🚨 Safe Online boosts our 2024 Open Call with an additional $5M—bringing total funding to nearly $10M for impactful projects tackling digital harms to children.
Learn more: loom.ly/fgYF860
📣ISPCAN Huddle 2025! 🚀First Session begins this Thursday, May 1st, 8-10am MST. 🌎 Coming together, sharing together, working together, succeeding together. You don’t want to miss out on this💡new cutting-edge way to look at a case in retrospect to learn how we can collaborate better. JOIN US! REGISTER TODAY! 🔗mailchi.mp/ispcan.org/the-hu…#ispcanhuddle#riseuptoendchildabuse#casebasedtraining
Supporting youth starts with the connection! Whether it’s education, family programs, or community assistance, 211 Saskatchewan is here to connect you to the right resources. Our experts are available 24/7 to assist you!
Join us on April 30th for the AVA Webinar Series: Rethinking Prevention – The Roots of Sexual Violence & Intersectionality with Kira Snodgrass & Mary Valenzuela from Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse.
Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
12 - 1:30 PM MST
avatraining.ca/webinars/
Research estimates that 1 of every 10 men has experienced sexual assault, but many male victims often feel ashamed or afraid they won't be believed. Learn more and find resources, info, and support if you're concerned about yourself or someone else: buff.ly/EcolgAl#SAAM
ALT Where can I find information for male victims of sexual assault? First, know that you’re not alone. One of every 10 men is a victim of sexual assault. Despite our name, all information on WomensLaw.org also applies to men. Other organizations, like RAINN, offer resources specifically for men. Visit WomensLaw.org to find additional information or to speak with an attorney for free on the WomensLaw Email Hotline. WomensLaw.org a project of NNEDV National Network to End Domestic Violence.
📢 Attention health researchers!
Applications are now open for the Institute/Initiative Community Support Grants #FundingOpportunity that will help fund planning and dissemination activities on a wide range of research topics.
Deadline: June 19, 2025
researchnet-recherchenet.ca/…
🎙️ New podcast alert! 🎧
Announcing the launch of AVA's HERHealth podcast dedicated to empowering women, girls, and gender-diverse people to take charge of their health hosted by AVA's Scientific Director, Dr. Nicole Letourneau!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…open.spotify.com/show/4kTstl…
Join us on Wednesday, April 16th as the AVA Webinar Series presents Innovation at the Back of the Bus, with Andrea Silverstone and Carrie McManus from Sagesse.
🗓️ Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
⏰ 12 - 1:30PM MST
Register today! avatraining.ca/webinars
📢 Funding Launch: SHRF Align Grant is now accepting applications.
Funding to support development and promote research relevance and impact through collaboration
Application deadline is July 23, 2025
Learn more at: shrf.ca/align#ResearchThatMatters#SHRFconnections
Join AVA’s Scientific Director, Dr. Nicole Letourneau, for a panel discussion on Building a Network in IPV Research: The Power of Community Partnerships with Waypoint Talks next week!
April 15th 10-11:30am EST
Register here: waypointcentre-ca.zoom.us/we…
Join us on Wednesday, April 16th as the AVA Webinar Series presents Innovation at the Back of the Bus, with Andrea Silverstone and Carrie McManus from Sagesse.
Access the book here: sagesse.org/what-we-do/innov…
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
12 - 1:30pm MST
avatraining.ca/webinars/
Black Maternal Health Week, April 11th to 17th , is a national campaign led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance aimed at raising awareness and fostering community around the experiences and voices of Black mothers and birthing people. blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw25
This year, World Health Day focuses on "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures" and will urge governments and the health community to increase efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and to prioritize women’s long-term health and well-being.
#AVA#WomensHealth
Do you have an IPV story to share? AVA partner, Our IPV Story, provides a safe and anonymous platform for sharing lived experiences with IPV. Visit ouripvstory.com
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE!
Click the link below to watch the most recent Resource Spotlight on implementing trauma- and violence-informed approach in digital media education.
Presented by Dr. Kara Brisson-Boivin & Vanessa Turyatunga
gbvlearningnetwork.ca/resour…
✨ New Brief! ✨
Masculinity isn’t a one-size-fits-all.
This new resource explores how race, gender, disability & age shape masculinities—and how we can rethink GBV prevention through anti-colonial, intersectional approaches.
By Dev Ramsawakh @merkyywaters
Join Us❗
AVA Webinar TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 2nd.
Family Law Protection Orders and Peace Bonds: Do These Legal Mechanisms Ensure the Safety of Survivors of Gender-Based Violence? Featuring Hannah Ellison from Battered Women's Support Services. avatraining.ca/webinars/