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-IMG-EN.png](img/Resources-IMG-EN.png)
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.
![July-2024-KH.png](resources/khpresents/img/July-2024-KH.png)
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).
![KH-Presents-Apr-30-2024-KH-Banner.png](img/homepagebanners/KH-Presents-Apr-30-2024-KH-Banner.png)
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.