This edition of the EVA E-News features information about the EVA BC Annual Training Forum 2018, as well as the Pre-Conference Consultation on Sexual Assault Prevention, Education and Response in BC held November 14, 2018. Readers also get a glimpse … Continue reading
Program Support
Communicating with Clients More Securely Using Technology
While it can be useful to communicate with clients electronically (through email, text, instant messaging or a video call), it is important to avoid sharing sensitive information, and to use the most secure methods available. There are also many positive … Continue reading
Funded Family Justice 211 Report Service
EVA BC Information Update, December 2018 Section 211 of the BC Family Law Act authorizes courts to order reports that assess the needs of a child, the ability of a party to satisfy those needs and/or the views of a … Continue reading
Violence and Harassment in the Workplace – Worker Safety
Workplace violence is any violence that happens in or is related to the workplace, and can range from bullying, harassment, threats and intimidation to physical or sexual assault. Seventy percent of anti-violence workers surveyed by EVA BC in 2010 had … Continue reading
Domestic Homicide in Canada, EVA Notes
EVA BC is currently involved in a five-year project, Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations (CDHPIVP), which is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The focus of the CDHPIVP project is to … Continue reading
EVA E-News, February 2018
This edition of the EVA E-News featured a team of our Be More Than a Bystander leaders meeting up with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Grey Cup Game held in Ottawa on November 26, 2017. There was also information … Continue reading
Violence and Harassment and the Workplace, EVA Notes
Domestic violence does not stay at home, it also goes to work. Many people who have experienced DV report that it affects their ability to get to work and be on time, as well as negatively affecting their work performance … Continue reading
EVA BC Newsletter, Fall 2017
The Fall 2017 newsletter was released in November in conjunction with the EVA BC Annual Training Forum. It features highlights from ATF keynote speakers Jan Ference, Vikki Reynolds, and RCMP Deputy Commissioner Brenda Butterworth-Carr. There is also an article from … Continue reading
Risk Identification, EVA Notes
Domestic violence related homicides account for 1 in 5 murders in Canada. On average, one woman is murdered by her partner every 6 days. And yet, domestic violence homicides are one of the most preventable of homicides. Risk identification is … Continue reading
Vicarious Trauma and Resilience, EVA Notes
Anti-violence workers are largely aware of the existence of vicarious trauma, or VT, and the impacts it can have on helpers who are indirectly exposed to traumatic events through emotionally engaging with and hearing the stories of their clients. This … Continue reading