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Lessons Learned from Projects Funded Through the Family Violence Initiative 1998/99 to 2002/03

7. PROJECT RESULTS

All of the projects yielded tangible products and/or services, in accordance with the expectations that had been established at the outset. The following table provides an overview of the products and/or services provided at project completion. This included interactive education; awareness and training and public legal information tools (in written and interactive formats); a community protocol; therapeutic intervention tools; and research and knowledge products. The impacts are discussed in the following sections, in terms of the current project status, knowledge transfer/dissemination and contributions to practice.

Project Results

Project sponsor and title

Results at project completion

Kingston Learning Centre: A School-based Anti-violence Program (A.S.A.P.)
  • Training curriculum
  • Six, three-day workshops
  • 102 educational assistants trained and certified

Vancouver School Board: Let's Talk About Touching
  • Second edition of curriculum developed and published
  • Steps to pilot test initiated

Yukon Justice: Keeping Kids Safe
  • Consultations in, and development of profiles of 12 communities
  • Results linked to Master Plan

Family Centre of Winnipeg: Giving Children Hope
  • Intervention/treatment program adapted and implemented with 24 families
  • Formative evaluation report identified significant positive outcomes

National Youth In Care Network: Network Buffet Manual and Video

 Coast 2 Coast: A Nation of Youth United and The Network Connection — A Network Development Manual produced

Law Courts Education Society of B.C.: Educating on Family Violence — Web site

 Web site developed and launched

Ontario Anglican Houses Street Outreach Services/LOFT Community Services: Street Exit Program
  • Caseload of 26 clients at program completion
  • Follow up with 19 clients identified positive outcomes
Théâtre Parminou: Sur le dos de l'amour
  • Script for play completed
  • Performances initiated

Canadian Red Cross: Walking the Prevention Circle
  • Second edition of curriculum developed and published
  • 14 Aboriginal prevention educators from five provinces and one territory trained

Victim Services of Peel: Why do female victims of domestic abuse recant?

 Research report produced, identifying issues and factors related to why women recant

Stuart Lake Community Services Society: Community Safety Strategy Protocol
  • Protocol drafted
  • Refinements and training initiated

Community Legal Education Association (Manitoba) Inc.: Women in Abusive Relationships
  • Revised handbook, Women in Abusive Relationships: A Guide the Law, and pamphlet produced, Court Orders for your Protection
  • 9,000 copies of handbook produced (8,000 English and 1,000 French) and 11,000 copies of pamphlet (10,000 English and 1,000 French)

Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan: Family Violence Information Brochure Project

 22,000 resources produced and distributed to over 30 agencies and service providers

Grey Bruce Court Coordination Committee: Men's Track of the First Charge Intervention Process
  • Men Mentoring Men program component developed
  • Program component piloted

Community Legal Education Ontario: Elder
Abuse: The Hidden Crime
  • Seventh edition of Elder Abuse: The Hidden Crime published
  • 20,000 of the English version, and 3,000 of the French version published

University of Toronto: Second National Conference on Elder Abuse
  • Conference held. Conference feedback positive
  • National action plan drafted.

Date Modified: 2012-08-03

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