November 19, 2024

We Cannot Achieve Prosperity Without Targeted Investing in Men’s Mental Health

By Bijan Rafii, M. Sc. Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Men and Families-York Region Traditionally men and boys have not been designated as a group needing help, based on the perception that […]
February 28, 2023

Helping Male Victims of Domestic Abuse can Benefit Society as a Whole

By Dr. Alexandra Lysova Associate Professor of Criminology Simon Fraser University, Canada Every year in early December, the UN holds its 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The issue is one […]
August 20, 2021

Best Interests of the Child: What Dads Bring to the Family Table

Updated: March 8, 2024 By: Bijan Rafii, M. Sc. Founder and Chair, The Canadian Campaign for Equal Shared Co-Parenting Traditional parenting roles have been part of human society from early on and […]
January 15, 2021

Men Are Victims Of Domestic Violence At A Similar Rate As Women In Canada But Help Is Becoming More Available

Bijan Rafii, M. Sc. Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Men and Families-York Region, Canada york@menandfamilies.org menandfamilies.org Domestic violence (DV, also known as intimate partner violence) deservedly receives a great deal of coverage […]
October 22, 2020

The Family Laws are in Urgent Need of Rethink

By: Augusto Zimmermann, Dean/Professor of Law, Sheridan College, Perth Australia The following article was adapted from Opening Statement by Professor Zimmermann to the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System (Public […]
March 27, 2020

Don’t be a Regretful Twit!

By: Paul Shearstone MACP, NLP/CCP, Paul Shearstone is a recognized expert on Sales and Persuasion, a Speaker and Best-Selling Author of several books including, “Up Your Income! Solution Selling for Profitability” and […]
March 6, 2020

Gender Bias in Canadian Media: An Objective, Equality-Driven Perspective.

By: Jeiny Ruiz Process-oriented engineer with a Certificate in Public Relations, and Researcher at the Canadian Association for Equality Context, circumstances, environment, situation. If you pay attention to what media outlets say, […]
October 23, 2019

The Unintended Consequences of Canada’s Domestic Violence Policy

By: Zoli Kertesz BA, PGD (Justice System Administration), MPPAL (Public Policy, Administration and Law) Freelance Writer and Part Time Professor at School of Social and Community Studies, Humber Institute of Technology and […]
July 10, 2019

It is Time to Acknowledge the Male Victims of Domestic Abuse

By: Bijan Rafii, M. Sc. Referred by a family member, Miles Markovic walked into the Canadian Centre for Men and Families (CCMF) in downtown Toronto in 2015 covered with bruises and a […]