New Article that Critiques the new BC Family Law Act & PDOV/MCFD released a new three- year, $5.5 million action plan

Rachel Treloar, Susan B. Boyd. Family Law Reform in (Neoliberal) Context: British Columbia's New Family Law Act International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 2014; doi: 10.1093/lawfam/ebt017

Retrieved from: http://lawfam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/ebt017?ijkey=PLUhZbbmHlOyqZ8&keytype=ref

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Provincial Office of Domestic Violence has released a new three- year, $5.5 million action plan. The Action plan can be found on their website at http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/podv/pdf/dv_pp_booklet.pdf

N E W S R E L E A S E - Ministry of Children & Family Development

For Immediate Release

2014CFD0003

- 000134

Feb. 5, 2014

Ministry of Children and Family Development Government 

launches three-year domestic violence plan

VICTORIA – Government’s extensive consultation with anti-violence groups has culminated in

the release of the Provincial Domestic Violence Plan. The new three-year, $5.5-million Provincial 

Domestic Violence Plan – co-ordinated through the Provincial Office of Domestic Violence (PODV) 

– delivers on government’s commitment to make B.C. a safer place for women, children and anyone 

who has been affected by domestic violence.

The plan is the result of public and anti-violence stakeholder consultations and includes the creation of 

additional specialized domestic violence units, programs for Aboriginal families, direct services for perpetrators,

and improved access to services and social housing for survivors in rural and remote communities

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The plan also includes an Aboriginal response and specific approaches to address the unique needs of immigrant 

and refugee women and women with disabilities. Government will invest in direct services to address focus areas 

that were identified during the consultation process as key priorities.

Highlights of the plan:

 $1 million to help with the start-up and implementation of 

additional specialized domestic violence units, which will 

provide direct services to high- risk families.

 $2 million to develop and deliver programs specifically for 

Aboriginal women, men and children affected by domestic 

violence– including victims and perpetrators.

 $1 million to provide support and intervention for perpetrators

to hold them accountable and support changes in behaviour and 

attitude.

 $1.5 million in direct supports to women and children for 

housing and transportation in rural and remote communities.