Past Projects
The Schlifer Clinic is a leader in the violence against women services field. We are active in a number of projects and programs geared toward providing survivors of gender-based violence with the services they need to access the justice system while taking into consideration the complex lived realities of survivors and current understandings of gender-based violence (GBV).
Risk Assessment Project
The Risk Assessment Project was funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario, and takes into account the complex lived realities of survivors and current understandings of gender-based violence (GBV).
Here, you will find a User Guide, RIA Tool and the final report project. We recommend you read the User Guide before and in tandem with the RIA Tool.
If you have any questions regarding the tool or our findings, please contact us.
Not Okay
Not Okay built on the independent legal advice (ILA) pilot project and worked in partnership with Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre at Women’s College Hospital, and Aboriginal Legal Services to provide women from underserved communities who experienced sexual assault with the services needed at familiar and frequently accessed locations.
Out of that project came a series of flyers that share information on what a survivor might need to know regaring sexual assault or harassment. The information contained within the flyers does not constitute legal advice. If you have experienced sexual assualt or harassment, contact us.
Role of the Survivor
After reporting to the police, the survivor does not have a decision-making role in the criminal process as it moves forward.
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Obligations of Colleges & Universities
According to Ontario’s Regulation on Sexual Violence at Colleges and Universities, all colleges and universities are required to appropriately accommodate their students who have been affected by sexual violence.
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Reporting to a Professional Regulatory Body
If the person who assaulted you, or behaved inappropriately in a sexual way, belongs to a regulated profession (e.g., doctor, nurse, lawyer, teacher, massage therapist, chiropractor, social worker, psychologist or engineer), you can complain to the regulatory body that oversees and governs the ethical and professional conduct of individuals in that profession.
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Bringing a Civil Lawsuit
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Luke’s Place
A Luke’s Place project ran from April 2016 to January 2017, and provided women who experienced abuse and were involved in family court in Ontario with free summary legal advice through web-based video conference consultations with pro bono lawyers. Read More
Justice Done
Justice Done In 2011, the Barbra Schlifer Clinic held a provincial forum with advocates and legal professionals working in the area of violence against women. The resulting report went out to the community and funders with practical suggestions and interesting project ideas.
Read the reports:
Justice Done: Crafting Opportunity from Adversity; Se render justice: des solutions en dépit de l’adversité
- Blueprints Project for system change with Elizabeth Fry Toronto and WomanACT
- Women Speak Out, with Sistering, Working for Change and the Mennonite New Life Centre
- The provincial Family Court Support Worker training project, headed by Luke’s Place and Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes
- The CAW/VAW Protocol Steering Committee with the Ministry of Community and Social Services
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