Springtide Resources has expertise in a number of areas related to violence against women. We help organizations:
- identify issues related to violence against women in the communities they serve
- develop strategies and solutions that respond within the context
- determine key questions for research and resolution
- develop anti-oppression policies
The following are examples of the kinds of consulting services we have provided recent initiatives:
- Family Law Education for Women – on reaching marginalized women
- Rainbow ASL Health I – on creating an ASL resource on health for the LGBTTIQ Deaf community for this collaboration between Rainbow Health Network and Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
- Expanding the Reach: Empowering Women living with Disabilities – on issues for women with disabilities for this 3 year initiative of Scarborough Women’s Centre
- Elementary School Teachers of Ontario – on the impact of woman abuse on children
- Domestic Violence Advisory Committee of the Ontario Government – on violence against women for the Domestic Violence Action Plan (Ontario Women’s Directorate)
We also consulted on the following initiatives:
- Take Back the Night Working Group with the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape
- December 6 Memorial Working Group for the Central Neighborhood House
- ASL/Deaf Interpreter Curriculum and Training to Respond to Deaf Survivors of Violence for the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
- Right To Housing Coalition Working Group
- Safe Engaged Environments Disability (SEED), a collaboration with Centre for Independent Living in Toronto
- Law Commission of Ontario on The Law and Persons with Disabilities
- Gateways to Cancer Screening: A Participatory Needs Assessment of Women with Mobility Disabilities (Phase I and II) for the Centre for Independent Living in Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital
For more information on our consulting services, please contact Springtide Resources' Board at Board@springtideresources.org