Ann de Ste Croix

Centre for Research & Education on VAW Launches New Website

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The new Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention website was launched this month. The Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative (CDHPI) is an information depository that features annual reports from DVDRCs across Canada and internationally. This includes: reports, educational materials, and key findings developed through research, inquests, and committee reviews; guides and information on how to implement a … Read more

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THANS Responds to Minister Glavine: Like many Nova Scotians with concerns for social Justice , members of the THANS Board of Directors were very concerned about comments made by Health Minister Leo Glavine, in his Feb 6th Kings Co. Register/Advertiser: http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Opinion/Columnists/2014-02-06/article-3601297/Leo-Glavine—From-Province-House-to-home:-Doing-my-share-for-healthcare/1 Here is the THANS response to Minister Glavine and the Liberal Government: The Honourable … Read more

Important VAW Links

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Programs and services available at each of our  Member Organizations Nova Scotia Domestic Violence Resource Centre  Family Law and Domestic Violence Making Changes: A Book for Women Leaving an Abusive relationship Men’s Intervention Programs Neighbours Friends and Families Victim Services Programs        

THANS Overview

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  Transition Houses grew out of an identified need of women for safety and support in spousal abuse situations.[1] The first transition house in Nova Scotia opened in Halifax in 1978. The Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (THANS) member organizations provide crisis and transitional services to women (and their children) who are experiencing violence … Read more

Pamela Gerhardt Endowment Fund Awards First Bursary

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On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that the first Education Bursary from the Pamela Gerhardt Endowment Fund has been awarded. From her Obituary: “Pamela Gerhardt died on March 27, 2012, with her family by her side, in the Palliative … Read more