The Learning Network

Mobilizing knowledge to end gender-based violence

The Learning Network is a valuable source of evidence-informed resources for individuals, service providers, and organizations working to end violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV).

Featured Resources

	Issue 31:Trauma- and Violence- Informed Approaches: Supporting Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence This Issue shares information about trauma- and violence- informed approaches to supporting children exposed to intimate partner violence. It is relevant to shelter workers, child and youth workers, teachers, and community-based services working with children. Learn more
	Issue 30: Gender Equity This Issue addresses the topic of gender equity in Canada, and it explores how gender intersects with other systems of marginalization to produce unique challenges for achieving a fair and equal society.   Learn more
	Issue 29: Thirty Years after the Montréal Massacre This Issue highlights how misogyny was one of the factors fueling the fatal violence against 14 young female students on December 6, 1989. We dedicate this Issue to the women killed in the Montréal Massacre and to all women and girls that have experienced and too often, died due to gender-based violence. Learn more

What's New?

WEBINAR: You're doing what? Merging harm reduction and trauma-informed practice in Violence Against Women (VAW) shelters
Dr. Susan Scott and Dr. Angela Hovey, Lakehead University, School of Social Work, Orillia  |  June 23rd, 2020

INFOGRAPHIC: 7 Protective Factors that Promote Children's Resilience
This infographic provides a brief overview of 7 promising protective factors that have been shown to promote children’s resilience following exposure to intimate partner violence.

Learning Network Statement on Anti-Black Racism

COVID-19 & Gender-based Violence in Canada:  Key Issues and Recommendations
This document examines how COVID-19 may create pathways and barriers leading to gender-based violence and violence against women and children. 

BACKGROUNDER: Keep Children Safe from Online Sexual Exploitation & Abuse During the Pandemic
This backgrounder examines potential increased risks for online sexual exploitation and abuse of children during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides strategies for parents to keep children safe.