Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Webinar on Cyber Dating Violence: What it looks like and how to support youth
A webinar that reviews identifying cyber dating violence, and how to help youth who are experiencing such violence.
A Guide: Promising practices for Engaging Survivors in Research
This guide was developed to support researchers in engaging survivors both ethically and positively. This guide also considers the challenges of conducting research during a pandemic and how researchers can work effectively to collaborate with survivors in a changing environment.
Video: Supporting People Living With Domestic Violence
This backgrounder provides an overview of risk factors in identifying domestic violence and how best to support people experiencing domestic violence.
“There’s A Way Out:” Insights from Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
This resource amplifies the voices of survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) by sharing their advice to those who are experiencing IPV. The toolkit shares advice on how they managed abuse and violence in their relationships, how they sought safety, and additional advice they would give to others experiencing violence.
“Stay With Them:” Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Share Insights on How Friends and Family Can Help
This resource amplifies the voices of 80 survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) to share what advice they had for family and friends of those who are experiencing IPV.
The Post-COVID-19 Urban Economy
COVID-19’s effects on the economy has been compared to that of the Great Depression. The shake-up in our urban economies has been far-reaching, but where are we heading?
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Closing the Housing Gap: Second Stage Shelters in Canada
This report lays out the importance of second stage shelters in breaking the cycle of abuse for survivors. Second stage shelters are an integral aspect of the continuum of supports for IPV survivors, providing them with the time and space to heal, plan for the future, and achieve independence and housing stability.
Supporting People Living with Domestic Violence
A guide to understanding risk factors for domestic violence and intimate partner violence, as well as the dos and don’ts of handling disclosures of violence.