The NCFV is Canada's national resource centre for information about family violence.

The NCFV collects, develops and disseminates resources on prevention, protection and treatment.

By increasing awareness, the NCFV encourages Canadian communities to become involved in reducing the occurrence of family violence.

Services and Resources

The NCFV offers:

• Publications on family violence issues, including overview papers, reports, handbooks and inventories
   
• Videos on family violence, available from partner public libraries across Canada in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada
    
• a Directory and Referral service to help connect individuals with resource people and organizations responding to family violence
   
• a Library Reference Collection of more than 10,000 books, periodicals and videos on family violence
   
• a Bi-Annual Newsletter highlighting emerging issues, upcoming events and the most recent publications, videos, resources and services available through the NCFV. Contact us if you'd like to be on the mailing list.