Ending Violence Association of BC Survey
Required Required Question(s)

EVA BC is conducting the following survey to get up to date information and feedback directly from workers in the field.  Please complete as many sections as you can:

PART 1:  Prevention Activities

PART 2:  Increasing Accessibility

PART 3:  Community Coordination


Please submit completed survey by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2012.
 
Required 1.

What program(s) do you work in?  (Please check all that apply)
Community-based Victim Services
STV Counselling
STV Outreach
Multicultural Outreach

PART 1: 

Prevention Activities

This section is about prevention activities that programs are currently engaging in.

Prevention activities might include general public awareness activities such as distribution of print materials and brochures, public speaking engagements and presentations, or participation in formal school/community-based violence prevention programs.

Information gathered in this section will be summarized and will assist us in giving feedback to the Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

Please note:  No identifying information from this survey will be forwarded to Victim  Services and Crime Prevention Division of MPSSG.
 
2.

Is your program typically engaged in prevention activities?
Yes
No
3.

If you answered "no", why is that?  Please select all that apply.
(If you answered "no", please skip to Part 2 of this survey after answering this question.)
Not familiar with how to do prevention work
Limited financial resources
Limited staff time
Challenges in forming partnerships with other organizations or agencies
Other  
  • Comment:

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4.

If you answered "yes", what prevention acitivites is your program typically engaged in?  Please select all that apply.
Distribution of information (e.g. printed materials, website, social media, information tables, etc.)
Public speaking, presentations (e.g. at events, conferences, schools, groups, etc.)
School-based violence prevention programs (e.g. anti-bullying, Respectful Relationships, etc.)
Public awareness/education events or campaigns
Media coverage (e.g. newspaper articles, television, radio)
Community collaboration (e.g. committees, shared events, etc.)
Other  
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5.


Please estimate how much of your program's time and resources are dedicated to prevention activities:
My program does not typically engage in prevention activities
Up to 10%
Up to 20%
Up to 30%
Up to 40%
More than 50% (please provide an estimate of how much time in the comment box below)
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6.

What specific prevention activities is your program planning to do this year (in 2012)?  Please list briefly.
 

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7.

What is most helpful to your program in carrying out prevention work?  Please select all that apply.
Partners we can collaborate with
Existing public awareness campaigns we can join or adopt (e.g. Be More Than a Bystander, Don't Be That Guy, We Can)
Existing prevention programs we can utilize (e.g. like Respectful Relationships)
Templates we can use to develop informational or promotional materials, etc. (e.g. such as EVA BC's For the Dignity of Women or Men Speak Up)
Funding opportunities
Research opportunities to develop new prevention programs
Other  
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8.

Are there any other comments about prevention that you would like to share?
 

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PART 2: 

Increasing Accessibility

This section is about strategies and practices that programs use to reach out to victims who are reluctant to report or engage services. 

Information gathered in this section will be summarized and assist us in giving feedback to the Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

Please note:  No identifying information from this survey will be forwarded to Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division of MPSSG.
 
9.

In your experience, what are the main factors or issues that you see having an impact on whether someone will be reluctant to report or engage services?
 

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10.

What strategies and practices does your program currently use to reach out to victims who are reluctant to report or engage services?  Please select all that apply.
Make information on the services provided by our agency, including safety planning, widely available
Make brochures/information available at different locations in the community (e.g. such as schools, in news bulletins and local papers)
Make brochures/information available in diverse languages
Utilize other public awareness opportunities (e.g. Prevention of Violence Against Women Week, International Women's Day, Victims of Crime Awareness Week, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, V-Day, etc.)
Provide outreach to isolated and marginalized populations
Provide outreach in innovative ways (e.g. through groups with a different primary focus, providing drop-in space, attending churches, mosques,temples, etc.)
Community coordination to encourage appropriate and timely referrals (e.g. hospitals, family doctors, community services, etc.)
Other  
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11.

What are some current strategies that work for your agency to increase accessibility for women to access your services?  Please select all that apply.
Our agency's outreach efforts
The programs and services we offer
The languages we can provide services in
Our relationships with other community organizations
Building access for physically challenged persons
Accomodating persons with other physical disabilities (e.g. hearing or sight-impaired persons)
Assistance with transportation
Assistance with childcare
Other  
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12.

Please describe what you consider to be your 3 most effective practices to increase accessibility to women reluctant to report or use your services.
 

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13.

If you had more resources, what are some services and activities that you would like to see your agency provide?
 

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14.

Do you have any other comments about increasing accessibility that you would like to share?
 

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PART 3: 

Community Coordination

The purpose of this section is to inform EVA BC and Community Coordination for Women's Safety (CCWS) about  community coordination initiatives throughout BC.  

All information gathered in this section is solely to provide EVA BC and CCWS with current information.
 
15.

Is there a VAWIR community coordination initiative in your community or region?
Yes
No
16.

Is there a sexual assault community coordination initiative in your community or region?
Yes
No
17.

Is there some other community coordination initiative in your community or region?  These groups might be gender netural (e.g. Domestic Violence Committee, Community Safety, Crime Prevention, Health Committee, etc.)
Yes (if yes, please describe in the comment box below)
No
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If you answered "no" to all 3 questions above, please skip to question #21.
 
18.

If there is a VAWIR, sexual assault or other community coordination initiative in your area, is a representative from your organization involved?
Yes, a representative from my program or agency is involved
No, not involved at this time
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19.

If there is community coordination in your area, who is taking the leadership role?
Community-based Victim Services
Transition House
STV Counselling
STV Outreach
Police
Police-based Victim Services
Corrections
Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Other  
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20.

Has your community coordination group accessed resources and support from CCWS (Community Coordination for Women's Safety)?
Yes
No
  • Comment:

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21.

Would you like CCWS to contact you with more information about CCWS?

Yes (if yes, please fill in your contact information in the next question)
No, not at this time (if no, please skip to question #23)
22.

Please enter the information indicated below so that you may be contacted by CCWS. (Please skip this question if you answered "no" to question #21.)
First Name:
Last Name:
Company Name:
Work Phone:
Email Address:
emailaddress@xyz.com
City:

23.

Do you have any other comments about community coordination that you would like to share?
 

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           Thank you for completing this survey!

    Please submit completed survey by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2012.