Why Seeking Support is Helpful and Resources Available

• Guide self-reflection and dialogue between partners and with family members on how healthy their relationship is and ways to improve upon it. 
• Preserve and improve interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Learn how to support colleagues, friends or relatives who may be in abusive relationships.

• Help restore balance to the relationship.
• Recognize, appreciate and align each other’s feelings, needs and goals.
• Improve parental, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Referrals to resources and services. 

• Help shift unhealthy dynamics in the relationship. 
• Prevent the relationship from becoming abusive. 
• Receive emotional support. 
• Gain new tools, strategies or perspectives to manage challenges.  

• Break isolation, revive self-esteem, and increase sense of self-efficacy.
• Access specialized resources such as shelters, judicial advice, emotional support, financial aid, etc.
• Help protect physical safety and develop a safety plan.

Resources you can turn to

Health Promotion workshops, such as: 

• Inter-Comm.
• Stress: Take Charge. 
• Managing Angry Moments.
• Mental Fitness and Suicide Awareness Training. 
• Respect in the CAF.

Resources you can turn to

• Online Course Supporting Friends in Unhealthy Relationships.
• Emergency Family Care Assistance Policy.
• Support our Troops.
• Operational Trauma and Stress Support Centres. 
• Operational Stress Injury Social Support. 
• CAF Transition Group

Resources you can turn to 

• 911 / 112 
• Military Police. 
• Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre (SMSRC). 
• Medical clinic/hospital (military or civilian). 
• Family Information Line to help find shelter, legal advice, financial aid, etc.