Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Social Services. Earlier, I commented on the findings of the YWCA, which points out that only 2.4 per cent of male spousal abusers have had access to counselling, so that means about 97.6 per cent of male spousal abusers did not have any counselling at all. The YWCA also stressed that only 20 per cent of the women who are abused have direct access to safe shelter facilities. Can the Minister of Social Services explain to the House why his department continues to overlook the need to provide programs and services aimed at intervening the cycle of violence, which threatens the safety and well-being of so many families across the Northwest Territories? Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question O621-12(2): Provision Of Services For Abusers And Abused
In the Legislative Assembly on June 23rd, 1992. See this statement in context.
Question O621-12(2): Provision Of Services For Abusers And Abused
Item 5: Oral Questions
June 22nd, 1992
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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