Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Breaking the Cycle

Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Breaking the Cycle

Ferzana Chaze, Sheridan College
Bethany Osborne, Sheridan College
Archana Medhekar, Family Lawyer
Purnima George, Ryerson University

Description

Sheridan faculty members Dr. Ferzana Chaze and Dr. Bethany Osborne, and their fellow authors family lawyer Archana Medhekar, and Dr. Purnima George, Ryerson University discuss their recently published book Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies. This book opens up an important conversation about the impact of domestic violence within immigrant communities and seeks solutions for how the social service and justice sectors can work more effectively to support vulnerable immigrant women and their families.

Panel of experts
Justice Gerri Wong, Family Court
Lianne Kendall, Sheridan's Sexual Violence Response Specialist
Antionette Clarke, Peel Family Mediation Professor
Nick Bala, Queen's University