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Interval House

We envision a world without violence against women.

As the first centre for abused women and children in Canada, we are leaders in the campaign for women's empowerment, providing innovative, specialized services that help abused women and their children transform their lives and break the cycle of violence. Interval House provides a continuum of services and a holistic approach to help women and children escape violence and rebuild their lives. We don’t just heal wounds behind locked doors, we nurture families from crisis intervention to re-integration into the workforce and the community with programs providing emotional support, practical help and life skills.

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John was a major figure at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies for many years, and his contributions as scholar, teacher, mentor and colleague remain recognized and appreciated. He will be missed.

The Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, founded as the Centre for Criminology in 1964, has long been an internationally renowned centre for interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching at the University of Toronto. The faculty teach, research and write about crime, criminal justice institutions and social regulation through law. Undergraduate and graduate students benefit from exposure to a wide range of theoretical approaches across varied disciplines, including history, political science, philosophy, sociology, psychology, law and economics.  

The John Beattie Research Fund was established at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto, to support the direct costs of research undertaken by the doctoral students, U of T doctoral students who are junior fellows of the Centre, and core Centre faculty.  

The John Beattie Research Fund

John believed deeply in equality among all people. He was an early convert to feminism and a strong defender of the rights of women to live full, meaningful, and self-determined lives. The mission of Interval House, to support women as they escape violence and intimidation, and regain control over their own lives is founded on the values that John lived ; equality, fairness and opportunity for everyone.
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