METRAC is pleased to make an extensive selection of violence prevention materials available, some of which were published or updated with the support of the Ontario Government. These materials cover a wide range of topics, such as sexual assault, dating violence, how to find a therapist, and sexual harassment.
To order high quality, colourful paper versions of these violence prevention materials, please go to our Online Publication Order Form.
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| METRAC Statistics Sheet: Sexual Assault |  | | | | | |
- Canadian statistics on sexual assault
- Printable web page
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| METRAC Statistics Sheet: Stalking |  | | | | | |
- Canadian statistics on stalking/sexual harassment
- Printable web page
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| METRAC Statistics Sheet: Violence Against Women Partners |  | | | | | |
- Canadian statistics on domestic and intimiate partner violence against women
- Printable web page
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| METRAC Frequently Asked Questions Sheet About Sexual Assault |  | | | | | |
- Frequently asked questions about sexual assault
- Printable web page
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| METRAC Frequently Asked Questions Sheet About Stalking |  | | | | | |
- Frequently asked questions about stalking/criminal harassment
- Printable web page
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| METRAC Frequently Asked Questions Sheet on Violence, Girls, and Young Women |  | | | | | |
- Frequently asked questions about violence, girls, and young women
- Printable web page
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| I Want to Know About Dating Violence |  |  |  |  | | |
- Aimed at youth who may be experiencing dating violence or may know someone experiencing dating violence
- Wallet-card sized brochure
- Adapted from "Dating Violence", Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County, Windsor
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| I Want to Know About Dealing With Sexual Violence |  |  |  |  | | |
- Alimed at survivors of sexual assault: info for young women and women, a list of common responses to sexual assault, information about accessing services, police, and the courts
- Wallet-card sized brochure
- Adapted from "No One Deserves to be Sexually Assaulted", Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County, Windsor
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| I Want to Know About Sexual Abuse |  |  |  |  | | |
- Aimed at youth; includes information on how to identify abuse, common signs of abuse, and ideas for prevention
- Wallet-card sized brochure
- Adapted from "Sexual Abuse/Assault", Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County, Windsor
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| I Want to Know About Sexual Harassment |  |  |  |  | | |
- Includes definitions of sexual harassment, advice if the reader or someone they know is being harassed, and a list of community resources
- Wallet-card sized brochure
- Adapted from "Sexaul Harassment", Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County, Windsor
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| Interviewing a Therapist |  |  |  |  | | |
- A list of questions you can ask when looking for a therapist; questions are grouped in categories, including fees, services and record keeping, education and experience, ethical guidelines, etc.
- Business card size brochure, open to 3 panels
- Client Rights Project (FACE, TRCC/MWAR, WCREC)
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| Know Your Rights |  |  |  |  | | |
- Business card size brochure, open to 3 panels
- Client Rights Project
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| Sorry about the Rape | |  | |  | | |
- Poster
- Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape
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| Are You Cool? |  |  |  |  | | |
- A pamphlet aimed at youth that offers information about how to assess if your dating relationship is healthy; includes a quiz, warning signs and tips on how to seek help
- Pamphlet with illustrations
- YWCA of Peterborough, Victoria, Haliburton
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Wife Assault & Family Violence from the Native Perspective: Not Just A Woman's Issue |  |  | | | | |
- Booklet confronts woman abuse from an aboriginal perspective; includes suggestions for family members of survivors of violence and focuses on healing and spirtual wellness
- Booklet
- Apo-Way-A-In Mississauga Women's Shelter, Blind River
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| Confronting Lesbian Abuse |  |  |  |  | | |
- Uses three stories of violence in lesbian relationships; illustrates a different type of abusive behaviour and is accompanied by an analysis of the situation
- 12 page booklet
- London Abused Women's Centre
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| Sexual Assault Fact Sheet |  |  |  |  | | |
- Information pamphlet that includes statistics, effects of sexual assault, myths and realities, and advice for survivors or friends of survivors
- Available in 9 other languages: Spanish, Tamil, Punjabi, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Polish, Italian, Somali, Portuguese
- Pamphlet
- Adapted from "Sexual Assault Fact Sheet", Peel Committee on Sexual Assault
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Sexual Violence Against Lesbian and Bisexual Women |  |  | | | | |
- Provides information about the connection between homophobia and sexual violence; includes common myths and realities, long term effects, and how friends can lend support
- Pamphlet
- Peel Committee on Sexual Assault
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| Information for Partners |  |  |  |  | | |
- Provides helpful information for partners of childhood sexual abuse survivors; includes long term effects of abuse and advice on how to lend support
- Pamphlet
- Peel Committee on Sexual Assault
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| Sexual Harassment In the Workplace |  |  |  |  | | |
- Includes definitions, myths and realities, effects of sexual harassment, advice to women experiencing harassment, and prevention methods
- 8-page Booklet
- Peel Committee on Sexual Assault
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| Ins and Outs of Dating Violence |  |  | | | | |
- Aimed at youth experiencing or at risk of dating violence; includes warning signs, dating abuse checklist, and tips on how to build a healthy relationship
- Booklet
- Adapted from "Dating Violence and How to Recognize it", Family Resource Centre, Geraldton
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| You have the right to live free from abuse ... you are not alone |  |  |  |  | | |
- Informative pamphlet listing ways to identify an abusive relationship, listing barriers that prevent women from leaving an abusive situation
- Pamphlet
- Grey Bruce Family Violence Prevention (contact: Women's House of Bruce County in Kincardine)
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| Muskoka Bookmark on Canadian Women's History |  |  | | | | |
- Lists some Canadian women's history information and community resoures
- Bookmark
- Grey Bruce Family Violence Prevention (contact: Women's House of Bruce County in Kincardine)
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