Support for Women Who Have Experienced Abuse

Education and support services are available to women who have experienced abuse in their intimate relationships. The women's program raises awareness of the dynamics of abuse and supports women to make healthy choices that protect the safety and emotional well being of themselves and their children.

Group programs for women provide support and build skills for healthy relationships. Programs are available through the Pacific Centre Family Services Association.

Women who use violence

Women who use violence in intimate relationships, toward either male or female partners, are invited to explore a special counselling service available. Administered by a partnership of five community agencies, Women Using Violence provides assessment, referral and counselling for women.

The service is designed for women who use severe violence or who use violence on a regular basis. Women who use violence in self-defence or in periodic episodes of retaliation against an abusive partner are better served by programs for abused women, and are referred accordingly.

(Call Cathy at 250-589-2556 for information, referrals, and assessment appointments.)

For more services for women, go to community resources.

Information Bulletins

The Ending Relationship Abuse Society of BC has created 13 Information Bulletins to assist those offering and seeking services with important information regarding relationship abuse treatment with an emphasis on those who perpetrate acts of relationship abuse. 

Click here to see the list of bulletins:  INFORMATION BULLETINS