The trauma of a sexual assault or abuse, whether for adults, children, or even family members of the survivor, can leave all parties feeling isolated and hopeless. The Lerners Sexual Assault and Abuse Team wants every survivor and their family to have access to all the resources they need to begin down a path of healing.
Nigel Packwood, a former Anglican priest in Manitoba who resigned in August 2016, has stated […]
Two former students have come forward years after suffering abuse at the hands of Anglican […]
Public employers should steer clear of “gag orders”, Toronto personal injury lawyer Elizabeth Grace tells the CBC’s Go […]
Powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who has been fired by the company he co-founded, stands […]
A woman, represented by Lerners Lawyer Elizabeth Grace, is suing her former priest, Nigel Packwood, […]
Both physical and psychological injuries affect survivors of sexual abuse and sexual assault directly. But […]
Civil lawsuits give sexual abuse survivors a degree of control and accountability that they cannot […]
In May 2015, I made written and oral submissions to the Ontario Government’s Select Committee […]
Because sexual assault is a recognized wrong in many areas of our substantive law, it […]