New resources
Supporting after separation: Legal information and resources for a survivor’s friends and family members
Luke’s Place is excited to announce our newest toolkit, “Supporting After Separation: A Toolkit of Legal Information and Resources for a Survivor’s Friends and Family Members”. If you are a family member or a friend of a woman with children who is leaving an abusive relationship, this toolkit is for you. After separation, a woman…
Read moreOur updated and expanded Emergency Motions Toolkit
We’ve recently updated our Emergency Motions Toolkit! The toolkit provides clear information for Ontario advocates assisting woman abuse survivors about how to create effective emergency motions for a variety of different situations. With the Emergency Motions Toolkit, you will: Women’s organizations can purchase this toolkit for $17.00. Contact us to order it. Learn more about the Emergency…
Read moreWe’ve updated & expanded the Emergency Motions Toolkit!
We’re pleased to announce that we have updated and expanded the Emergency Motions Toolkit! The Emergency Motions Toolkit provides clear information for Ontario advocates assisting woman abuse survivors about how to create effective emergency motions for a variety of different situations. Contents include: emergency numbers and safety planning, applying for an emergency motion, information and…
Read moreCulleton, Kuzyk & Warmerdam (CKW) advocacy
On the morning of September 22, 2015, in rural Renfrew County, Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam were murdered by a man with whom each had had a past relationship. The perpetrator was arrested later that day and has been imprisoned ever since. In 2019, the coroner’s office announced that the province would hold…
Read moreSafety for women & children
The content in this post is adapated from our recently updated After She Leaves Resource Manual. Click here to learn more about the manual. Assessing risk A woman will face one set of risks if she stays with a partner who is abusing her and a different set if she leaves. Leaving does not guarantee…
Read moreSelf-employed financial disclosure – Part One
Please take a look at our new resource, a two-part series on supporting women who are dealing with a self-employed ex-partner. Part one will provide an overview of the T1 income tax return and some general tips on supporting women who are reviewing a self-employed party’s financial statement, tax returns and supporting documentation. Part two…
Read moreHow can I support a woman to navigate mental health concerns during family court proceedings?
Women who have been subjected to intimate partner violence or have left an abusive relationship often experience high rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma. Because women are exposed to multiple, frequent and sometimes unrelenting traumatic events both during the abusive relationship and after leaving, the impact on their mental health can be…
Read moreHow can I support a woman who is dealing with multiple issues of mental health and substance use as well as abuse by her partner?
Violence against women services generally are seeing more and more women with co-occurring issues. There are a number of reasons for this: As other community services become underfunded and over-extended, they are referring clients to VAW services Women who have been subjected to abuse and are also dealing with mental health or substance use issues…
Read moreAfter She Leaves: Manual & training details
We were delighted to launch our new online training and resource manual for those who support women involved in the family court system. Both the online training and resource manual cover changes to the Divorce Act and Ontario’s Children’s Law Reform Act (CLRA), as well as the evolving situation in the family courts and related…
Read moreAfter She Leaves
It’s here! On April 25, 2022, Luke’s Place launched its updated After She Leaves online training and resource manual for new and experienced workers supporting women involved in the family court system. Both the online training and resource manual cover changes to the Divorce Act and Ontario’s Children’s Law Reform Act (CLRA), as well as…
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