Domestic Violence
Young children are especially vulnerable during incidences of intimate partner violence because they are small, unable to protect themselves, and likely to be home when conflict is occurring.
Booklets
Booklet, 2023
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This booklet provides information about how to build healthy relationships of any kind (e.g., friendships, relationships with family, etc.), as well as information specific to healthy dating relationships. Recent additions to the booklet include further information about consent and communication skills. It is designed for use with youth (including those who aren’t dating yet). Saskatchewan adolescent perspectives were collected to inform the development of this resource.
For more information about online relationships, view the booklet Building Healthy Online Relationships.
Booklet, 2018
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This resource is designed for parents and provides tips for talking with their children about building healthy relationships, including dating relationships.
Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet, 2019
Domestic violence (DV), also referred to as intimate partner violence, includes physical, psychological, verbal, sexual, spiritual, and financial abuse and aggression that is committed by a spouse, common-law partner, or romantic partner. This fact sheet focuses on domestic violence during pregnancy. It provides information about the signs of DV and the effects of DV on the pregnant woman and the fetus. Links are provided to screening tools and resources to help health and allied healthcare providers support pregnant women experiencing DV.
Fact Sheet, 2013
There are three main abilities that people who are resilient have: relax, reflect, and respond. These can be further broken down into seven resiliency skills. Each skill forms the basis on which others can be built. These include emotional regulation, impulse control, causal analysis, empathy, realistic optimism, self-efficacy, and reaching out. This fact sheet focuses on practical ways that caregivers and frontline workers can help children build skills in the area of reaching out.
Fact Sheet, 2010
This fact sheet helps professionals and communities understand their roles in helping young children to develop resiliency. Resilience is the ability to cope with and recover from stressful situations, changes, or problems.
Fact Sheet, 2010
Many people believe that young children are not affected by stress and trauma. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Brain development, attachment, and emotional regulation can all be impacted by stress and trauma. This fact sheet outlines the differences between positive and negative stress as well as tolerable and toxic trauma. Professionals are given practical tips for working with children who have been traumatized.
Fact Sheet, 2015
Intimate partner violence (domestic violence, partner abuse) refers to abuse that occurs within an intimate relationship. Intimate partner violence can happen in any intimate relationship regardless of income, length, living arrangements, marital status, or social status. This fact sheet discusses the impact of witnessing intimate partner violence on young children.
Information Cards
Information Card, Revised 2023
This information card for the general public provides information on the impacts of intimate partner violence during pregnancy and available resources and supports.
Information Card, Revised 2020
This information card provides basic information about the impact of stress and trauma on a young person’s body, particularly the development of his brain.
Information Card, Revised 2020
Written in plain language, this information card provides basic information about the impact of witnessing domestic violence during early childhood. Caregivers are given practical tips for helping children who have had this experience.
Information Card, Revised 2020
Stress is inevitable. Every child and adult will experience stress at some time in their lives. Written in plain language, this information card provides practical information for caregivers to help their young children develop resiliency – coping skills to handle stressful events.
Information Card, 2015
This information card for the general public provides information on how domestic violence affects children.
Videos
Video, 2004
This DVD consists of seven, half-hour presentations focused on child maltreatment and trauma. Dr. Bruce Perry, from the ChildTrauma Academy, presents information on the following topics:
Reports
Report, 2024
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This resource is designed for educators and provides tips for educating students about building healthy relationships, including dating relationships.
Booklet, 2023
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This booklet provides information about how to build healthy relationships of any kind (e.g., friendships, relationships with family, etc.), as well as information specific to healthy dating relationships. Recent additions to the booklet include further information about consent and communication skills. It is designed for use with youth (including those who aren’t dating yet). Saskatchewan adolescent perspectives were collected to inform the development of this resource.
For more information about online relationships, view the booklet Building Healthy Online Relationships.
Booklet, 2018
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This resource is designed for parents and provides tips for talking with their children about building healthy relationships, including dating relationships.
Fact Sheet, 2019
Domestic violence (DV), also referred to as intimate partner violence, includes physical, psychological, verbal, sexual, spiritual, and financial abuse and aggression that is committed by a spouse, common-law partner, or romantic partner. This fact sheet focuses on domestic violence during pregnancy. It provides information about the signs of DV and the effects of DV on the pregnant woman and the fetus. Links are provided to screening tools and resources to help health and allied healthcare providers support pregnant women experiencing DV.
Fact Sheet, 2013
There are three main abilities that people who are resilient have: relax, reflect, and respond. These can be further broken down into seven resiliency skills. Each skill forms the basis on which others can be built. These include emotional regulation, impulse control, causal analysis, empathy, realistic optimism, self-efficacy, and reaching out. This fact sheet focuses on practical ways that caregivers and frontline workers can help children build skills in the area of reaching out.
Fact Sheet, 2010
This fact sheet helps professionals and communities understand their roles in helping young children to develop resiliency. Resilience is the ability to cope with and recover from stressful situations, changes, or problems.
Fact Sheet, 2010
Many people believe that young children are not affected by stress and trauma. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Brain development, attachment, and emotional regulation can all be impacted by stress and trauma. This fact sheet outlines the differences between positive and negative stress as well as tolerable and toxic trauma. Professionals are given practical tips for working with children who have been traumatized.
Fact Sheet, 2015
Intimate partner violence (domestic violence, partner abuse) refers to abuse that occurs within an intimate relationship. Intimate partner violence can happen in any intimate relationship regardless of income, length, living arrangements, marital status, or social status. This fact sheet discusses the impact of witnessing intimate partner violence on young children.
Information Card, Revised 2023
This information card for the general public provides information on the impacts of intimate partner violence during pregnancy and available resources and supports.
Information Card, Revised 2020
This information card provides basic information about the impact of stress and trauma on a young person’s body, particularly the development of his brain.
Information Card, Revised 2020
Written in plain language, this information card provides basic information about the impact of witnessing domestic violence during early childhood. Caregivers are given practical tips for helping children who have had this experience.
Information Card, Revised 2020
Stress is inevitable. Every child and adult will experience stress at some time in their lives. Written in plain language, this information card provides practical information for caregivers to help their young children develop resiliency – coping skills to handle stressful events.
Information Card, 2015
This information card for the general public provides information on how domestic violence affects children.
Video, 2004
This DVD consists of seven, half-hour presentations focused on child maltreatment and trauma. Dr. Bruce Perry, from the ChildTrauma Academy, presents information on the following topics:
Report, 2023
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is one of the biggest health risks in the prenatal period. It is associated with significant physical and psychological consequences that can be longstanding for pregnant people and fetuses. This literature review details prevalence rates, risk factors for perpetration and victimization, adverse pregnancy outcomes for both the mother and fetus, and economic impacts associated with intimate partner violence during pregnancy. Intervention strategies are also outlined.
Report, 2024
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This resource is designed for educators and provides tips for educating students about building healthy relationships, including dating relationships.
Booklets
Booklet, 2023
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This booklet provides information about how to build healthy relationships of any kind (e.g., friendships, relationships with family, etc.), as well as information specific to healthy dating relationships. Recent additions to the booklet include further information about consent and communication skills. It is designed for use with youth (including those who aren’t dating yet). Saskatchewan adolescent perspectives were collected to inform the development of this resource.
For more information about online relationships, view the booklet Building Healthy Online Relationships.
Booklet, 2018
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This resource is designed for parents and provides tips for talking with their children about building healthy relationships, including dating relationships.
Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet, 2019
Domestic violence (DV), also referred to as intimate partner violence, includes physical, psychological, verbal, sexual, spiritual, and financial abuse and aggression that is committed by a spouse, common-law partner, or romantic partner. This fact sheet focuses on domestic violence during pregnancy. It provides information about the signs of DV and the effects of DV on the pregnant woman and the fetus. Links are provided to screening tools and resources to help health and allied healthcare providers support pregnant women experiencing DV.
Fact Sheet, 2013
There are three main abilities that people who are resilient have: relax, reflect, and respond. These can be further broken down into seven resiliency skills. Each skill forms the basis on which others can be built. These include emotional regulation, impulse control, causal analysis, empathy, realistic optimism, self-efficacy, and reaching out. This fact sheet focuses on practical ways that caregivers and frontline workers can help children build skills in the area of reaching out.
Fact Sheet, 2010
This fact sheet helps professionals and communities understand their roles in helping young children to develop resiliency. Resilience is the ability to cope with and recover from stressful situations, changes, or problems.
Fact Sheet, 2010
Many people believe that young children are not affected by stress and trauma. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Brain development, attachment, and emotional regulation can all be impacted by stress and trauma. This fact sheet outlines the differences between positive and negative stress as well as tolerable and toxic trauma. Professionals are given practical tips for working with children who have been traumatized.
Fact Sheet, 2015
Intimate partner violence (domestic violence, partner abuse) refers to abuse that occurs within an intimate relationship. Intimate partner violence can happen in any intimate relationship regardless of income, length, living arrangements, marital status, or social status. This fact sheet discusses the impact of witnessing intimate partner violence on young children.
Information Cards
Information Card, Revised 2023
This information card for the general public provides information on the impacts of intimate partner violence during pregnancy and available resources and supports.
Information Card, Revised 2020
This information card provides basic information about the impact of stress and trauma on a young person’s body, particularly the development of his brain.
Information Card, Revised 2020
Written in plain language, this information card provides basic information about the impact of witnessing domestic violence during early childhood. Caregivers are given practical tips for helping children who have had this experience.
Information Card, Revised 2020
Stress is inevitable. Every child and adult will experience stress at some time in their lives. Written in plain language, this information card provides practical information for caregivers to help their young children develop resiliency – coping skills to handle stressful events.
Information Card, 2015
This information card for the general public provides information on how domestic violence affects children.
Videos
Video, 2004
This DVD consists of seven, half-hour presentations focused on child maltreatment and trauma. Dr. Bruce Perry, from the ChildTrauma Academy, presents information on the following topics:
Reports
Report, 2023
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is one of the biggest health risks in the prenatal period. It is associated with significant physical and psychological consequences that can be longstanding for pregnant people and fetuses. This literature review details prevalence rates, risk factors for perpetration and victimization, adverse pregnancy outcomes for both the mother and fetus, and economic impacts associated with intimate partner violence during pregnancy. Intervention strategies are also outlined.
Report, 2024
Teaching young people how to build healthy relationships provides them with valuable skills that can promote their overall health. This resource is designed for educators and provides tips for educating students about building healthy relationships, including dating relationships.