METRAC is pleased to make this selection of free violence prevention resources available, some of which were published or updated with the support of the Ontario Government. They address issues that diverse women, youth, and children face. To order high quality, colourful paper versions of some of these violence prevention materials, visit our Order Our Publications page. If you view or download these publications, please take a moment to fill out METRAC's Resources Survey.

Anti-Oppression, Equity, and Rights
Dating Violence
Getting Help
Healthy Relationships
Legal Issues for Girls and Women
Reports and Research
Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment
Stalking
Violence Against Women and Girls

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ANTI-OPPRESSION, EQUITY, AND RIGHTS
Don't Make me Repeat Myself: A Peer Educator’s Advocacy Training Manual for Youth on Gender-Based Violence
Training manual for peer educators for youth on issues of gender-based violence, advocacy, civic engagement, and oppression; created through the Youth Alliance Project; 15 pages
Youth-Friendliness of Non-Profit Boards Checklist
Checklist for non-profit boards to assess how friendly and accessible they are to diverse youth; includes recommendations, resources, and important definitions; created through the Youth Alliance Project; 8 pages
DATING VIOLENCE
I Want to Know About Dating Violence
Geared towards young women 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
Ins and Outs of Dating Violence
Geared towards youth experiencing or at risk of dating violence; includes warning signs, dating abuse checklist, and tips on how to build a healthy relationship; printable booklet Adapted from "Dating Violence and How to Recognize it", Family Resource Centre, Geraldton
GETTING HELP
Services for Women and Communities in the Greater Toronto Area bookmark
Includes emergency numbers, shelters, counselling services, and websites
Services for Women and Communities in Ontario bookmark
Includes emergency numbers, shelters, counselling services, and websites
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, opens to 3 panels Client Rights Project (FACE, TRCC/MWAR, WCREC)
Know Your Rights
Business card size brochure, opens to 3 panels Client Rights Project (FACE, TRCC/MWAR, WCREC)
Muskoka Bookmark on Canadian Women's History
Lists some Canadian women's history information and community resoures Grey Bruce Family Violence Prevention (contact: Women's House of Bruce County in Kincardine)
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
Are You Cool?
A pamphlet geared towards 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
RePlay Positive Video Game: Youth Stuff Zine
Complements METRAC's free online video game, RePlay: Finding Zoe, but also appropriate as a stand-alone resource; 8 pages; on healthy relationships and how to get help for youth 8 to 14
Tips for Girls: Building Healthy, Equal Relationships wallet card
Complements METRAC's free online video game, RePlay: Finding Zoe, but also appropriate as a stand-alone resource; on practical things young women 8 to 14 can do to build healthy relationships
Tips for Boys: Building Healthy, Equal Relationships wallet card
Complements METRAC's free online video game, RePlay: Finding Zoe, but also appropriate as a stand-alone resource; on practical things young men 8 to 14 can do to build healthy relationships
RePlay Positive Video Game Project: Handbook for Parents
Complements METRAC's free online video game, RePlay: Finding Zoe, but also appropriate as a stand-alone resource; on how parents/guardians can use RePlay as an educational tool with youth 8 to 14; 12 pages
RePlay Positive Video Game Project: Handbook for Educators
Complements METRAC's free online video game, RePlay: Finding Zoe, but also appropriate as a stand-alone resource; on how teachers and youth workers can use RePlay as an educational tool with youth 8 to 14; 16 pages; contains supplimentary information on using social-issue games as educational tools
LEGAL ISSUES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN
Mediation Facts and Issues handbook
Addresses what mediation is and its use in the family law system; discusses when mediation should and should not be used for women experiencing violence; 15 pages
REPORTS AND RESEARCH
Information on Assessing Websites
Provides information about how to conduct research online and how to determine the relevance, validity, and accuracy of online information; 11 pages
Pushed (Back) Into the Closet: Pushed (back) in the Closet: Research Findings on the Safety Needs of LGBTTIQQ2S Women and Trans Communities of Toronto (2009)
Assesses the safety needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning, and two-spirited (LGBTTIQQ2S) women and trans communities, focussing on their experiences of violence and fear of violence in public spaces in the City of Toronto; 38 pages
Youth Alliance Project Literature Review, Survey Findings, and Youth Demands (2008)
Review of literature on violence against young women; includes results of a survey of young women on safety, violence, and oppression and youth recommendations arising from the Youth Alliance Project; 10 pages
"No Cherries Grow on Our Trees": A Social Policy Research Paper for the Take Action Project to Address Women’s Poverty and Violence Against Women (2008)
Research report prepared by the Take Action Project on the relationship between violence against women and poverty in Ontario; details policy recommendations on the issues; 58 pages
Creating a Violence Prevention Video Game: Literature Review and Research Summary for METRAC's RePlay Project (2007)
Review of literature on video game theories and their connection to issues of gender based violence; includes summary of research conducted with 250 diverse Ontario youth aged 8 to 14 on their game playing practices and preferences; 45 pages
Submission to Senate Committee on Human Rights: UN Rights of the Child as Applied in Canada (2007)
Submission made by METRAC to Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, focussing on Canada's application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Brief Literature Review on Strength-Based Teaching and Counselling (2006)
Review of research on strengh-based approches to counselling and education of youth; 9 pages
SEXUAL ASSAULT
METRAC Statistics Sheet: Sexual Assault
Canadian statistics on sexual assault; printable web page
METRAC Frequently Asked Questions Sheet About Sexual Assault
Frequently asked questions about sexual assault; printable web page
Sexual Assault Fact Sheet
Information pamphlet that includes statistics, effects of sexual assault, myths and realities, and advice for survivors or friends of survivors; pamphlet Available for order in 9 other languages: Spanish, Tamil, Punjabi, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Polish, Italian, Somali, Portuguese Adapted from "Sexual Assault Fact Sheet", Peel Committee on Sexual Assault
I Want to Know About Dealing With Sexual Violence
Geared towards 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
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
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
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
Sorry about the Rape Poster
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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
Sexual Harassment In the Workplace
Includes definitions, myths and realities, effects of sexual harassment, advice to women experiencing harassment, and ideas for prevention; 8-page booklet Peel Committee on Sexual Assault
STALKING
METRAC Statistics Sheet: Stalking
Canadian statistics on stalking/sexual harassment; printable web page
METRAC Frequently Asked Questions Sheet About Stalking
Frequently asked questions about stalking/criminal harassment; printable web page
Love or Obsession: A Guide for Women Being Stalked
Geared towards women being stalked; includes definitions, signs, and options; 23 pages
What You Need to Know About Stalking: A Guide for Service Providers
Geared towards service providers supporting women experiencing stalking; includes comprehensive definitions, warning signs, safety plan information, relevant legislation, and options; 23 pages
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
METRAC Statistics Sheet: Violence Against Women Partners
Canadian statistics on domestic and intimiate partner violence against women Printable web page
METRAC Frequently Asked Questions Sheet on Violence, Girls, and Young Women
Frequently asked questions about violence, girls, and young women Printable web page
Youth Alliance Project Poster on Violence Against Young Women
Youth-friendly image and statistics on violence against diverse young women
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
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
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)