Who We Are

The Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WACT) was launched in 1991 to develop a coordinated community response to woman abuse in Toronto. The Council is a policy development and planning body that coordinates an efficient and effective approach to providing services for assaulted women and their families. The 30 person general council is made up of senior level representatives of each of the key sectors in the community response to woman abuse.

As a coordinating body, the Council: identifies gaps in service; supports and facilitates policy development and pilot projects; and undertakes research and actions that promote institutional and systemic change.

WACT has a network of standing committees that generally meet monthly and are made up of front line service providers. One of the most important philosophic principles of the Council is that the voices of women survivors should inform policy and program development and planning. WACT is pleased to support Women's Voices for Action - the accountability committee of the Council composed of women survivors.

Women’s Voices for Action

Women’s Voices for Action plays a vital role in informing and directing the actions of the Council. This role reflects WACT’s belief that we must work toward a reality where all community agencies are accountable to women who have experienced abuse and violence. …more

On April 16th, 2009 Women's Voices for Action launched "Our Voice" a newsletter to keep all members of the Woman Abuse Council of Toronto Community informed of the most current activities and initiatives of the Council.  To access the newsletters please click here

Featured Resources

Documenting Women's Experiences with the Toronto Police Services in Domestic Violence Situations
The Documenting Experiences with the Toronto Police Service project emerged from discussions in the Violence Against Women (VAW) community in Toronto about the importance of being able to track both exceptionally good police responses to domestic violence incidents in the community as well as problematic responses. ...more

Featured News

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Making Their Lives Count: Survivor of Domestic Violence says: "Killing for "honour"or for any other reason has to be punished for what it is, a criminal crime, a first-degree murder" ...more

 

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