Survivors of domestic abuse who seek a safe haven may not find space in Ottawa women’s shelters.
Local shelter space for abused women in short supply
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Intervention only a first step
Only five out of a million couples end in spousal homicide – Ashley Boudreau was one of the unlucky few.
Sarah Raghubir, Centretown News Ottawa's monument to women abused or murdered by their partners in Minto Park, off Elgin Street.
It’s not just women who suffer abuse
An Ottawa counselling agency for men says it’s time to rethink the root causes of domestic violence to recognize that men and women alike can be abusive.
Sarah Raghubir, Centretown NewsRick Goodwin is executive director of The Men's Project.
Statistics can mislead
A former Statistics Canada researcher says facts and figures about domestic violence can’t be taken at face value.