Upcoming Events and Learning Opportunities
Opportunities to Participate:
| Considering Children’s Perspectives on Contact with their Father in the Context of Post-Separation Intimate Partner Violence |
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Learning Network & Knowledge Hub Webinar This webinar will present findings from research on children’s experiences and perspectives regarding contact with their father in the context of post-separation intimate partner violence (IPV). We will begin by highlighting the importance of considering children’s views when making decisions about contact with their father and by identifying factors that support their meaningful participation. The webinar will also examine the conditions that help children feel safe and at ease in these situations. Finally, it will explore avenues for supporting a reparation process for children who have been exposed to IPV. Click here to register. |
| Online Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Building Online-to-Offline Pathways |
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Learning Network Resource Spotlight In 2025, Yorktown Family Services received funding through Ontario’s EngageON Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence and partnered with Moonshot to develop RightPlace - an innovative online service and outreach model that connects individuals affected by gender-based violence (GBV) with support services across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Since launching in November, this trauma- and violence-informed initiative has used targeted digital campaigns to connect thousands of people, including GBV survivors, bystanders, and individuals causing harm who are seeking change, to resources and live support. Click here to register. |
| “Red Flag” Law Awareness: Protecting Against Firearm Harm in Gender-Based Violence |
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"Red Flag Law" Webinar
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 12, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET “Red Flag” laws aim to enhance protections to address firearm-related harm in cases of gender-based violence by allowing individuals to apply to a court to ask for restrictions on a person’s access to firearms where there are safety concerns. This webinar will provide legal professionals with an overview of the development, purpose, and practical implications of recently implemented “Red Flag” laws. It will also trace the legislative history of Bill C-21, leading to the enactment of “Red Flag” laws and other amendments addressing firearm-related harm. Click here to register. |
| LN Live: Drag Pedagogy for Consent Education |
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Learning Network Live Join the Learning Network for an upcoming Live presentation with Wil Prakash Fujarczuk, an award-winning speaker and educator who has led sexual violence prevention initiatives for over a decade, who will explore how drag pedagogy can serve as an accessible and engaging entry point into conversations about consent education. No registration required. To join us, simply visit the Learning Network Facebook Event Page and click “Interested” or “Going” to get a notification when we go live! |
| LN Live: Drag Pedagogy for Consent Education |
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Learning Network & Knowledge Hub Webinar This LN/KH Webinar explores the intersections of neurodivergence, disability, and gender-based violence through critical disability studies, story-making, and neurodiversity-affirming approaches. Presented by Dr. Patty Douglas, Associate Professor of Disability Studies at Queen’s University and a former special education teacher, this session draws on creative and participatory approaches that centre historically excluded perspectives, inviting participants to consider how dominant narratives about disability, care, communication, and harm shape responses to violence within education, health, and community systems. Click here to register. |
| AI and GBV: Harms, Impacts, and Emerging Practices in Prevention and Response |
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Learning Network Virtual Forum View the recorded sessions from the 2026 Learning Network Virtual Forum. This two-day event brought together practitioners, researchers, and advocates to examine how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is both contributing to gender-based violence (GBV) and reshaping practice across the GBV and allied sectors. Click here to watch. |
| Innovations in Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Trauma and Violence-Informed Health Promotion |
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Knowledge Hub Presents Conference View the recorded presentations from the Knowledge Hub Presents Conference, a national event held on October 1-2, 2025. The sessions feature evidence-informed insights, emerging trends and practical tools to support ongoing work and learning. Click here to watch. |
| Respect at Work Website |
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This new website houses research and evidence-based resources to support policy reform and guide prevention and response strategies on harassment and violence at work. Click here to visit. |
| Resources for Evaluating Trauma- and Violence-Informed Practice |
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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. Click here for PDF Click here for website |
