Battered Women's support services

Description:

• Battered Women's Support Services offers a wide range of resources for individuals who are currently facing various types of sexualized and/or intimate partner violence, or are who have experienced violence in the past. Resources include  crisis services, legal advocacy, education, and community outreach programs.

Community Orientation:

• BWSS offers services to any LGBTQ2S+ or gender-diverse survivors of intimate partner abuse, child sexual abuse, and more. Their services are not limited to cisgender women.
• They feature services tailored to the needs of visible minorities, including Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and gender-diverse groups.
• They provide education that prioritizes safety, highlighting how abuse can take place in any intimate relationship (including those with gender-diverse partners).

Actionability:

• BWSS hosts drop-in clinics, provides legal advocacy and assistance, and a maintains a 24/7 crisis telephone line for survivors of sexualized and/or intimate partner violence.
• Their website contains a substantial volume of education and advocacy information, links to related services and organisations, and an extensive collection of resources to accommodate a wide range of individual circumstances.

Overall, this provider succeeds at Community Orientation and Actionability.