Luke's Place Resource Library
Luke's Place has an extensive Resource Library.
Contents are listed below:
Catalogue
Luke’s Place offers comprehensive and current
information regarding community services and resources for the purposes
of providing timely and useful information and referrals to women and
service providers. The centre may be accessed via telephone, email
contact or in-person by scheduled appointment.
The Luke’s Place Resource Library is available to clients of the agency
and community service providers and legal professionals who register as
members of the Centre. The library houses approximately 550 titles in
various media including; books, articles, reports, research studies,
newsletters, information booklets, videos and audiocassettes. Most items
may be signed out for a period of three weeks. Some resources are for
reference only.
The following is a listing of subject matter covered:
Child Support – including Federal Child Support
Guidelines
Custody and Access - including supervised access, child
exchange, custody and access with domestic violence issues; Special
Joint Committee on Child C&A and briefs to and concerns about; law
reform; changes to Divorce Act; custody and access assessors/assessments
Community – community responses and protocols; Durham
Region-related reports, studies and services
Divorce and Separation
Family Issues – parenting, child care, family issues
Government – Government initiatives, programs and
services
Legal – the law, legal issues, family law, legislation,
changes to legislation, case law, Legal Aid, Court systems, procedures
and forms, stalking and criminal harassment; gender equality in the
justice system; women’s access to justice/law reform, etc.
Marginalized women - includes cultural issues, First
Nations women, rural women, immigrant and refugee women, women with
disabilities and deaf women, lesbian women, women in conflict with the
law
Mediation and ADR (alternative dispute resolution
methods)
Offenders/abusers
Professionals – legal or health professionals/medical
or mental health professionals, teachers/educators – best practices,
guidelines, handbooks
Relationships, self-care, health and personal growth
Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse
Social and Public Policies; Social Issues – the women’s
movement, poverty, employment, education, some gender-related material
Impact of violence on children
Violence – family violence, spousal violence, elder
abuse, cycle of, effects of, dynamics of, general information, FAQs,
facts and overviews
Violence-related surveys and statistics – surveys,
research done, stat sheets on various issues related to violence
Oshawa Durham Rape Crisis Centre
http://durhamrapecrisiscentre.com/
The Durham Rape Crisis Centre makes an effort to
provide comprehensive resource materials to those in need in the Durham
Region.
We provide books, videos and handouts on a very large variety of topics
in relation to violence against women and children, anti-oppression,
self help, studies, male survivors of sexual violence and violence in
general.
For more information about our resources and how we may help you with
research or information, please contact us at (905) 444-9672 or email
info@durhamrapecrisiscentre.com
Tel: (905) 728-4968
email: info@vpcc.ca