Welcome
Welcome to the Knowledge Hub!
The Knowledge Hub connects innovative trauma-and violence-informed health promotion projects funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s investment, “Supporting the health of victims of domestic violence and child abuse through community programs” (2015-2022) and subsequently, Preventing and addressing Family Violence: The Public Health Perspective (2022-2026). As part of its investment, PHAC is also pleased to support the Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women & Children (CREVAWC) at Western University to lead the Knowledge Hub, including a Community of Practice (CoP) aiming to bolster the combined impact of funded projects, and further advance innovations in the growing field of trauma-informed health promotion.
These projects support people who have experienced intimate partner violence and/or child maltreatment through a variety of programs. The Knowledge Hub facilitates knowledge mobilization among and for projects through a Community of Practice, the Learning Network and Knowledge Hub Webinar Series, and a variety of other resources (reports, bulletins, videos).
New Resources and Upcoming Events
New Knowledge Hub Presents!
RISE: Toward Evidence-Based Elder Mistreatment Prevention and Response
Presented by: David Burnes, Andria Allen, and Marta Hajek
This presentation will describe the RISE model and report initial findings from a randomized control trial designed to test the effectiveness of the RISE/EAPO response framework across Ontario, including significant improvements on several psychosocial outcomes.
Recording Available!
Addressing challenges faced by deaf women experiencing gender-based violence (GBV)
Presented by: Marie-Hélène Couture
This presentation aims to broaden knowledge about deafness and raise awareness of the specific challenges faced by deaf women, particularly those related to gender-based violence.
Recording Available!
Presented by: Robert Nonomura
This webinar aims to open a dialogue around the possibilities for developing a TVI research ethics training module—a project which might incorporate the rich insights of current TVI practitioners and transmit this to colleagues across the GBV sector and to future researchers in the field.
Resources for Evaluating Trauma- and Violence-Informed Practice
This resource provides an overview of over twenty qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools designed to measure trauma-and violence-informed practices of individuals and /or organizations. These tools were meticulously selected through a comprehensive search of academic literature, grey literature, and websites. The literature search spanned from 2010 to 2023, and included websites that did not provide dates of publication.
Featured Project:
RISE
Each year in Ontario, many older adults face various forms of abuse, often in silence and isolation. Recognizing this pressing issue, a newly adapted initiative called RISE is being implemented and evaluated to address elder mistreatment through a community-based approach. Learn more.
Featured CoP Member:
David Burnes
Dr. Burnes is a Professor at University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. He holds a Canada Research Chair on Older Adult Mistreatment Prevention. He completed a PhD at Columbia University School of Social, concentrating in gerontology and advanced practice. Learn more.
