Learning Network
Mobilizing knowledge to end gender-based violence
The Learning Network is a knowledge mobilization initiative that bridges the gap between current gender-based violence (GBV) research, practice-based knowledge, and lived experience to enhance the capacity of the GBV sector and movement (e.g., legal help, shelter support, advocacy, education, sexual assault counselling). This knowledge is essential to preventing violence across diverse communities, supporting survivors and allies, and promoting gender equity.
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Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide: Reflections from Members of the DVDRC, Part 2
This webinar is the second in a series co-hosted by the LNKH webinar series and the FVFL project. In it, DVDRC members will share lessons learned from homicides in the context of family law proceedings as well as unique issues for survivors in immigrant or refugee communities. The webinar will also explore the special needs of surviving children in the aftermath of domestic homicide deaths.
A Living History: The Story of Ontario’s VAW/GBV Movement
In this Facebook Live, Deborah Sinclair traces the evolution of the Violence Against Women (VAW) movement in Ontario over the past 50 years. Drawing on her research and the voices of 22 trail-blazing activists , she explores the triumphs and challenges that shaped the movement—and the question that continues to echo through time: Are we still a movement, or have we become a sector?
Supporting Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the Workplace
This two-part Backgrounder supports GBV service providers in deepening their understanding of how IPV can affect survivors at work, and in supporting survivor safety, rights, and survivor-led choices in the context of employment. It offers practical ways to recognize how IPV shows up in the workplace and how to respond with trauma- and violence-informed and survivor-centered strategies.
Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide: Reflections from Members of the DVDRC, Part 1
This webinar featured members of the DVDRC speaking about their experience on the committee and as contributors to three of the themed chapters of the most recent report : intimate partner homicides ( IPH ) in aging populations , IPH involving firearms , and homicides in the context of intersecting concerns about mental health and substance use . Recording and slides will be available once the DVDRC report is officially released and made public ( expected Fall 2025 ) .
Responding to Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use: Sex-, Gender-, and Equity-Based Approaches
This session offered practical resources from the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and provide insights for GBV and allied service providers. Approaches such as motivational interviewing, reflecting on stigma, and starting conversations about various substances that promote safety, choice, empowerment, and self-determination are discussed.
The Risk Identification and Safety Assessment (RISA) Tool: A Trauma-Informed and Intersectional Approach to Risk Management
In this Resource Spotlight, presenters from the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic shared their Risk Identification and Safety Assessment (RISA) Tool, designed for service providers working with clients who had experienced Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
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