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* '''If you are in immediate danger, call 911.'''  
* '''If you are in immediate danger, call 911.'''  
* '''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 [https://victimlinkbc.ca/ VictimLINK] at 1-800-563-0808''' for confidential and multilingual service.
* For more information, visit the [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/legal-topics/family/abuse-staying-safe Clicklaw website] for a list of websites and other assistance under the Family subtopic "Abuse & staying safe."
* For more information, visit the [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/legal-topics/family/abuse-staying-safe Clicklaw website] for a list of websites and other assistance under the Family subtopic "Abuse & staying safe."


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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)
* Legal Aid BC & YWCA, ''[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2231 Mothers Leaving Abusive Partners: Family Law Information]''
* Legal Aid BC & YWCA, ''[https://info.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/family-law/mothers-leaving-abusive-partners Mothers Leaving Abusive Partners: Family Law Information]''
* Rise Women’s Legal Centre, ''[https://perma.cc/5ADM-E22W Are We Ready to Change? A Lawyer’s Guide to Keeping Women and Children Safe in BC’s Family Law System]''
* Rise Women’s Legal Centre, ''[https://perma.cc/5ADM-E22W Are We Ready to Change? A Lawyer’s Guide to Keeping Women and Children Safe in BC’s Family Law System]''
* Rise Women’s Legal Centre, ''[https://perma.cc/UJN7-UJA8 Decolonizing Family Law Through Trauma-Informed Practices]''
* Rise Women’s Legal Centre, ''[https://perma.cc/UJN7-UJA8 Decolonizing Family Law Through Trauma-Informed Practices]''
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* Battered Women's Support Services [https://www.bwss.org/ website] and crisis support line: 1-855-687-1868
* Battered Women's Support Services [https://www.bwss.org/ website] and crisis support line: 1-855-687-1868
* Rise Women’s Legal Centre: 1-236-317-9000 or complete an appointment request at https://womenslegalcentre.ca/
* Rise Women’s Legal Centre: 1-236-317-9000 or complete an appointment request at https://womenslegalcentre.ca/
* More legal advice, representation and advocacy services related to abuse and family violence on [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/search?so=r&f=Abuse+%26+family+violence Clicklaw's HelpMap website]
* Rise Women's Legal Centre, ''[https://www.womenslegalcentre.ca/publications/seeking-a-peace-bond-bc Seeking a Peace Bond: A Guide]'' (available in 12 languages)
* Rise Women's Legal Centre, ''[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/5032 Seeking a Peace Bond: A Guide]'' (available in 12 languages)
* Dial-A-Law Script [https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/peace-bonds/ "Peace Bonds and Assault Charges"]
* Dial-A-Law Script [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1317 "Peace Bonds and Assault Charges"]
* Ministry of Attorney General's Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch and Legal Aid BC's booklet ''[https://info.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/family-law/your-protection For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Family Law Protection Orders]''
* Ministry of Attorney General's Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch and Legal Aid BC's booklet [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1319 ''For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Family Law Protection Orders'']
* [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/legal-topics/family/abuse-staying-safe Clicklaw's "Abuse & staying safe"] information page
* [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?f=Abuse+%26+family+violence Clicklaw resources on abuse and family violence]
* Legal Aid BC's [https://info.legalaid.bc.ca/topic/abuse Intimate partner violence] information page
* [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?k=child%20protection Clicklaw resources on child protection]
* Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page [https://www.familylawinbc.ca/children/child-protection "Child protection"]
* Legal Aid BC's [https://legalaid.bc.ca/publications/subject/4 publications on abuse and family violence]
* Rise Women's Legal Centre, ''[https://www.womenslegalcentre.ca/publications/why-cant-everyone-just-get-along Why Can't Everyone Just Get Along?]''
* Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4642 "Child protection"]
* Rise Women's Legal Centre, ''[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4886 Why Can't Everyone Just Get Along?]''
* Justice Canada's ''[https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/help-aide/index.html HELP Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence]''
* Justice Canada's ''[https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/help-aide/index.html HELP Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence]''


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