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Human Services guidelines : victims of family violence new construction and renovation program

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The Victims of Family Violence New Construction and Renovation Program is provided under the Federal Agreement for Investment in Affordable Housing and is intended to address priority capacity... More ≫

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The Victims of Family Violence New Construction and Renovation Program is provided under the Federal Agreement for Investment in Affordable Housing and is intended to address priority capacity issues and the need for additional shelter and transition housing spaces to ensure that families fleeing violence have a safe, secure and healthy environment. Cosmetic renovations are not eligible for funding under this program.

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Ministry of Human Services’ response to the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate “Remembering Brian : an investigative review”

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The report from the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate made six recommendations about four key areas related to practice and processes with the child intervention system in Alberta. The... More ≫

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The report from the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate made six recommendations about four key areas related to practice and processes with the child intervention system in Alberta. The Ministry of Human Services agrees with all six of the recommendations. The Ministry has a variety of activities and work underway which can be built upon to achieve these outcomes suggested in the recommendations.

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Advanced family violence training for child intervention staff : an environmental scan

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This environmental scan was conducted to provide information from Canadian and international sources on best and promising practices in the areas of family violence training for child intervention... More ≫

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This environmental scan was conducted to provide information from Canadian and international sources on best and promising practices in the areas of family violence training for child intervention personnel. The scan was conducted as part of a collaborative research project conducted by Calgary Counselling Centre researchers in partnership with Alberta Human Services and The Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research. Results of the scan will be used to inform the development of a framework for advanced family violence training for child intervention staff in Alberta.

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Advanced family violence training for child intervention staff : a review of the literature

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This literature review examines Canadian incident rates for domestic violence in child welfare cases, the co-occurrence of exposure to domestic violence and other forms of child maltreatment,... More ≫

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This literature review examines Canadian incident rates for domestic violence in child welfare cases, the co-occurrence of exposure to domestic violence and other forms of child maltreatment, current risk assessment tools, and safety planning practices used with families in which domestic violence is a concern. Family violence training programs for child intervention staff are reviewed and the best and promising practices are identified.

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