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The following links are for human rights resources. Unless otherwise noted, the content of the following links are written from a Canadian perspective. Links to other relevant TESA resources are included at the end of the page, if applicable.
Note: These resources are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute legal or medical advice.
Note: These resources are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute legal or medical advice.
Canadian violence resources
Laws, including laws about domestic and other violence, vary by jurisdiction. The following links are written from a Canadian legal perspective and include reference to trans people:
Lorenzetti, Wells, Callaghan, Logie, Koziey (2014) -- Preventing domestic violence in LGBT communities
Lorenzetti, Wells, Callaghan, Logie (2014) -- Domestic violence in Alberta's gender and sexually diverse communities: Towards a framework for prevention
Alberta Justice and Solicitor General (2014) -- Domestic violence handbook for Police and Crown Prosecutors in Alberta
Wells, Ferguson & Interdepartmental Committee on Family Violence and Bullying (2012) -- Family violence hurts everyone: A framework to end family violence in Alberta [A source document]
Laws, including laws about domestic and other violence, vary by jurisdiction. The following links are written from a Canadian legal perspective and include reference to trans people:
Lorenzetti, Wells, Callaghan, Logie, Koziey (2014) -- Preventing domestic violence in LGBT communities
Lorenzetti, Wells, Callaghan, Logie (2014) -- Domestic violence in Alberta's gender and sexually diverse communities: Towards a framework for prevention
Alberta Justice and Solicitor General (2014) -- Domestic violence handbook for Police and Crown Prosecutors in Alberta
Wells, Ferguson & Interdepartmental Committee on Family Violence and Bullying (2012) -- Family violence hurts everyone: A framework to end family violence in Alberta [A source document]
Other Nations' violence resources
Sometimes ideas developed in one jurisdiction may be helpful in another. The following links are written from the perspective of many different nations or national unions and include reference to trans people:
United States
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (USA) (2013) -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence in 2013
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (USA) (2013) -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Hate Violence in 2013
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (USA) (2012) -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence in 2012
International
Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services et al (2013) -- Surveying the landscape: Sexual violence plans from around the world
Wells, Claussen, Sandham (2012) -- Surveying the landscape: Domestic violence plans from around the world
Sometimes ideas developed in one jurisdiction may be helpful in another. The following links are written from the perspective of many different nations or national unions and include reference to trans people:
United States
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (USA) (2013) -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence in 2013
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (USA) (2013) -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Hate Violence in 2013
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (USA) (2012) -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence in 2012
International
Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services et al (2013) -- Surveying the landscape: Sexual violence plans from around the world
Wells, Claussen, Sandham (2012) -- Surveying the landscape: Domestic violence plans from around the world
Please also see TESA's
-- fact page regarding Human rights across Canada (gender identity; gender expression) (2016)
-- links regarding Shelters
-- links regarding Policing
-- fact page regarding Human rights across Canada (gender identity; gender expression) (2016)
-- links regarding Shelters
-- links regarding Policing