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One half of all Canadian women have experienced physical or sexual violence

ByKaren McAndless-Davis December 7, 2013December 7, 2013

Violence is far too common in the lives of Canadian women. One half of all Canadian women over the age of 18 have experienced physical or sexual violence. That is a shocking statistic. It comes from a Statistics Canada survey that was conducted in 1993. It was a one-time-only survey. If you or someone you…

Do you know the 12 different types of abuse?

ByKaren McAndless-Davis September 17, 2012May 25, 2013

Do you know the 12 different types of abuse? How many types of woman abuse can you name? I have listed all 12 below with a couple examples of each. For a fuller exploration, look at our video about the different types of abuse.

Are there different types of abuse? Part 2

ByKaren McAndless-Davis September 7, 2012May 25, 2013

This video explores the different types of abuse – social, sexual, physical etc. This video will help those seeking to support women who have been abused as well as women themselves.