Transition Houses

TRANSITION HOUSES in BC provide emergency shelter, care and support to abused women and their children. Statistics Canada reported in 1993 that of BC women over the age of 16, 59%—the highest percentage in the country—had experienced at least one incidence of male violence. A 1994 survey by the BC Institute Against Family Violence found that the rate of wife assault was highest among women 25–34 years old, women with low incomes and women with disabilities. About 26% of assaults were...

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