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Tomorrow’s Men Today: Canadian Men’s Insights on Engaging Men and Boys in Creating a More Gender Equal Future
(Social Work, University of Calgary, 2019-10)In 2018, the federal government put out a competitive bidding process to conduct a national research study with men to inform the development of a federal engagement strategy for men and boys that promotes gender equality ... -
Advancing Healthy and Socially Just Schools and Communities: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
(University of Calgary, Athabasca University, 2019-08)Advancing Healthy and Socially Just Schools and Communities is a four-course graduate certificate program collaboratively developed by an interdisciplinary team comprised of faculty from the fields of Social Work and ... -
The Case for Reparative and Transformative Justice Approaches to Sexual Violence in Canada: A Proposal to Pilot and Test New Approaches.
(Social Work, University of Calgary, 2018-12)The intention of writing this case and proposal is in response to the highly-visible #MeToo and #TimesUp movements that have provided an opportunity to think about processes for healing from sexual violence and social ... -
Serving Calgary Men across the Prevention Continuum: Interview Results
(Social Work, Other, Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence, 2018-10)With the highly-visible movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp there has been increased attention on the role men can play in violence prevention. Locally, we heard from various leaders throughout the violence prevention ... -
Perceptions of Gender Norms amongst Men and Boys
(Social Work, Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence, University of Calgary, 2018-08-31)Research on gender norms has been at the forefront of efforts to achieve gender equity and equality. Increasing evidence suggests that inequitable gender norms negatively impact many men’s behaviours, their health and ... -
Canadian Scan on Domestic Violence Prevention Policies at the Municipal Level
(Social Work, Other, University of Calgary, 2018-10-09)The purpose of this project is to conduct a preliminary national scan of municipal websites to identify council adopted policies, plans, frameworks, strategies or initiatives that focus on preventing domestic violence ... -
The connection between professional sporting events, holidays and domestic violence in Calgary, Alberta
(The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, https://www.policyschool.ca/, Social Work, Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence, University of Calgary, 2017-06)There are some days in Calgary, Alberta when domestic violence is more likely to happen than other days. There is a statistically significant connection between higher rates of domestic violence and certain Calgary ... -
Estimating costs and benefits associated with evidence-based violence prevention: Four case studies based on the Fourth R program
(The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, https://www.policyschool.ca/, Social Work, Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence, University of Calgary, 2017-05)Teen violence in dating and peer relationships has huge costs to society in numerous areas including health care, social services, the workforce and the justice system. Physical, psychological, and sexual abuse have ... -
Developing domestic violence primary prevention capacity through a community of practice project: Learnings from Alberta, Canada
(Cogent Medicine, http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/oamd20/current, Social Work, Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence, University of Calgary, 2017-05-23)Domestic violence practitioners and community organizations often lack the capacity to engage in primary prevention activities. In part, this limited capacity exacerbates the gap between evidence-based research and ... -
Understanding the environment: Domestic violence and prevention in urban Aboriginal communities
(The First Peoples Child & Family Review, http://journals.sfu.ca/fpcfr/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/292, Social Work, Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence, University of Calgary, 2016)Aboriginal women in Canada are at significantly higher risk for spousal violence and spousal homicide than non-Aboriginal women. Although the majority of Aboriginal people in Canada live in urban settings, there is a dearth ...
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