by Sofia Johnson | May 26, 2022 | Press Release
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 Schlifer Commemorative...
by Pamela Rice | Mar 9, 2022 | Advocacy
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 and serving women...
by Pamela Rice | Aug 6, 2021 | Project
UPDATED: AUGUST 2021 COVID-19 Resources for Non-Status Women (See Webinar) Health (UPDATED with Vaccination Information) Anyone can be tested or treated for COVID-19. You do not need OHIP/Health coverage. UPDATE: Anyone who is 12 and older, has an identity document...
by Pamela Rice | Jul 27, 2021 | Counselling
Group Counselling The Schlifer Clinic offers several open and closed counselling groups throughout the year. Information on the groups is available below, including how to register if registration is required. Please check back regularly to learn of added groups, or...
by Pamela Rice | Apr 30, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
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...
by Pamela Rice | Apr 29, 2021 | COVID
Self-Care Strategies During COVID-19 As a necessary precautionary measure, and to reduce the risk of community transmission of COVID-19, we modified how we deliver services on Monday, March 16, 2020. We know that the situation we currently find ourselves in is new and...
by Pamela Rice | Apr 21, 2021 | Get Involved
2022 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award 2022 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award: Call for Submissions In May 2012, the Barbra Schlifer Clinic launched its first Spirit of Barbara Schlifer Award. This award was historically presented at our Annual Tribute fundraiser. The...
by Pamela Rice | Apr 9, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
Migrant Women’s Rights Project In 2016, the Barbra Schlifer Clinic convened a consortium of organizations, front-line service providers, agencies and researchers who separately work with women with precarious immigration status who are vulnerable to trafficking....
by Pamela Rice | Apr 9, 2021 | COVID
Resources for Non-Status Women During COVID-19 Updated August 6, 2021 COVID-19 Resources for Non-Status Women (See Webinar) Health (UPDATED with Vaccination Information) Anyone can be tested or treated for COVID-19. You do not need OHIP/Health coverage. UPDATE:...
by Pamela Rice | Apr 9, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
Criminalization of Women A disproportionate number of women who were reporting violence against them, found themselves facing criminal charges. The Criminalization of Women Project seeks to reverse this trend. The Criminalization of Women Project was conceived to...
