual site assisting women in search of a shelter. This site also helps women to learn more about making a safety plan and understanding abuse. Special sections are available for children and teens providing ideas on how to keep themselves safe, deal with feelings they may have, while also hearing stories from other kids and teens.

Specialty Books
Need more information for yourself or books to help begin difficult conversations with your children? Access this website belonging to a Vancouver bookstore specializing in books regarding mental health and wellness.

Kids Vancouver
A great resource for parents listing community services available for them and their children across Greater Vancouver (e.g. where to find play-groups in your area)

First Nations Resources
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada promotes the well being of all First Nations children, youth, families and communities with a particular focus of, and response to, child maltreatment.

Additional Community Resources for Youth

Bursting the Bubble
A fun, interactive website for teens providing information about healthy relationships, definitions of abuse, as well as domestic and family violence. This website is intended to both inform and support teens in recognizing healthy relationships, while providing suggestions of what to do and who to turn to when in need of support.

Shelternet
Providing teens in an abusive environment with ideas on how to keep themselves safe and deal with feelings, while also hearing stories from other kids and teens.

Children of the Street
A list of phone numbers, resources and programs available for youth and caregivers.

Mind Your Mind
An award winning site for youth by youth. This is a place where you can get info, resources and the tools to help you manage stress, crisis and mental health problems. Share what you live and what you know with your friends.

Additional Community Resources for Women

Shelternet
A multilingual site assisting women in search of a shelter. This site also helps women to learn more about making a safety plan and understanding abuse. Special sections are available for children and teens providing ideas on how to keep themselves safe and deal with feelings, while also hearing stories from other kids and teens.

Wheel Gallery
Wheel diagrams illustrating the dynamics of power and control involved in the abuse of women and children. Access the “wheel gallery” to view information regarding the abuse of children and alternatively, ways to love, care and nurture children.

End Abuse
For more than two decades, the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) has worked to end violence against women and children around the world.

Canadian Women’s Health Network
CWNN was established in 1993 as a voluntary national organization to improve the health and lives of girls and women in Canada and the world by collecting, producing, distributing and sharing knowledge, ideas, education, information, resources, strategies and inspirations.

Ending Relationship Abuse
An educational website for those who are committed to the provision of high quality treatment services in British Columbia related to the prevention and intervention responses to relationship abuse.

Standing Women
You are not alone. Standing Women provides a forum for women to share stories and provide support in times of emotional crises.

Downloads

Wheel Gallery (pdf)
Wheel diagrams illustrating the dynamics of power and control involved in the abuse of women and children. Access the “wheel gallery” to view information regarding the abuse of children and alternatively, ways to love, care and nurture children.

Helping My Child (pdf)
This manual called “Helping My Child” provides ideas for parents in helping children deal with abuse or violence they may be witnessing or experiencing currently or previously.

Kids Helping Kids (pdf)
The “Kids Helping Kids” booklet shares the stories of children where abuse or violence has occurred in their lives. Intended to help other children dealing with similar issues in a non-intrusive manner.