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Category: In the Media

Charity sector news / In the Media

Opinion: A harsh dilemma for BC transition houses

When news broke in The Tyee this month of women having to leave a BC transition house into homelessness, the story on the surface appeared to be about an unwieldy transition house treating people unfairly.

But community social services know …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / In the Media / Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury

Powerful Trevor Linden video highlights concussion in intimate partner violence

There’s nothing like a plot twist to get people’s attention, and this 50-second video featuring former Canucks player Trevor Linden certainly does that.

The video revealing the stunning statistics on intimate partner violence and brain injury was released today by …

In the Media / Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury

‘I got a brain injury & a life sentence’: The hidden legacy of male violence against women

Board Voice continues to advocate here in BC on the little-known issue of intimate partner violence and brain injury, a life-changing tragedy that affects as many as 90 per cent of women who have experienced intimate partner violence. It’s so …

In the Media / Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury

Brain injury diagnosis risks being weaponized in family courts

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One of the most essential steps in supporting women with brain injuries caused by intimate partner violence is that they are able to get an assessment or diagnosis that confirms those injuries. They won’t be …

Charity sector news / In the Media / Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury / Uncategorized

Brain injury a common impact in intimate partner violence

The international awareness campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is Nov. 25 through Dec. 10, and we’re sharing this CTV story on The Cridge Centre for the Family’s leading work to bring attention and services to the women …

In the Media / Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury

Embrace Clinic gathers data at intersection of intimate partner violence & brain injury

A unique care clinic in Surrey has partnered with BC researchers to start gathering data on the rate of brain injury among victims of intimate partner violence.

The Embrace Clinic is part of the Fraser Health Authority’s forensic nursing service. …

BC Social Reports / In the Media / Uncategorized

Burgundy is the colour of death in BC

Board Voice Executive Director Jody Paterson spotted a series of eight maps in the latest BC Centre for Disease Control report on the illicit toxic drug crisis and was so alarmed at the story they were telling that she made …

Charity sector news / Governance / In the Media

Vicarious liability and non-profit boards

A cautionary and very expensive tale for any non-profit board recently played out in BC Supreme Court, where the board of Literacy Alberni Society failed to convince the court that they were wrongly found “vicariously libel” in a defamation judgment levelled against …

Federal Politics / In the Media

Federal politics: Cabinet, shadow cabinet & critics

The federal government and the federal Conservative Party have now announced their respective cabinet and shadow cabinet.

Board Voice will be reaching out to the leaders and Opposition critics of the key social ministries with letters of introduction – we …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Charity sector news / Funding / Governance / In the Media / Political Activity

Making it Easier to Do Good: More on Sen. Ratna Omidvar and Bill S-222

We’ve been following Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar’s efforts to change Income Tax Act legislation around requirements for charities that have ended up restricting their ability to give funding to non-charities whose work they support. The bill is now in third …

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