Violence Prevention

If you believe that all violence against women must end, then check out our violence prevention opportunities for allies to see how you can get involved with BWSS.

Violence Prevention | Workers & Advocates

Battered Women’s Support services provides many opportunities for you to work with us to provide support, education and advocacy to women who have experienced abuse; we believe that this collaboration is an important step towards the elimination of violence against women. If you believe that all violence against women must end, then check out our violence prevention opportunities for allies to see how you can get involved with BWSS.

YOUth Violence Prevention Education
Ending Violence Against Girls and Women

Battered Women’s Support Services has been delivering youth prevention programming since the late 1980’s. Our program includes multimedia components and discussion within mixed gender and single gender youth environments, primarily within the school system (conventional, alternative and private) for secondary school students.

Resources and Information on Abuse

BWSS has a growing collection of resources, reports, and publications including handouts, articles, publications, and reports detailing our anti-violence activities. See the full list here.

Training & Workshops

Since 1979 BWSS has had a mandate in adult education, developed curriculum and delivered training workshops. Based on an empowerment model our curriculum is grounded in theoretical foundations, current research, practical skills.  View all our training and professional presentations here or choose from the list below:

Men Ending Violence

As a part of BWSS’ ongoing commitment to ending violence, we continue to work with a variety of activists to develop new resources and initiatives that engage men in anti-violence work.

Media & Publications

Battered Women’s Support Services provides advocacy to assist all battered women in its aim to work towards the elimination of violence and to work from a feminist perspective that promotes equality for all women. Part of that advocacy work is evident in our media appearances.

BWSS Publications:

Every week a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. BWSS is working to change that.