Dr. Peter Jaffe PhD, C. Psych.
Research Funding
Grants Over $500,000
The London Co-ordinating Committee to End Woman Abuse, Fanshawe College and the University of Western Ontario co-operatively developed a proposal to Health and Welfare Canada and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for a Family Violence and Violence Against Women Research Centre in London. This is in response to a federal government initiative to develop five "Centres of Excellence" in Canada. (1993-1998)
Ongoing project development and dissemination of four ‘user friendly’ handbooks on childhood exposure to domestic violence for educators, youth justice workers, probation officers, police, and early childhood workers. David and Lucile Packard Foundation. (2000 - 2002) (with Dr. L. Baker)
Grants Over $250,000
A.S.A.P.: A School-based Anti-violence Program. A primary prevention program for adolescents in London secondary schools dealing with violence in relationships to develop dissemination strategies, regional seminars, a video and a training manual. Health Canada. (1994-1995). (with Dr. M. Sudermann)
Evaluation and monitoring the Family Service Centre of Ottawa-Carleton and the John Howard Society of Ottawa-Carleton Children Who Witness Violence Project, and to develop a program model for use in Canada. The project will be in collaboration with the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children, and the Children’s Aid Society of London/Middlesex. Department of Justice (National Crime Prevention Centre). (2000-2003) (with Dr. L. Baker, & A. Cunningham)
Grants Over $100,000
Police family crisis Intervention. Solicitor General of Canada. (1974-1980)
The response of the Criminal Justice System to Wife Abuse. Solicitor General of Canada. (1979-1981).
The impact of police laying charges in cases of wife assault. Ontario Justice Secretariat. (1984-1985).
Impact and effectiveness of the policy directive that police lay charges in all wife abuse incidents where reasonable and probably grounds exist. Ministry of Justice, Solicitor General of Canada, Solicitor General of Ontario. (1989-1990).
"Access Denied", Poverty and Woman Abuse: The Double Disadvantage. A research grant to explore the double disadvantage experienced by women and children when poverty and woman abuse are features of relationships and their aftermath. Atkinson Charitable Foundation. (1998-2001).
Grants $50,000 - $100,000
The impact of exposure to marital violence on children. Ontario Mental Health Foundation. (1983-1985).
Impact of the Young Offenders Act on young offenders with special needs (with Dr. Alan Leschied). (1986-1987).
Project to develop a "user friendly" handbook on childhood exposure to domestic violence for educators, youth justice workers, probation officers, police, and early childhood workers. David and Lucile Packard Foundation. (1999 - 2000)
Building Healthy Non-Violent Relationships Among At Risk Youth. A grant to develop new grade nine curriculum on violence prevention based on feedback from secondary school students and community agencies. Community Mobilization Fund, National Crime Prevention Centre. (2000 - 2001) (2001 - 2002)
Grants $25,000 - $50,000
Wife assault versus stranger assault: a comparison of sentencing in criminal court. (Ontario Women’s Directorate). (1989-1990).
Preventing violence in intimate relationships: A school-based program for adolescents in four secondary schools. To educate adolescents grade 9-13 on the topic of violence in relationships focussing on wife assault. Ontario Ministry of Community & Social Services. (1990-1991).
Expansion of the Violence Prevention Program with the Board of Education for the City of London, Middlesex County Board of Education and the London & Middlesex County Roman Catholic Separate School Board. The Donner Canadian Foundation. (1992-1994).
Project to develop a Handbook for health, social services and child care professionals on the issue of the effects on children exposed to woman abuse, for distribution by the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence. Health Canada. (1997-1998).
Child Abuse in Community Institutions and Organizations: Improving Public and Professional Understanding. A grant to review the impact of institutional abuse on children and adolescents. The final report highlights the unique impact when abuse jeopardizes the safety of youths in educational, recreational, and religious settings. Law Commission of Canada. (2000 - 2001).
Grants Under $25,000
Matching juvenile offenders to differential levels of security of detention homes. Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. (1979-1980)
Direct and indirect exposure to family violence: Impact on children’s social problem-solving skills. Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse. (1989-1990).
Family Violence Prevention Newsletter #4. Samuel & Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation. (1994-1995).
A.S.A.P.: A School-based Anti-violence Program (Edition II). Including three new resource chapters related to Bullying, Dating Violence and Sexual Harassment, and Media Violence. Ontario Hydro Citizenship Program and the London Free Press C.A.R.E. Program. (1995-1996).
Evaluation of Groups for children who have witnessed violence. A pilot study on CAS/Community based groups for children. Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children. (1995-1996).
A project to study the "Severity and Course of Abuse Sequelae: An Expansion of the PTSD Formulation". National Institute of Mental Health. (1996-1997).
"Youth in the Downtown Project". Consultative project for the Community and Protective Services Committee of the City of London, in collaboration with Whitehead Research Consultant Ltd. City of London. (1998-1999).
A project to provide Canadians with a meaning full dollar estimate of some of the major economic costs directly associated with child abuse. Law Commission of Canada. In collaboration with the University of Western Ontario and the Research Centre on Violence Against Women and Children. (2000 - 2001).
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