Domestic violence unit created in Manitoba Government.
The Manitoba Domestic Violence Intervention Unit has been created as a joint venture of the Department of Family Services and Housing and the Attorney General's department.It is modelled after a pilot in Winnipeg that will connect social workers with police agencies to take action before potentially volatile family relationships escalate into criminal acts and tragedy. The government will allocate an additional $573,000 in provincial support.
The Domestic Violence Intervention Unit can provide services that counter domestic violence while new legislation will help protect victims coming to Manitoba with protection orders from other provinces.
In March, the province proclaimed legislation to recognize protection orders from other jurisdictions in Canada. The Winnipeg Children's Access Agency for a safe setting for children to visit a non-custodial parent in situations where there has been domestic violence.
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| Title Annotation: | CHILD & FAMILY |
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| Publication: | Community Action |
| Date: | Mar 20, 2006 |
| Words: | 134 |
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