Ending Violence Against Women & Violence Prevention

Women who attend BWSS Support Groups are making changes in their lives and reducing or eliminating the generational effects on their children.

BWSS Support Group program is intended to meet the needs of women who are or have been abused in their intimate relationships, women survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and adult sexual assault. We design our support services to meet the needs of marginalized women. We intend to provide support groups to women based on their specific needs as they relate to their race (women of colour), experience of colonization (Aboriginal women), culture/ethnicity, immigration, refugee experiences, sexual orientation (lesbian battering), age (youth dating violence, mature women/elder abuse), poverty and women with disabilities.

For more information or to sign up for a group, call 604-687-1867 (we accept collect calls) or email supportgroups@bwss.org

Please note that we answer calls and emails during office hours. If you need support or information outside of BWSS office hours, call Victim Link Helpline at 1-800-563-0808.

• Drop-In Groups
• Specialized Groups
• Legal Advocacy Program
• Other Groups Available Through BWSS

At Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) Support Groups are intrinsic to empowerment and empowerment is at the heart of healing from the oppression of abuse and violence. BWSS is committed to offering support groups to women dealing with abuse and its effects. The BWSS Women’s Support Group Program provides a safe place for women to connect with each other in order to alleviate isolation, share information, raise awareness, heal by developing coping and recovery skills and plan for a life free from abuse.

This is the list of support groups offer at BWSS. Drop-in Groups are offered through the whole year and specialized groups are offered on seasonal basis or based on requests from the women who access our services.

Current Group Schedule

DEWC Drop-in Group

When: starts on April 12, 2011 %0