Strengthening systems responses to violence against women in Canadian provinces

About us

As a diverse team of researchers, community leaders and advocates, trainees, and women with lived experience of violence we are committed to research and knowledge mobilization that strengthens systems responses to violence against women across Canadian provinces.

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People Experiencing Marginalization and the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response on Violence Against Women Services:

The MARCO-VAW study

How did VAW services across the Greater Toronto Area adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic? What contextual factors influenced these adaptations? How well have VAW services met the needs of survivors during the pandemic? What can we learn to strengthen VAW practice and policy?

The Interprovincial Violence Against Women (IPV) Project

We aim to identify and mobilize knowledge around best practices for preventing and responding to violence against women, during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, that account for differences in jurisdictions and population groups across Canadian provinces. This study includes partners across Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

Latest news

Read our latest report!

Click to read our results overview from our MARCO-VAW study, which investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on VAW services in the Greater Toronto Area with actionable recommendations for policy and practice.

Webinar on VAW services during COVID-19

Click to watch a recording of the webinar we co-hosted with the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre on Family Violence Research (MMFC), one of our IPV Project partners, on our MARCO-VAW report on 23 June 2022.

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Watch: Panel event on women's housing needs

Click to watch a recording of "Lighting up the Shadow Pandemic: Violence Against Women, Housing and COVID-19," a virtual panel event co-hosted with the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation on 22 June 2022 .

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Acknowlegements

Our work is generously supported by the following institutions (Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexa Yakubovich). Learn more about our Team here.

Strengthening VAW Systems Responses