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).

KH story

We have developed a story that describes and highlights the work and impact of the Knowledge Hub and the trauma- and violence-informed Community of Practice. The story is based on the KH team’s work and experiences as well as the data from the recent mid-term evaluation of the CoP. We have weaved research findings into narratives to make the data and our work accessible, interesting, and to help people understand what we do and how we do it.

The fictional characters in this story bring our work to life and highlight the objectives of the KH and CoP, showcase the range of projects and expertise within the community, and demonstrate the impact of our work.  Additionally, we have highlighted the types of activities that the KH and CoP engage in, including the resources and outputs that we have developed together.

The story includes composite characters, or fictionalized versions of real people, made by combining details from multiple individuals. This allows individual identities to be kept confidential while still allowing for the sharing of broad trends and experiences captured in the research data and team experiences. The quotes, however, are real, and demonstrate the themes pulled from the data that have been weaved into the narratives.

The story can be accessed below as a video.

New Resources and Upcoming Events

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Learning Network and Knowledge Hub Webinar

Sustaining the Sector: Systemic Change to Address GBV Worker Wellbeing

Presented by: Jenn Gorham, Krys Maki, and Samantha Fernandes

The session will speak to the trajectory of systemic change work that has been done in recent years, and will articulate current and future work that is aimed at addressing these challenges, with the intention of building supports for GBV workers across the sector.

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Knowledge Hub Presents!

Cross-Sectoral Solutions: Research Insights and Impacts from GBV-BI survivors

Presented by: Gifty Asare

This presentation covers a 20-week program consisting of peer navigation, and support services of communication, yoga, occupational, music therapy, and more that was offered to 25 survivors.

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Knowledge Hub Presents!

Building Capacity: Interdisciplinary Toolkits and Resources for Gender-Based Violence & Brain Injury Survivors and their Advocates

Presented by: Kelsy Dundas, Nikki Plant and Rifaa

The intersecting experience of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Brain Injury (BI) is lacking research, public and survivor awareness, comprehensive policies, and supportive programming and resources, despite the commonality and complexity of this intersecting experience.

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Learning Network and Knowledge Hub Webinar

Building a protective community for all children and adolescents: Best practices in sexual violence prevention and intervention

Presented by: Jessica Martin

The aim of this presentation is to make professionals aware of the extent of the problem of sexual violence in childhood and adolescence, and of best practices in prevention and intervention in this field.