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
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.
Recording Available!
Presented by: Amy Bombay
This webinar discusses the unique experiences of violence experienced by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples since first contact.
Upcoming Webinar
Presented by: Margeaux Feldman and Nicole Brown-Faulknor
In this session, speakers discuss the connection of trauma and the body, and the ways in which somatic/embodiment practices can be integrated into the everyday work of supporting survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).
Knowledge Hub Presents!
We’ve got an app for that! Improving women’s safety, health and well-being with the iHEAL app
Presented by: Dr. Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Dr. Colleen Varcoe, and Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey
Recording available!
Featured Project:
iHEAL
The University of Western Ontario is implementing and evaluating the iHEAL program, a trauma-informed health-promotion intervention for women who have experienced intimate partner violence, in collaboration with researchers from 2 Canadian universities. Learn more.
Featured CoP Member:
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe
Dr. Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN is a Distinguished University Professor and Women’s Health Research Chair in Rural Health, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University. Learn more.
