WATERLOO REGION — Children are resilient, but abuse in the home can have long-lasting effects if not addressed early. “It’s just so important that children are identified and get the support they need. It’s such an important time to change the trajectory,” said Jennifer Hutton, chief executive officer of Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region. […]
On this #WorldDayAgainstTraffickinginPersons 2020, we are thrilled and grateful to announce funding from The Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation’s Community Fund and Weiland Family Foundation Fund to produce the Play Chelsea’s Story in Waterloo Region in 2020-21. This play and surrounding activities will building awareness and developing skills to prevent Human Sex Trafficking in our community. […]
Emotional abuse and precursors to violence in the home are the focus of the first talk in a public-education series kicking off this week. Preventing family violence is this year’s theme for the Porch Chats hosted by the Friends of Crime Prevention in partnership with the Keep Families Safe coalition — an initiative started by several agencies to raise awareness about […]
WATERLOO REGION — Agencies that help women and children experiencing abuse are seeing more people reaching out for help compared to when the pandemic started, but the worry remains that some are still at risk. They urge everyone in Waterloo Region to watch out for each other to prevent a rise in family violence during […]
Todd Coleman Todd Coleman is an assistant professor of Health Sciences. His research is focused on population health and research methods. Coleman also explores health issues as they differ according to sexual orientation and gender identities. “As someone who counts themselves as part of the broader LGBTQ2S+ community, I became aware early on of the […]
What are Porch Chats? Porch chats are an opportunity for the community to come together and have conversations about what’s happening in our community. They are to promote understanding, build community connections and facilitate action among citizens and communities. Porch Chats are part or the Friends of Crime Prevention initiative and chat ideas are brought […]
We’re so proud to have launched the #KeepFamiliesSafe family violence prevention campaign on Father’s Day. Even the most resilient families need to know how to manage their stress and we all need to look out for one another. Research shows family violence increases in a pandemic. It also confirms that simple, early intervention can […]
Help WRCPC get a sense of how our community is working together in responding to the pandemic. We are looking for individuals in various roles and from a wide range of sectors who have a sense of the workings behind our community’s pandemic response. Click the link provided for more information and to take the […]
2 WRCPC staff have join 17 other ROW staff redeployed to the Emergency Homeless Men’s Overflow Shelter at the A.R.Kaufman YMCA. Here is a taste of what it is like: https://ywkw.ca/finding-beauty-in-a-time-of-coronavirus/ P.S. quick and creative collaboration within Waterloo region has meant that so far only one confirmed Covid-19 case in the shelter population of 400 […]
By Christiane Sadeler – originally posted in The Record Preventing the spread of a virus drove us into our homes. Preventing the violence that can emerge from that very isolation is our next challenge. The research linking pandemics to violence in the home is very clear. Quarantine and physical isolation — the very measures that […]
