We do invest about $3.8 million annually towards family violence prevention and inter-prevention services in the Northwest Territories; $2.9 million of that goes to the different territorial family violence shelters. Where there aren't family violence shelters in communities or regions, we do have some dollars allocated that we can use to bring those families or those individuals to the regional centres where the family violence shelters do exist. On top of that, we are also contributing about $477,000 to a number of different campaigns to bring awareness and combat family violence in the Northwest Territories. Things like What Will It Take? We have non-shelter regional protocols and response teams. We have programming for children who witnessed violence. We do have the shelter network that's getting some additional funding as well as Family Violence Awareness Week. There are a number of things we are doing trying to support those individuals who are suffering from domestic violence.
Glen Abernethy on Question 2-18(3): Funding For Family Violence Shelters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 17th, 2017. See this statement in context.
Question 2-18(3): Funding For Family Violence Shelters
Oral Questions
October 16th, 2017
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