One of the things that we are working on is the permanent residency for spouses. It is a very important component of making women safer. The dangling of citizenship that a male spouse can do to terrorize his spouse is one of the biggest tools he has to actually controlling his spouse. Part of the rationale behind giving that permanent residency to a female spouse is to make sure she does not have her citizenship threatened, so that if she is in an abusive situation she has the freedom to go to the police or go to an agency or go to a shelter, for that matter, and not be threatened of having her citizenship revoked. That is one very important piece.
Many of our multicultural organizations work very closely with families and are able to work really closely with women who are experiencing violence. Often they have people who speak their own language, who are familiar with the culture, and who can provide culturally appropriate supports.