BSCC Blog
Initial Reaction to the Joint Declaration and Framework for Action on Gender-Based Violence
9 November 2022 – Today, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments recognized the importance of the issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women (VAW). We appreciate that some of the recommendations from the GBV...
$100,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant Builds on
Barbra Schlifer Clinic Resiliency
August 12, 2022, Toronto, ON – The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic was honoured to receive a transformative $100,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in late 2020. The grant was used to focus on the...
Barbra Schlifer Clinic Announced as an OECM Supplier Partner
Toronto, Ontario: July 27, 2022 – Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is proud to announce that Interpreter Services Toronto is collaborating with OECM (Ontario Education Collaborative Market) as a new Category B – interpretation services Supplier...
2022 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award Recipients
Lise Martin and Dr. Jennifer Kagan Announced as the2022 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award Recipients Award acknowledges the commitment of women and gender-diverse people committed to protecting the right of survivors Toronto: May 26, 2022 – Barbra...
WRITTEN BRIEF TO STATUS OF WOMEN COMMITTEE STUDY ON INTIMATE PARTNER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CANADA
March 9, 2022 Background on Clinic Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (“the Clinic”) is the only Clinic of its kind in Canada, providing specialized counselling, legal, and interpretation services. The Clinic has extensive expertise representing...
Risk Assessment Tool
Enhanced Safety: Risk Assessment Tool in Family Courts The Clinic received funding from the Law Foundation of Ontario for a two-year project to create a risk assessment tool that will take into account the complex lived realities of survivors and...