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* '''For crisis support, dial [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1055 VictimLINK] at 1-800-563-0808''' for confidential and multilingual service.
* '''For crisis support, dial [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1055 VictimLINK] at 1-800-563-0808''' for confidential and multilingual service.
* For more information, visit the [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?f=Abuse+%26+family+violence Clicklaw website] (www.clicklaw.bc.ca) for a list of websites and other assistance under the heading "Your safety."
* For more information, visit the [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?f=Abuse+%26+family+violence Clicklaw website] (www.clicklaw.bc.ca) for a list of websites and other assistance under the heading "Your safety."
* MyLawBC's abuse and family violence website is a [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4277 guided online tool] that asks you specific questions about your situation and gives you an action plan.
The rest of this chapter talks about the various laws related to family violence. Reading it will take some time and focus.
The rest of this chapter talks about the various laws related to family violence. Reading it will take some time and focus.


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===Resources===
===Resources===
* E-book by Dr. Linda C. Neilson, ''[http://commentary.canlii.org/w/canlii/2017CanLIIDocs2 Responding to Domestic Violence in Family Law, Civil Protection & Child Protection Cases]'' (CanLII February 2017, updated March 2020)
* E-book by Dr. Linda C. Neilson, ''[http://commentary.canlii.org/w/canlii/2017CanLIIDocs2 Responding to Domestic Violence in Family Law, Civil Protection & Child Protection Cases]'' (CanLII February 2017, updated March 2020)
* [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4277 MyLawBC Abuse & family violence pathway]
*  VictimLINK crisis support line: 1-800-563-0808
*  VictimLINK crisis support line: 1-800-563-0808
*  Battered Women's Support Service crisis support line: 1-855-687-1868
*  Battered Women's Support Service crisis support line: 1-855-687-1868
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*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1317 Dial-A-Law Script "Peace Bonds and Assault Charges"]
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1317 Dial-A-Law Script "Peace Bonds and Assault Charges"]
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1319 Ministry of Attorney General's Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch and Legal Services Society's booklet ''For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Family Law Protection Orders'']
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1319 Ministry of Attorney General's Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch and Legal Aid BC's booklet ''For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Family Law Protection Orders'']
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?f=Abuse+%26+family+violence Clicklaw resources on abuse and family violence]
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?f=Abuse+%26+family+violence Clicklaw resources on abuse and family violence]
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=child%20protection Clicklaw resources on child protection]
*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=child%20protection Clicklaw resources on child protection]