DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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SOS Violence conjugale

1-800-363-9010
24 hours a day / 7 days a week

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Domestic violence is a series of repeated acts aimed at asserting the power to dominate the other person. It occurs within a marital or romantic relationship and can happen at any age or stage of life. Violent behaviours are manifest in different ways, through verbal, physical, emotional, sexual or economic abuse.

How to recognize domestic violence

Violent actions are repeated and varied. For example, the violent person might :

  • Devalue, insult
  • Humiliate
  • Hit, shove
  • Blackmail, threaten
  • Isolate
  • Shout
  • Pound on a wall, hit things or animals
  • Bite, burn
  • Sexually disparage 
  • Force a sexual act (without consent)
  • Harass, intimidate
  • Control finances
  • Endanger the family budget by spending excessively
  • Lie
  • Throw tantrums in public or in private

If you think you may be a victim of domestic violence, it is important to talk about it. There are many confidential resources in the Laurentians available to help you. 

Women's shelters

Lachute
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Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
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Saint-Jérôme
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Sainte-Thérèse
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Mont-Laurier
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Other domestic violence organizations

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Living without violence | An anger management program for men

4 Korners offers a 20-week program developed by ACCROC and Paix, geared towards English-speaking men who acknowledge the need to stop using violence in their marital-family life and who wish to activerly develop stronger communication and conflict resolution skills, i.e. listening, speaking up, problem solving and fair negotiation.

Themes to be explored:

  • Understanding anger and violence in self.
  • Body and emotions: underneath anger and fear... shame, powerlessness.
  • Understanding anger in relationships: patterns and attitudes.
  • Triggers: differentiating truths that are difficult to hear or deal with. Dealing with wounds from the past and the sensitive spots they leave behind.
  • Self-talk and the ways we shape our understanding : building up either anger or compassion.
  • Game playing: blaming, guessing, mind-reading. 
  • Couple: conflict resolution. 
  • Impacts of drinking problems and substance abuse. 

Format:

  • Small online groups consisting of 4-5 men. Weekly 1hr evening meetings, complimented by 'personal work' (videos, documents, exercises).
  • Free and confidential.
  • Open registration. Join any time. 

 

Registration : info@4korners.org

1-888-974-3940 | 450-974-3940 ext. 601

A coordinated campaign to counter domestic violence

The Laurentian region has six intersectoral domestic and family violence coordination groups. These independent partnership groups mobilize many players in the field, coordinating analysis and action to protect women, children and other vulnerable people from domestic violence.

Every year, the CISSS des Laurentides financially supports many domestic and family violence projects developed by the regional partners through non-recurring sums granted by the Ministry of Health (MSSS).

The Government of Quebec has reiterated its efforts to counter this problem by implementing the latest Government Action Plan on Domestic Violence 2018-2023, bringing together 56 new or improved actions to pursue and intensify the fight against domestic violence. 

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