Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
This webpage is a centralized hub for resources related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) from organizations across British Columbia, as well as key national and international research. We will continue to update this webpage as further resources become available.
“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.
You Are Made of Medicine: A Mental Health Peer Support Manual for Indigiqueer, Two-Spirit, LGBTQ+, and Gender Non-Conforming Indigenous Youth
This toolkit is a mental health peer support manual for Indigiqueer, Two-Spirit, LGBTQ+, and Gender Non-Conforming Indigenous youth.
“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.
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.
Safety in Relationships: Same-Gender
This resource describes relationship abuse, dispels common myths about abuse involving 2SLGBTQ+ folk, discusses why a person might stay with an abusive partner, and provides practical tips for making a plan to stay safely or leave safely.
Resources for Gender Justice Advocates to Challenge Anti-Black Racism
The following is a community-curated list of resources about understanding and challenging anti-Black racism for gender justice advocates. Any liberation from gender-based violence (GBV) cannot take place without an end to white supremacy and anti-Black racism.
Reporting on Gender-Based Violence: A Guide for Journalists
This guide is for news media outlets, journalists, and journalism students on trauma-informed reporting
of gender-based violence.
Intimate Partner Violence Risk Identification and Assessment Tool: User Guide
A risk assessment tool to assist survivors of gender-based violence who are involved in family court proceedings. The risk assessment tool takes into consideration physical, emotional, mental, social/cultural, racial, financial, legal, and spiritual abuse and the multiple sources of oppression and systemic barriers that women are often subject to.