See below for national and international information on prevalence of violence against women, health effects and prevention efforts
Accessing Justice: Models, Strategies and Best Practices on Women’s Empowerment
From the International Development Law Organization
• http://www.idlo.int/sites/default/files/Womens_Access_to_Justice_Full_Report.pdf
Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls: A World-Wide Wake Up Call
From UNESCO
• http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/images/wsis/GenderReport2015FINAL.pdf
Domestic Violence and Abuse: Multi-Agency Working
From the National Institute of Clinical Effectiveness
• https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph50
Global and Regional Estimates of Violence Against Women: Prevalence and Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-Partner Sexual Violence
From the World Health Organization,
• http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/85239/1/9789241564625_eng.pdf
Health Impacts of Violent Victimization on Women and their Children
From Department of Justice Canada
• http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/fv-vf/rr12_12/rr12_12.pdf
Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Violence Against Women and Girls: A Systematic Review of Reviews
Commissioned by the World Bank
• http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/Gender/Arango et al 2014. Interventions to Prevent or Reduce VAWG - A Systematic Review of Reviews.pdf
Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends
From Statistics Canada
• http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2013001/article/11766-eng.pdf
Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
From Amnesty International Canada
• https://www.amnesty.ca/sites/amnesty/files/iwfa_submission_amnesty_international_february_2014_-_final.pdf
Working with Men and Boys to End Violence Against Women and Girls: Approaches, Challenges and Lesions
From the United States Agency for International Development
• https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1865/Men_VAW_report_Feb2015_Final.pdf