Violence survivors

This article discusses the need for culturally safe and appropriate agencies. Introduces The Mooka'am program, named for the Ojibway word meaning new dawn, a program for Native survivors of sexual abuse in Toronto. 

Discusses how it is time to make memorials to murdered women newly visible on a national scale, to celebrate the efforts of the women who created them against all odds and to explore their contribution to the struggle against violence against women.

Discusses integrated and women-centred approaches to treatment and support for women who experience mental health, trauma-related and substance use problems.

Examines the relationship between the experiences of violence and the development of eating disorders in women and girls.

Presents guidelines for establishing peer facilitated support groups for women who are abused. Outlines the role of facilitators, types of support groups, and group structures and philosophy.

Documents the practice in different mental health care settings with respect to the provision of services to women with chronic and persistent mental health problems who are survivors of violence.

Describes awareness among physicians, psychiatrists and other service providers, and their experiences with immigrant, refugee and Aboriginal women.

Designed for women survivors of violence and abuse to find inspiration through poetry and art, which is interspersed throughout.