Family Violence Initiative Performance Report for April 2004 to March 2008

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Part 1 - Introduction
  • Purpose of the Report
  • What is Family Violence?
  • Organization of this Report
• Part 2 - Background
  • A Long-term Federal Commitment
  • Mandate
  • Objectives
  • Planned Activities and Results
  • Family Violence Initiative … Logic Model
  • FVI Member Departments
  • FVI Horizontal Management Approach
  • Coordination Mechanisms
  • International Dimensions
  • Resources
• Part 3 - Family Violence in Canada: Trends and Issues
  • Scope, Nature and Extent of Family Violence
  • Current Overview
  • Spousal Violence
  • Criminal Harassment
  • Family Violence Against Children and Youth
  • Family Violence Against Older Adults
  • Aboriginal Populations
  • Consequences
  • Responses to Family Violence
• Part 4 - Performance Results
  • Overview
  • Expected Immediate Outcome: Strengthened Horizontal Management at the Federal Level
    • Results-based Management and Accountability Framework
    • Interdepartmental Strategy Planning
    • Interdepartmental Collaborative Undertakings
  • Expected Immediate Outcome: Strengthened F/P/T Collaborative Partnerships
    • FVI Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group
    • Working Together with Stakeholders
  • Expected Immediate Outcome: Enhanced Federal Policy, Programs and Legislative Response to Family Violence
    • Legislative and Policy Responses
    • Building Safe and Healthy Communities
    • Improving Services for Victims of Family Violence
    • Interventions with Federal Offenders
  • Expected Intermediate Outcome: More Coordinated Federal Approach
  • Expected Immediate Result: Increased Knowledge Base
  • Expected Immediate Result: Expanded Inventory of Accessible Information and Educational Resources
    • Public Legal Education and Information
  • Expected Intermediate Result: Increased Public Awareness of Family Violence Issues
  • Expected Immediate Result: Increased and More Effective Community Initiatives
    • New and Enhanced Shelters
  • Expected Intermediate Result: Enhanced Community Capacity to Address Family Violence
• Part 5 - Conclusion: Moving Forward
• Appendix A - Family Violence Initiative: Member Departments and their Mandates
• Endnotes