Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is based on the lived experience, leadership, and expertise of Indigenous survivors.
Operating in Darkness: BC’s Mental Health Detention System
B.C. is considered the most regressive jurisdiction in Canada for mental health detention and involuntary psychiatric treatment. The goal of this research project was to investigate and make public some of the most common and troubling components of mental health detention and involuntary psychiatric treatment in B.C.
Getting to the Roots: Exploring Systemic Violence against Women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver
Exploring Systemic Violence Against Women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver is a safety audit conceived of and put into action by a coalition of women-serving organizations in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver.
Report on Violence Against Women, Mental Health and Substance Use
Experiences with violence can have various impacts on women’s physical and psychological health, including their levels of mental health and substance use. Research affirms that women’s health is profoundly impacted by violence, mental health and substance use and the co-occurrence of these three conditions can adversely impact the outcome of each.