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Ending Violence
Welcome to the website of the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia (EVA BC), a resource for community-based services that support survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, child abuse and criminal harassment.
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Victims and Witnesses of Crime and Violence
Being a victim or witness to crime, violence or abuse is a role no one is prepared for and not everyone will respond the same way to the same crime. As well, immediate family members of crime victims can experience loss and psychological harm.
If it happens to you, it is important that you talk to someone about how the crime or violence has affected you. Help is available. Using the navigation on the left, see:
•How Crime or Violence May Affect You for information on domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, elder abuse and more.
•How to Get Help for a list of help lines and other resources.

Police Victim Services of BC

Useful Websites

Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic violence is any form of violent or abusive behaviour that happens in intimate relationships (marriage, common law, family, dating, friends) or after such a relationship ends.
Domestic violence can also occur in situations where one family member has sponsored another family member to immigrate to Canada. The issues around domestic violence in this kind of a relationship can be very complex.
Being in a relationship does not give anyone the right to be violent. Incidents of violence or abuse can happen once or many times during the relationship and after the relationship ends. Signs of violence or abuse include:
•physical violence (hitting, shoving, restraining, slapping)
•stalking or threatening
•sexual abuse
•controlling or intimidation (hurting or threatening to hurt a pet, threatening to hurt someone else, threatening to commit suicide, destroying property or stealing money, neglect, exploitation or financial deprivation)
•mental abuse (put downs, name-calling, insults, rejection, belittling, isolation)

Family Violence

Domestic Violence - Where to get help