# of victim service agencies in Canada (% police-based, community based, sexual assault centres, court-based, system-based), Types of services offered. (Wife abuse, Child abuse)

Includes: Number of shelters by type of facility (transition home, second-stage housing, women's emergency shelter, emergency shelter, other), Beds, women and children residents and occupancy rates in women-only shelters, Services offered to child residents of shelters for abused women, admissions, by type of shelter, Re-admissions to shelters, Women residing in shelters for reasons of abuse, by type of shelter

Relationship to abuser among women residing in shelters, Abused women in shelters, by age group, Number of shelters, beds and admissions of women, Annual number of admissions of women to shelters, Reasons women seek shelter, Frequency of women's shelter stays [Family violence, Wife abuse, Child abuse]

The latest edition includes a profile of shelters that provide residential services to women and children fleeing abusive situations

Also see related entries: ID# 14527, ID# 39260324 and ID# 39262634

What is the primary social problem in Canada? (Child abuse, Unemployment, Poverty, Crime, Alcohol or drug addiction, Help for families in need, Homelessness, Hunger, Domestic violence)

What factors contribute to homelessness? (Alcohol or drug addiction, Mental illness, Unemployment or job loss, Insufficient income, Unable to find affordable housing, Domestic violence, Poor education or lack of job skill)