FAMILY VIOLENCE RESOURCES

Family Violence Resource Page
 

More topic-specific resources are available for public access under the session titles below.

Domestic Violence Research
Family Violence & Family Law Brief: Implementing Children's Participation Rights in All Family Court Proceedings
Government of Canada - HELP Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence for Family Law Legal Advisors
Rise Women's Legal Centre: Are We Ready for Change? A Lawyer's Guide to Keeping Women and Children Safe in BC's Family Law System
Rise Women's Legal Centre: Section 211 Toolkit for Lawyers
The White Hatter: Information on the new BC Intimate Image Protection Act (30 January 2024)

Resources Arising from Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia
PowerPoint - Meena Dhillon (webinar held 24 June 2026)

Additional resources:
Rainbow Health Ontario - Intimate Partner Violence in 2SLGBTQ+ Communities
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic - Intimate Partner Violence Risk Identification Assessment tool
Department of Justice - Family Violence Screening Tools Literature Review
Safety planning resources:
Battered Women's Support Services
Ending Violence Association of BC
BC Society of Transition Houses

2022-2023 Family Violence Series Materials and Video Archives
The Family Violence webinar series explores the complexities of family violence, best practices, practice points, and case law. This series was created by Shannon Aldinger and Magal Huberman, with support from the Family Law Committee, as a result of concerns raised by the findings and conclusions of Rise Women's Legal Clinic's report, Why Can't Everyone Just Get Along?

Click the links below for immediate access.
*PowerPoint presentations are available to TLABC Members only.
**Recordings of the video presentations are available for purchase as a bundle or individually through TLABC's Store.

Family Violence 1: A Primer on Family Violence (10 March 2022)
Presented by Dr. Rachel Birnbaum, Kim Hawkins, Dr. Peter Jaffe and Zara Suleman
          PowerPoint - Dr. Rachel Birnbaum & Dr. Peter Jaffe
          Resources - Dr. Rachel Birnbaum & Dr. Peter Jaffe
          PowerPoint - Kim Hawkins & Zara Suleman
          Rise Women's Legal Centre Report: Why Can't Everyone Just Get Along?
          **Video (available on-demand to TLABC members)

Family Violence 2: Screening and Beyond (28 April 2022)
Presented by Nancy Cameron KC, Patrick Grayer and Haley Hrymak
          PowerPoint - Nancy Cameron KC
          PowerPoint - Haley Hrymak
          PowerPoint - Patrick Grayer
          **Video

Family Violence 3: Children (2 June 2022)
Presented by Professor Harriett MacMillan and Suzette Narbonne
          PowerPoint
          Reference Article - Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: An Overview
          Resource - SCC Case: Barendregt v. Grebilunas
          Resource - VEGA Family Violence Education Resources
          **Video

Family Violence 4: Working with the Survivor, Working with the Perpetrator (15 September 2022)
Presented by Cléa Amundsen, Gabrielle Clark, Dr. Shelly Dean and Dr. Allan Wade
          Resource - Inventory of Spousal Violence Risk Assessment Tools Used in Canada
          Resource - Men Choose Project
          Resource - Caring Dads
          Resource - Program - Narrative Therapy Perspective - Nova Scotia
          Resource - Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter
          Resource - Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA)
          Resource - Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA)
          Resource - Klinic Community Health (Manitoba)
          **Video

Family Violence 5: Intersectionality in Family Violence Cases (13 April 2023)
Presented by Kelsey Borgfjord, Agnes Huang, Summer Rain and Catherine Wong
          Resource - Creating Safety in BC Courts - Key Challenges and Recommendations
          **Video

Family Violence 6: Court Matters and Procedures (17 November 2022)
Presented by Shannon Aldinger, Megan Ellis KC, Katherine Lawrence and Shauna Tucker
          Powerpoint - Litigation Practice Tips on a Family Law Matter Involving Family Violence
          Powerpoint - Protection Orders and Conduct Orders (Katherine Lawrence)
          Powerpoint - Litigation Practice Tips on a Family Law Matter Involving Family Violence
          Outline - Spousal Torts (Megan Ellis KC)
          **Video

Family Violence 7: Tech-Facilitated Violence (8 December 2022)
Presented by Dr. Moira Aikenhead, Elizabeth Cameron and Darren Laur
          Powerpoint - Moira Aikenhead
          Powerpoint - Elizabeth Cameron
          Resources from The White Hatter (multiple reference links)
          Resource - How to Spot a Deep Fake
          Resource - Spyware & Technology Facilitated/Enabled Partner Abuse
          Resource - West Coast LEAF Report - Unacceptable: Responding to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
          Resource - West Coast LEAF Report - Deplatforming Misogyny: Report on Platform Liability for Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
          Resource - West Coast LEAF Report - Is that Legal? What the Law Says About Online Harassment and Abuse
          Resource - Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse
          Resource - BC Society of Transition Houses - COVID-19
          Resource - BC Society of Transition Houses - Technology Safety
          Resource - Safety Planning Before, During and After Separating from an Abusive Partner
          **Video

Family Violence 8: Out of Court Processes & Unbundled Services in Family Violence Cases (19 January 2023)
Presented by Joan Cotie, Kamaljit Lehal, Tami Moscoe, Mary Mouat KC, Marge Thompson, Frankie Wood and Lorna Yates
          Resource List - Unbundled and Summary Legal Advice Providers
          Resource - Tips for Unbundled and Summary Legal Advice Providers
          Additional Resources
          **Video

Family Violence 9: Evidentiary Issues in Family Violence Cases (9 February 2023)
Presented by Justice Briana Hardwick, Vicky Law and Bonnie Lepin
          Resource - Bonnie Lepin - Notice of Civil Claim
          Resource - Bonnie Lepin - Cycle of Abuse
          Resource - Vicky Law - Evidence in Family Violence Tip Sheet
          **Video

Family Violence 10: Expert Evidence in Family Violence Cases (9 March 2023)
Presented by Dr. Mary Korpach, Stephanie Ashton, Magal Huberman and Bonnie Lepin
          PowerPoint - Dr. Mary Korpach
          PowerPoint - Stephanie Ashton
          Paper - Bonnie Lepin
          Paper - Magal Huberman
          Resource - IPV 2013 Bench Book
          Resource - PASK Studies
          Resource - CPBC Code of Conduct
          Resource - PS17 - Family Law Parenting Assessments
          Resource - 2022 AFCC Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations in Family Law Cases
          Resource - Guidelines for Examining Intimate Partner Violence
          Resource - 2017 Azafcc Summit Project
          **Video

Family Violence 11: Concluding Session - Where We Are Now and Future Directions (18 May 2023)
Presented by The Honourable Donna Martinson, Professor Michaela Keet and Professor Jennifer Koshan
with opening remarks by Supreme Court of Canada Justice Sheilah Martin
          PowerPoint - The Honourable Donna Martinson KC
          PowerPoint - Professor Michaela Keet
          PowerPoint - Professor Jennifer Koshan
          **Video