domestic violence Archives

NOW What: How a Toronto women’s shelter is responding to COVID-19

Tanisha Sri Bhaggiyadatta and Catherine May of The Redwood talk about the ways in which the shelter has adjusted to the pandemic

Apr 10, 2020

NOW Staff

domestic violence

One in 10 women concerned about violence in the home during COVID-19

Shelter workers worry that stay at home measures could prevent domestic abuse victims from seeking help or resources

Apr 10, 2020

Samantha Edwards

domestic violence

TV review: Lorena Bobbitt documentary takes the media to task over domestic violence

Four-part Amazon series compellingly revisits a notorious criminal case from the 90s in the context of the #MeToo era, but could've gone deeper

Feb 11, 2019

Kevin Ritchie

domestic violence

Why women stand to lose most under Doug Ford’s Making Ontario Open For Business Act

The Ford government have set in motion changes that will significantly add to the financial stress for women, including those looking to leave abusive relationships

Nov 14, 2018

Doreen Nicoll

domestic violence

Poorly titled A Better Man gives the wrong impression

Its main subject, a woman abuser, refuses to open up, subverting the doc’s essential mission

Jun 07, 2017

Susan G. Cole

domestic violence

Reasonable Doubt: changes to Ontario tenancy law designed to help survivors of domestic abuse and violence

For persons experiencing sexual or domestic violence and/or abuse, the greatest risk of harm occurs when the person attempts to flee the relationship.

Sep 19, 2016

Jonathan Robart

domestic violence