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Gender-Based Violence & Brain Injury (GBV-BI): A Toolkit
Survivors of gender-based violence who have experienced brain injuries often face unique challenges that impact daily life, communication, and access to support. This toolkit is designed for survivors, their community, and frontline workers, offering practical strategies to navigate cognitive, emotional, and physical impacts. It also provides an overview of complex intersecting challenges, like substance use, […]
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The Impact of Substitute Decision Makers: Navigating Health Care Support
This is a plain language resource intended to support survivors and their advocates understand the role and potential impact of Substitute Decision Makers (SDM) in relation to navigating healthcare support. It explores what a SDM is, their level of authority, supportive definitions, and the ways in which a SDM can cause harm and abuse their […]
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Disclosing your Disability: A legal guide for gender-based violence and traumatic brain injury survivors in Ontario
This plain language fact sheet aims to empower people with disabilities to advocate for their needs, in order to participate fully in court systems and other legal processes. It explores the legal definition of disability in Canada, the rights and protections individuals are entitled to under the law, and provides guidance on how to disclose […]
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Cognitive Communication
This infographic provides an overview of cognitive communication. It focuses on the definition of both communication and cognition, while providing communication strategies that survivors of gender-based violence and brain injury and their advocates can mobilize to support survivors.
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Disability Rights and Resources: Within Court Rooms and Workplaces
This fact sheet serves as a comprehensive guide for individuals with disabilities navigating the legal system and workplace. It provides essential information on relevant laws, rights, and available support services in Canada, with a focus on Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. By understanding these key aspects, individuals can effectively advocate for themselves, access necessary accommodations, […]
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The Impact of Substitute Decision Makers: Financial Affairs
This fact sheet services as an overview of Substitute Decision Makers (SDM), in relation to financial decision making. This resource will support survivors and their advocates understand relevant definitions, explores the scope of a SDM’s authority, ways an SDM can abuse their power, and strategies to respond to this. This resource was developed in collaboration […]
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Barriers to Justice for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence with Disabilities:
This research report provides an overview of how the rights and responsibilities of disabled individuals are defined within the legal system. There is a gap between the understanding and practical implications of legislatively prescribed rights. By highlighting topical case law, bills, and conversations, this report serves as an educational community resource for individuals and families […]
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Cross Sectoral Solutions Research Report
The “Research Report” is a comprehensive research report detailing all of the findings related to the 20-week pilot program for survivors of GBV and TBI. The research report shares pre-pilot reviews and evaluations, the pilot program’s effectiveness, areas for improvement, and recommendations for scaling it across Canada and beyond. The report outlines the project’s objectives […]
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Environmental Scan: Indigeneity and the Impacts of Colonization
The document, Public Scan of GBV and BI and Specific Intersections, explores the intersection of GBV-BI with other identities and intersections including Indigeneity. This infographic recognizes the need for increased training and education for healthcare workers.
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Alternative Care Practices for IPV and BI
This infographic is the result of a literature review exploring care practices for IPV-BI survivors. This includes expressive arts, cultural/spiritual healing, naturopathy, and it explores their benefits and limitations, and describes various types of care practices.
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