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REFERENCES

Episode 1


​BC Society of Transition Houses. (2021). Connectivity, Access and the Impact on BC’s Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Women Experiencing Violence. https://bcsth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/4.-Connectivity-Access-and-the-impact-on-BC-s-Rural-Remote-and-Indigenous-Women-Expe-riencing_Violence_2021.pdf
 
Cahill, R., & Hoogendam, R. (2024). Insights Into Technology-Facilitated Gender- Based Violence: A Survey of Women’s Shelters and Transition House Workers Across Canada. Women’s Shelters Canada. https://techsafety.ca/files/WSC0701-Tech-Safety-Report-FINAL-EN-web.pdf
 
Canadian Human Rights Commission. (2023). Discussion Paper on Systemic Racism. Canadian Human Rights Commission. https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/resources/publications/discussion-paper-systemic-racism
 
Clare’s Law in Alberta Fact sheet for the Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence (Clare’s Law) Act. (2022). Government of Alberta. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/d7da8ab3-da20-47c7-8b05-6bd24233761b/resource/e6962456-5b4b-4a87-977d-81e96fca231b/download/jsg-clares-law-in-alberta-fact-sheet-2022-02.pdf
 
End Sexual Violence Newfoundland and Labrador. (n.d.). About Us. End Sexual Violence Newfoundland and Labrador. https://endsexualviolence.com/about-us/
 
Government of Canada. (2021). Canada’s Privacy Act. Government of Canda. https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pa-lprp/pa-lprp.html
 
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. (2023). Clare’s Law—Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Clare’s Law. https://www.gov.nl.ca/clareslaw/
 
Hayes, M. (2020, September 8). RCMP in Saskatchewan not following Clare’s Law that can warn about violent partners, citing privacy issues. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rcmp-hasnt-adopted-law-that-warns-about-violent-partners/
 
National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. (2019). Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (No. 1A). https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/
 
Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services Saskatchewan (PATHS). (2025A). Key Insights: IPV in Saskatchewan. Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services Saskatchewan. https://pathssk.org/key-insights-ipv-in-saskatchewan/
 
Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services Saskatchewan (PATHS). (2025B). Clare’s Law. https://pathssk.org/clares-law/
 
Public Safety Canada. (2020). Saskatchewan Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol (Clare’s Law) Act. Government of Canada. https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/trnsprnc/brfng-mtrls/prlmntry-bndrs/20200708/028/index-en.aspx
 
Public Safety Canada. (2021). RCMP can now participate in Clare’s Law legislation in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2021/03/rcmp-can-now-participate-in-clares-law-legislation-in-saskatchewan-and-alberta.html
 
Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (2021). Saskatchewan RCMP announces participation in Clare’s Law | Royal Canadian Mounted Police. https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2021/saskatchewan-rcmp-announces-participation-clares-law
 
Sagesse. (2025). What We Do. Sagesse. https://www.sagesse.org/what-we-do/
 
Smith, A. (2019). Calgary police launch first-of-its-kind domestic violence response. Calgary Herald. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-police-launch-first-of-its-kind-domestic-violence-response
 
Wang, J., & Chellapermal, P. (2023). What are Domestic Violence Disclosure Protocols—Clare’s Law? Policy Backgrounder. WomanACT. https://womanact.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WomanACT_Policy-Brief-Clares-Law.pdf
 
Wangmann, J. (2016). Has He Been Violent Before?: Domestic Violence Disclosure Schemes. Alternative Law Journal, 41(4), 230–234. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X1604100403
 
Women and Gender Equality Canada. (2025). Intimate Partner Violence. Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/intimate-partner-violence.html
 
Zhang, T., Hoddenbagh, J., McDonald, S., & Scrim, K. (2009). An Estimation of the Economic Impact of Spousal Violence in Canada, 2009. https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/fv-vf/rr12_7/rr12_7.pdf

Episode 2

​​​Aston, M., Price, S., Paynter, M., Sim, M., Monaghan, J., Jefferies, K., & Ollivier, R. (2021). Mothers’ Experiences with Child Protection Services: Using Qualitative Feminist Poststructuralism. Nursing Reports, 11(4), 913–928. CINAHL Complete (154521916). https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11040084
 
Clare’s Law Multi-Sector Review Committee Annual Report. (2023). https://pathssk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clares-Law-Annual-Report-2023.pdf
 
Department of Justice and Public Safety. (2023). Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol Act Protocol Document. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. https://www.gov.nl.ca/clareslaw/files/Clares-Law-Protocol-Document-Final-Nov-3-2023.pdf
 
Government of Saskatchewan. (2018). Saskatchewan’s Domestic Violence Death Review Report. https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2018/may/24/domestic-violence-death-review-report
 
Government of Saskatchewan. (2019). INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE DISCLOSURE PROTOCOL (CLARE’S LAW). Queen’s Printer. https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/101524/formats/112233/download
 
Government of Saskatchewan. (2020). The Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol (Clare’s Law) Act Questions & Answers. Government of Saskatchewan. https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/justice-crime-and-the-law/victims-of-crime-and-abuse/clares-law
 
Hoffer, E. (2024). Failure to protect: The criminalization of survivors of intimate-partner violence. Policy Options.https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2024/03/mandatory-charging-intimate-violence/
 
Justice and Solicitor General. (2022). Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence (Clare’s Law) Act Protocol. Government of Alberta. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/2dfe2d32-e5c7-49c7-a27c-93fa8252a095/resource/eebaf09f-98de-4edc-bbc1-239605ff39fc/download/jsg-disclosure-protect-against-domestic-violence-clares-law-act-protocol-2022.pdf
 
Luke’s Place. (2024). Call for a Review of Mandatory Charging Policies. Luke’s Place. https://lukesplace.ca/call-for-a-review-of-mandatory-charging-policies/
 
Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee. (2017). Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee 2017 Annual Report (pp. 29–37). https://cdhpi.ca/sites/cdhpi.ca/files/2017-DVDRC-Report.pdf
 
Ontario Women’s Justice Network. (2025). What Does Mandatory Charging Mean? Ontario Women’s Justice Network. https://owjn.org/what-does-mandatory-charging-mean/
 
Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (2021). Saskatchewan RCMP announces participation in Clare’s Law | Royal Canadian Mounted Police. https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2021/saskatchewan-rcmp-announces-participation-clares-law
 
Wang, J., & Chellapermal, P. (2023). What are Domestic Violence Disclosure Protocols—Clare’s Law? Policy Backgrounder. WomanACT. https://womanact.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WomanACT_Policy-Brief-Clares-Law.pdf
 
Wells, L. (2024, November 17). Looking to prior encounters with the police can help prevent domestic violence. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/looking-to-prior-encounters-with-the-police-can-help-prevent-domestic-violence-242677

Episode 3

Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams. (2018). Assessments of the Right TRAC. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams. https://alert-ab.ca/assessments-on-the-right-trac/ 
 
Antle, R. (2021). N.L. again pushes back timeline to enact Clare’s Law. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-clares-law-nl-protocol-regulations-1.6064114 
 
Bell, J., Cunnah, K., & Earle, F. (2025). Understanding impact and factors that improve postvention service delivery: Findings from a study of a community-based suicide bereavement support service in England. Mortality, 30(4), 872–886. CINAHL Complete (188805025). https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2024.2417299 
 
Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children. (n.d.). Economic Abuse: Coercive Control Tactics in Intimate Relationships. Western University. Gender-Based Violence Learning Network. https://www.gbvlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/infographics/economicabuse/index.html#:~:text=Economic%20abuse%20is%20often%20used,like%20physical%20and%20sexual%20violence. 
 
Department of Justice and Public Safety. (2023). Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol Act Protocol Document. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. https://www.gov.nl.ca/clareslaw/files/Clares-Law-Protocol-Document-Final-Nov-3-2023.pdf 
 
Distress Centre Calgary. (2025). 211. Distress Centre. https://distresscentre.com/211-lines/ 
 
French, J. (2022A). Alberta government says it has tackled backlog of Clare’s Law applications. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-says-it-has-tackled-backlog-of-clare-s-law-applications-1.6491756 
 
French, J. (2022B). Getting Info on a Partner’s Criminal History Still Too Hard in Alberta, Women’s Advocates Say. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/domestic-abuse-clares-law-alberta-1.6330387 
 
 Government of Alberta. (2025). Building a Safer Alberta. Government of Alberta. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=951681FBAB5DA-CF46-E3E1-BAD10B24842642A6#jumplinks-1 
 
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. (2023). Clare’s Law—Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Clare’s Law. https://www.gov.nl.ca/clareslaw/ 
 
Justice and Solicitor General. (2022). Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence (Clare’s Law) Act Protocol. Government of Alberta. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/2dfe2d32-e5c7-49c7-a27c-93fa8252a095/resource/eebaf09f-98de-4edc-bbc1-239605ff39fc/download/jsg-disclosure-protect-against-domestic-violence-clares-law-act-protocol-2022.pdf 
 
Nova Scotia Health Authority. (2025). Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program. Nova Scotia Health Authority.  https://www.nshealth.ca/sane 
 
Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee. (2017). Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee 2017 Annual Report (pp. 29–37). https://cdhpi.ca/sites/cdhpi.ca/files/2017-DVDRC-Report.pdf 
 
Sagesse. (n.d.). Staff. Sagesse. https://www.sagesse.org/who-we-are/staff-3/ 
 
Sagesse. (2024). State of the Field: Examining the patterns shaping our sector. https://www.sagesse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/State-of-the-Field-2024_Final.pdf 
 
United Way Centraide Canada. (2025). 211. United Way Centraide Canada. https://www.unitedway.ca/national-programs-and-partnerships/211-2/ 
 
Voth Schrag, R. J., Ravi, K., Robinson, S., Schroeder, E., & Padilla-Medina, D. (2021). Experiences with help seeking among non–service-engaged survivors of IPV: Survivors’ recommendations for service providers. Violence Against Women, 27(12–13), 2313–2334. APA PsycInfo(2021-81422-009). https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801220963861 
 
Wilhelm, H. (2025). Intimate partner violence reports, charges on the rise in N.L., according to RCMP data. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/intimate-partner-violence-reports-charges-rising-nl-1.7555052 
 
Women and Gender Equality Canada. (2025). Economic Abuse. Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/economic-abuse.html 

Episode 4

Antle, R. (2021). N.L. again pushes back timeline to enact Clare’s Law. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-clares-law-nl-protocol-regulations-1.6064114 

 

Barlow, C., Renehan, N., & Walklate, S. (2021). Clare’s Law & Domestic Violence Disclosure Schemes: Victim-Survivor Perspectives. https://journals.kent.ac.uk/index.php/feministsatlaw/article/view/1259/2300

 

Bent-Goodley, T. B. (2019). The Necessity of Trauma-Informed Practice in Contemporary Social Work. Social Work, 64(1), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swy056 

 

Calí-Tzay, J. F. (2023). UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Visit to Canada. United Nations Human Rights  Special Procedures.

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/indigenouspeoples/sr/statements/eom-statement-canada-sr-indigenous-2023-03-10.pdf 

 

Cauduro, E., & Marques, O. (2025). “Some of those people were cops”: Examining the normalization and enabling of police violence perpetrated against Indigenous peoples in Canada. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 27(4), 476-492. https://doi.org/10.1177/14613557251379262 

 

Clare’s Law Multi-Sector Review Committee Annual Report. (2023). https://pathssk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clares-Law-Annual-Report-2023.pdf                                               

 

Ending Violence Association of BC (EVAC BC). (2019). Bill M217: The Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Act - BRITISH COLUMBIA’S CLARE’S LAW [Letter]. https://endingviolence.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CLARES-LAW-EVABC.pdf

 

Chiefs of Ontario. (2023). A Review of the Literature on the Risk Indicators of Intimate Partner Violence against First Nations Women, Two Spirit and Gender-Diverse People. https://chiefs-of-ontario.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A-Review-of-The-Literature-on-the-Risk-Indicators-of-Intimate-Partner-Violence-against-First-Nations-Women-Two-Spirit-and-Gender.pdf 

 

Cotter, A. (2022). Perceptions of and experiences with police and the justice system among the Black and Indigenous populations in Canada. Statistics Canada.https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2022001/article/00003-eng.htm 

 

French, J. (2022A). Alberta government says it has tackled backlog of Clare’s Law applications. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-says-it-has-tackled-backlog-of-clare-s-law-applications-1.6491756

 

French, J. (2022B). Getting Info on a Partner’s Criminal History Still Too Hard in Alberta, Women’s Advocates Say. CBC News.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/domestic-abuse-clares-law-alberta-1.6330387 

 

Justice and Solicitor General. (2022). Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence (Clare’s Law) Act Protocol. Government of Alberta.       https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/2dfe2d32-e5c7-49c7-a27c-93fa8252a095/resource/eebaf09f-98de-4edc-bbc1-239605ff39fc/download/jsg-disclosure-protect-against-domestic-violence-clares-law-act-protocol-2022.pdf 

 

 

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Hine, B., Wallace, S., & Bates, E. A. (2022). Understanding the Profile and Needs of Abused Men: Exploring Call Data from a Male Domestic Violence Charity in the United Kingdom. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(17/18), NP16992–NP17022. CINAHL Complete (159888130). https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211028014 

 

Hine, B., Bates, E. A., & Wallace, S. (2022). “I Have Guys Call Me and Say ‘I Can’t Be theVictim of Domestic Abuse:” Exploring the Experiences of Telephone Support Providers for Male Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONALVIOLENCE, 37(7–8), NP5594–NP5625. Social Sciences Citation Index(000557091200001). https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520944551

 

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Koshan, J., Wiegers, W., & Mosher, J. (2020). The Costs of Justice in Domestic Violence Cases: Mapping Canadian Law and Policy. The Justice Crisis: The Cost and Value of Accessing Law. https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3851&context=scholarly_works 

 

Little, W. (2014). Introduction to Sociology—1st Canadian Edition. BCcampus.https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/ 

 

Lowe, K., Dufour, G., Ternes, M., Stinson, V., & Giesbrecht, C. (2023). Clare’s Law.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85493-5_2171-1 

 

Martens, K. (2025B). Manitoba NDP, PCs still trading barbs over landfill search. APTN. https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/manitoba-ndp-pcs-still-trading-barbs-over-landfill-search/ 

 

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. (2019). Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (No. 1A). https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/ 

 

Ontario Human Rights Commission. (2018). A Collective Impact: Interim Report on the   Inquiry into Racial Profiling and Racial Discrimination of Black Persons by the Toronto Police Service. Government of Ontario. 

https://www.ohrc.on.ca/sites/default/files/TPS%20Inquiry_Interim%20Report%20EN%20FINAL%20DESIGNED%20for%20remed_3_0.pdf#overlay-context=en/news_centre/ohrc-interim-report-toronto-police-service-inquiry-shows-disturbing-results 

 

Ontario Human Rights Commission. (2024). Racism and Racial Discrimination: Systemic Discrimination (Fact Sheet). https://www3.ohrc.on.ca/en/racism-and-racial-discrimination-systemic-discrimination-fact-sheet 

 

Oppal, W. (2012). Forsaken: The Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry—Executive Summary. Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/about-bc-justicesystem/inquiries/forsaken-es.pdf 

 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (2025). Indian Residential Schools and the RCMP. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. https://rcmp.ca/en/indigenous-policing/indian-residential-schools-and-rcmp 

 

Simonovic, D. (2019). Visit to Canada: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. United Nations. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3840224?ln=en&v=pdf 

 

The Canadian Press. (2023). Manitoba Progressive Conservatives “pulling out stops” with attack ads: Analyst. CTV News. https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/manitoba-progressive-conservatives-pulling-out-stops-with-attack-ads-analyst/ 

 

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Unick, G. J., Bassuk, E. L., Richard, M. K., & Paquette, K. (2019). Organizational trauma-informed care: Associations with individual and agency factors. Psychological Services, 16(1), 134–142. APA PsycArticles (2018-57994-001). https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000299 

 

University of Manitoba. (2025). The History of Residential Schools. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/residential-school-history/ 

 

Statistics Canada. (2025). Trends in police-reported family violence and intimate partner violence in Canada, 2024. Statistics Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251028/dq251028a-eng.htm 

 

Women and Gender Equality Canada. (2025). Economic Abuse. Government of Canada.https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/economic-abuse.html 

Episode 5

Barlow, C., Renehan, N., & Walklate, S. (2021). Clare's Law & Domestic Violence Disclosure Schemes: Victim-Survivor Perspectives (p. 12). 

 

Department of Justice Canada. (2024). Publication bans for court cases [Government of Canada]. Government of Canada. https://justice.canada.ca/eng/cj-jp/victims-victimes/factsheets-fiches/bans-interdictions.html 

 

Duggan, M. (2018). Victim hierarchies in the domestic violence disclosure scheme. International Review of Victimology, 24(2), 199–217. APA PsycInfo (2018-13117-005). https://doi.org/10.1177/0269758017749116 

 

Ending Violence Association of BC (EVAC BC). (2019). Bill M217: The Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Act BRITISH COLUMBIA’S CLARE'S LAW [Letter]. https://endingviolence.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CLARES-LAW-EVABC.pdf 

 

Lowe, K., Dufour, G., Ternes, M., Stinson, V., & Giesbrecht, C. (2023). Clare's Law. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85493-5_2171-1 

 

McCormick, A., Cohen, I., Johnston, S. (2023). Interagency Case Assessment Teams (ICATS): Best Practices in Managing Highest Risk Cases of Intimate Partner Violence. University of the Fraser Valley Centre for Public Safety & Criminal Justice Research. https://blogs.ufv.ca/cpscjr/files/2023/08/ICAT-Report-Final-Version-in-Centre-Template.pdf 

 

Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee. (2017). Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee 2017 Annual Report (pp. 29–37). https://cdhpi.ca/sites/cdhpi.ca/files/2017-DVDRC-Report.pdf 

 

Robinson, J. (2020). Clare’s Legacy Travels to Alberta: Undesired Consequences and Repercussions of Bill 17. Invoke Sociology Undergraduate Journal, 6(Gangs, Violence Against Women, and Medicine). https://doi.org/10.29173/invoke48992 

 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (2025). Sexual assaults—Questions and answers. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. https://rcmp.ca/en/alberta/sexual-assault/sexual-assaults-questions-and-answers 

 

Wangmann, J. (2016). Has He Been Violent Before?: Domestic Violence Disclosure Schemes. Alternative Law Journal, 41(4), 230–234. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X1604100403 

 

Wells, L. (2024). Looking to prior encounters with the police can help prevent domestic violence. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/looking-to-prior-encounters-with-the-police-can-help-prevent-domestic-violence-242677 

 

Wells, L., Fyie, K., Kneebone, K., Boodt, C., Ruse, K., Montesanti, S., & Davidson, R. (2024). Exploring Typologies of Domestic Violence Perpetrators: Insights into Male Patterns and Behaviours (17:19). University of Calgary: School of Public Policy. https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HSP128ExploringTypologies-Final.pdf 

Episode 6

Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal. (2026). Indigenous Child Welfare. Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal. https://cwrp.ca/indigenous-child-welfare 

 

Driedger, Z. (2026). Clare’s Law Now in Effect in Manitoba, Offering New Tool for those at Risk of Abuse. DiscoverWestman. Retrieved      from https://www.discoverwestman.com/articles/clares-law-now-in-effect-in-manitoba-   offering-new-tool-for-those-at-risk-of-abuse-2  

 

Fallon, B., Lefebvre, R., Trocmé, N., Richard, K., Hélie, S., Montgomery, M., Bennett, M., Joh-Carnella, N., Saint-Girons, M., Filippelli, J., MacLaurin, B., Black, T., Esposito, T.,King, B., Collin-Vézina, D., Dallaire, R., Gray, R., Levi, J., Orr, M., Thomas Prokop, S. (2021). Denouncing the Continued Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Canadian Child Welfare: Findings from the First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study    of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2019.https://cwrp.ca/publications/denouncing-continued-overrepresentation-first-nations-children-canadian-child-welfare 

 

First Nations Child & Family Caring Society. (2026). FNCARES. First Nations Child & Family Caring Society. https://fncaringsociety.com/fncares 

 

Government of Manitoba (2022). The Disclosure to Protect Against Intimate Partner ViolenceAct. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. https://web2.gov.mb.ca/bills/42-4/b043e.php 

 

Government of Manitoba. (2026). Manitoba’s Clare’s Law. Government of Manitoba.https://www.gov.mb.ca/familylaw/safety/clares-law.html  

 

Government of Manitoba. (2026B). Clare’s Law Application Form. Government of Manitoba.https://www.gov.mb.ca/familylaw/documents/clareslaw_application.pdf 

 

Hahmann, T., Lee, H., & Godin, S. (2024). Indigenous foster children living in privatehouseholds: Rates and sociodemographic characteristics of foster children and their

households. Statistics Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/41-20-0002/412000022024001-eng.pdf 

 

Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre. (n.d.). The Sixties Scoop. The University of British Columbia. The University of British Columbia. https://irshdc.ubc.ca/learn/the-child-welfare-system-and-the-sixties-scoop/  

 

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