Violence Free BC strategy identifies programs for men as
being a critical component in changing the attitudes and behaviours
that perpetuate violence against women. So often, society avoids
talking openly about this issue and the importance of working
directly with male perpetrators to end cycles of violence.

Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton

 

Domestic violence perpetrators, who previously only
received intervention services following conviction, will soon have
access to new, preventative community-based programs that can be
attended before a crime is committed, through a $1-million
partnership with Stroh Health Care and the BC Association of
Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC).

Under the three-year Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, Stroh Health
Care will receive $800,000 to develop programming for perpetrators of
domestic violence to help them before charges, conviction or the
sentencing stage of their criminal justice process. This may include
treatment services before a person is involved in the criminal
justice system, or support services – such as counselling – prior to
conviction. Stroh will work with both government and non-government
partners in order to develop these new services. Stroh has more than
30 years of experience in program design, implementation and
supervision on provincial, national and international levels, and
co-ordinates the BC Relationship Violence Prevention Program on the
behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

April 12-18, 2015, is Prevention of Violence Against Women Week in
B.C.