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===Family violence as a protection concern===
The CFCSA uses the term "domestic violence" instead of family violence." The MCFD has acknowledged, in its ''Policy on Best Practice Approaches: Child Protection and Violence Against Women'', that women and children are disproportionately impacted by domestic violence. MCFD policies around the issue of violence against women are aimed at:
* keeping mothers safe by connecting the child's safety to the mother's safety whenever possible,