Domestic Violence – Health Issues

The impacts of domestic violence for victims often include depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety disorders and other stress-related syndromes. Women who report domestic violence are more likely to experience mental illness with the risk of mental illness increasing  with multiple exposures to violence. Women who are victims of violence are more likely to have alcohol problems, to smoke and to use…

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Victims of Crime – Long Delays in Accessing Assistance

Many victims of crime are currently experiencing very long delays by the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, VOCAT, in authorizing appropriate services. Recently a client has threatened suicide following a more than five month delay by VOCAT in authorizing appropriate dental and counselling expenses. These long delays, while sometimes cannot be helped, are not only…

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