Other support resources

On this page, you will find other regional and national resources on male intimate partner violence and on victim support. You will find informative websites as well as interactive tools.

Association québécoise Plaidoyer-Victimes
Organisation that promotes and defends the rights and interests of victims of crime.

Crime Victims Assistance Centres (CAVAC)
Front-line services offered in collaboration with the judicial system, the health and social services network and community organisations.

Centre de recherches appliquées et interdisciplinaires sur les violences intimes, familiales et structurelles (RAIV)
A partnership that brings together members from different disciplines: social work, law, criminology, feminist studies, psychoeducation, psychology, public administration, anthropology, sexology, visual arts, design, measurement and evaluation, epidemiology, public health.

It’s not violent
Interactive web tool for 15-to-25-year-olds that presents situations in the form of text message conversations.

Coopération Forces Action (in French)
Consultation services specialising in situations of social violence, aimed at both work teams and professionals.

Éducaloi – Domestic Violence
Website for the general public explaining the legal context relating to intimate partners violence.

Fédération des maisons d’hébergement pour femmes (in French)
A Québec association that brings together, supports and represents women’s shelters in order to promote and defend the rights of women and their children who are experiencing multiple social problems.

Québec government
Québec government information page dealing with intimate partner violence.

Inform’Elle (in French)
Free legal information on family law.

L’Alliance des maisons d’hébergement de deuxième étape (in French)
Provincial group representing second-stage shelters that offer women, with or without children, safe transitional housing where they can receive specialised post-separation services dealing with intimate partner violence.

L’Alliance gaspésienne des maisons d’aide et d’hébergement (in French)
A group of shelters that provide innovative tools and fresh, updated training.

Government Action Plan on Domestic Violence 2018‑2023
Publication produced by the Secrétariat à la condition féminine, in collaboration with the departments and organizations involved in developing the 2018-2023 Government Action Plan on Domestic Violence.

Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale (in French)
Québec network that brings together and supports shelters, develops various awareness-raising strategies and contributes to the evolution of laws and policies to better protect victims.

Sisyphe.org (in French)
Feminist website featuring information, analysis and opinion.

SOS violence conjugale
Provincial organisation that refers women to shelters across the province. This resource also offers tools for people who are wondering about intimate partner violence, need help or want to help a woman they know.

Trousse média sur la violence conjugale (in French)
Kit prepared by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.