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Resources for Domestic Abuse and Violence

Domestic Violence Survival Kit - "This survival kit tells you what you can do if you are threatened or hit by your spouse or partner. It is a self help guide that explains your legal rights and how to get help from the legal system. This guide also contains ideas to help you put together a safety plan and provides telephone numbers to call if you need shelter, advocacy services, counseling, a support group or if you just need someone to talk to."

Feminist Majority Foundation's Domestic Violence Information Center

Men Stopping Violence - "Men Stopping Violence is a social organisation dedicated to ending men's violence against women."

The National Domestic Violence Hotline - "Until the violence stops, the hotline will continue to answer...one call at a time. Help is available to callers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies..."

National Organization for Men Against Sexism - "The National Organization for Men Against Sexism is an activist organization of men and women supporting positive changes for men."

Women at Risk - "Women at Risk provides financial support to established local projects who are working to improve the world for these women."

For Simple and Healthy Living

Center for a New American Dream - " The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice."

Take Back Your Time - " Take Back Your Time is a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment."

The Simple Living Network - "Since 1996, the Simple Living Network has been providing resources, tools, examples and contacts for conscious, simple, healthy and restorative living."

For Parents, Employers & Work/Life Balance

Balancing Work and Family (Canada) - information on balancing work and family, resources for parents and communities and solutions for employers.

Creating a Family-Friendly Workplace (Canadian Government) - "Employees today are often juggling work and family responsibilities, demands on their time for education, exercise, community service and/or leisure and may, at times, feel dissatisfied with the quality of both their work and personal lives. Faced with the constant struggle to balance work responsibilities with personal commitments, they are looking to their workplace to provide some relief, support and practical solutions to their busy and stressful lives..."

Every Child Matters - "The Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme aims to ensure that support for parents becomes routine, particularly at key points in a child or young person's life."

Families and Work Institute (FWI) - "FWI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organisation that studies the changing workforce, the changing workplace, the changing family and the changing community."

The National Center for Fathering - "The mission of the National Center for Fathering is to improve the well-being of children by inspiring and equipping men to be more effectively involved in the lives of children. In response to a dramatic trend towards fatherlessness in America, the Center was founded in 1990 by Dr. Ken Canfield to conduct research on fathers and fathering, and to develop practical resources to prepare dads for nearly every fathering situation."

Program for Early Parents (PEPS) - "PEPs works through advocacy, collaboration, and direct services to ensure that parents have the resources and community support they need to be successful."

Working Moms Refuge - "This site is produced by women living the same life as you - we juggle babies and dinners and work and sanity. Come share with us your tales, your tips, your questions ..."

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