Interagency Case Assessment Teams Best Practices: Working Together to Reduce the Risk of Domestic Violence Released in June 2017, this is the 2nd edition of the ICAT Best Practices Manual. These best practices were developed collaboratively involving criminal justice, child … Continue reading
Guides and Manuals
Sexual Assault Support Worker Handbook, May 2016
This update of the Sexual Assault Support Worker Handbook, last revised in 2007, was developed as part of the Western Canada Sexual Assault Initiative funded by Status of Women Canada. Updates reflect changes in policy, legislation and best practices. It also … Continue reading
Campus Sexual Violence: Overview of Guidelines for a Comprehensive Response, May 2016
As part of EVA BC’s Western Canada Sexual Assault Initiative funded by Status of Women Canada, Campus Sexual Violence: Guidelines for a Comprehensive Response and the Overview of Guidelines have been developed to support university and college campus communities in … Continue reading
Campus Sexual Violence: Guidelines for a Comprehensive Response, May 2016
As part of EVA BC’s Western Canada Sexual Assault Initiative funded by Status of Women Canada, Campus Sexual Violence: Guidelines for a Comprehensive Response has been developed to support university and college campus communities in their response to sexual violence. The … Continue reading
Program Standards: Community-based Victim Services
From the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, the Program Standards for Specialized Victim Assistance Programs (now known as Community-based Victim Service Programs). August 1999 Download (pdf)
Is Someone You Know Being Abused?
A resource by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General that provides information about identifying the warning signs of abuse and the ways to help: Is someone you know being abused? Do you know the warning signs?
ICAT Orientation Presentation
ICAT (Interagency Case Assessment Team) Orientation Presentation. To view and edit the presentation, please click the following link: ICAT Orientation Presentation. For a copy of the presentation, please contact us.
Be More Than a Bystander – VAWG Prevention Program: Lessons Learned and Best Practices Identified
This resource is an attempt to bring forward lessons learned and best practices identified through our highly successful program, Be More Than A Bystander; a program conceived of by EVA BC and launched and managed in a partnership between EVA BC and the … Continue reading
Safety Planning Across Culture & Community: A Guide for Front Line Violence Against Women Responders
This guide provides in-depth information on the specific risk and safety factors relevant to groups of women who are disproportionately victimized and murdered. It includes dedicated sections on risk identification and safety planning with Aboriginal women, those who are immigrants … Continue reading
Workplace Violence in Anti-Violence Programs: Strategies to Increase Worker Safety
This is the finalized version of EVA BC’s resource manual, Workplace Violence in Anti-Violence Programs: Strategies to Increase Worker Safety (January 2013). The manual provides a number of strategies and practical tips to assist anti-violence programs in creating safer workplaces. … Continue reading