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Intimate Partner Violence is extremely common, but frequently misunderstood. It's important to familiarize ourselves with the crucial aspects of domestic violence and to help bring awareness to all forms of abuse through education.
Educational Courses and Videos
This short video is a powerful personal account of Steiner's experience with domestic violence as she explains why victims stay, and offering insights on breaking the cycle of abuse.
This free program will provide you with a basic understanding of domestic abuse, it's complexities, and how you can support someone who may be experiencing domestic abuse.
This course examines how to report abuse and explores the signs of abuse in a relationship. Provides information to help adults and children affected by domestic violence.
The Signal for Help (or the Violence at Home Signal for Help) is a single-handed gesture that can be used by an individual to alert others that they feel threatened and need help over a video call, or in-person. It was originally created as a tool to combat the rise in domestic violence cases around the world as a result of the self-isolation measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The signal is performed by holding your hand up with your thumb tucked into your palm, then folding your fingers down, symbolically trapping your thumb in your fingers. It was intentionally designed as a single continuous hand movement, rather than a sign held in one position, that could be made easily visible.
This course provides an introductory understanding of woman abuse and teaches participants the basics of how to recognize warning signs, and how to talk to someone you think might be experiencing domestic violence.
Diving into the science and research of family violence, the variety of resources cultivate a better understanding of difficulties victims face and how to help a loved one you know is experiencing domestic violence.
Violence, Evidence, Guidance and Action is the foundation of this Project. VEGA focuses on three main types of family violence: child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and children's exposure to intimate partner violence.
A module based course giving you a better understanding of early childhood development, the impacts of trauma on children and how to nurture resilience in children who have been exposed to domestic violence.
A free online course offered by the Government of Alberta. The course helps parents build relationships, communicate effectively and understand the adverse effect that conflict separation may have on a child's brain development and well-being.
A series of webinars addressing safety and risk in Family Law cases involving Domestic Violence, screening tools and enhancing system responses to survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.
"But... As bad as it was, I learned something about myself.
That I could go through something like that and survive."
-Anonymous
Other Learning Opportunities
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Partnered With a Survivor: A podcast that dives into the complexities of intimate partner violence and creating a domestic violence-informed society. Website.
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Alberta Family Wellness Initiative: The science of brain development and how our earliest experiences can affect our long-term mental and physical health. Website.
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The Goal is Thriving, Not Just Surviving: A Blog post about redefining our approach to domestic abuse. Website.
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The Safe and Together Institute: Safe and effective learning for a variety of matters such as Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Men's Behaviour Change, and Family Court Training. Note: Most of these courses are for a fee. Website.
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MacEwan University's Sexual Violence, Prevention, Education and Response: Build on your knowledge of sexual violence prevention by attending events offered to students committed to creating a safe campus. Website.
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Alberta Access to Justice Week: Attend webinar sessions throughout Access to Justice Week held in February each year by the Canadian Bar Association of Alberta. Website.
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Alberta Health Services Trauma Training Initiative is a foundational course geared towards health professionals. Website.
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BearPaw Media and Education offers legal education resources for Indigenous people. Website.
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Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA) online courses. Website.
