The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is a unique
not-for-profit organization that provides a broad range of programs and services to women who have experienced many different forms of violence, including partner assault, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse. Started in 1985, the...
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The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is a unique
not-for-profit organization that provides a broad range of programs and services to women who have experienced many different forms of violence, including partner assault, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse. Started in 1985, the Clinic has supported women from diverse ethno-cultural and geographic communities across the Greater Toronto Area, to achieve freedom from violence. Our commitment to the eradication and prevention of violence against women is promoted through the delivery of multi-faceted client services (counselling, legal and language interpretation) as well as through a broad range of community development and advocacy programs. These programs address the impact and root causes of violence against women, foster more effective and better coordinated services to women, as well as facilitate reforms to the legal, medical and social welfare systems that deliver essential services to women.The Barbra Schlifer Clinic promotes women’s autonomy, self-determination and equality. Our integrated services support women who are highly marginalized and who experience multiple barriers to freedom from violence.
The Clinic participates in many service and advocacy partnerships and collaborates on initiatives designed to promote women’s safety, and long term wellbeing. Over the last 22 years, the Clinic has assisted thousands of women and is well regarded within the community for its leadership and innovation in creating programs and services that support women in their struggle to achieve freedom from violence.
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The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic delivers high quality programs and services to women who are victims
of violence, and to the community at large, through a broad range of education, professional development, community development and systemic reform initiatives. Our programs and...
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The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic delivers high quality programs and services to women who are victims
of violence, and to the community at large, through a broad range of education, professional development, community development and systemic reform initiatives. Our programs and services are designed to promote women’s autonomy and safety, increase women’s
access to justice and community services, and to ensure
better coordinated and more effective service provision
to women. Our programs and services include:• counselling, legal, language interpretation and
information and referral services for women;• public education and professional development
programs for diverse individuals, service-providers and
professionals working within the GTA, that focus on the
root causes and impacts of violence, legal rights and
options for victims of violence and systemic responses
to women’s experiences of violence;• provision of clinical education programs for social work
and law students;• advocacy on behalf of women who are victims of
violence with legal, medical and social welfare
professionals;• consultations with professionals, institutional policy-
makers and government on issues relating to violence
against women;• development of service and advocacy partnerships with
other agencies and organizations who are delivering
services and/or working on social issues connected to
women’s experiences of violence;• ongoing assessment of gaps in services for women
within the community and strategies for resource sharing
amongst service providers across the GTA.
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Contact the email address above if you are interested in volunteering.