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Gender-based violence takes many forms, including physical and sexual assault, coercive control, economic abuse, tech-facilitated violence, and harassment. It can occur in your home, your workplace, online or anywhere else. If you or someone you know is experiencing gender-based violence, or is otherwise in crisis, help is available. Below is a list of crisis services that provide support. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

Courage to Act 

Courage to Act is a federally funded initiative to address and prevent gender-based violence on Canadian campuses. It builds on key recommendations within Possibility Seeds’ landmark Courage to Act Report. With a network of experts, Courage to Act develops tools, resources, and strategies as the first national collaborative of its kind.

Learning Network

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. The learning network is a project of Western University’s Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women.

One Love 

One love offers healthy relationship resources and support on topics such as boundaries, signs of an unhealthy relationship, and break-up and safety planning. One Love Education Center is free for educators and professionals and offers access to a library of resources, toolkits, trainings, and lesson plans for educators and professionals.

ONECA 

Ontario Native Educative Counselling Association (ONECA) has compiled the School Counsellors Tool Kit: Talking to your Students About Dating & Healthy Relationships.

Ophea 

Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea) offers gender-based violence prevention education resources including professional e-learning modules.

PREVNet 

PREVNet is a national research and knowledge mobilization hub that brings together researchers and national organizations to build research capacity, assess youth relationship problems including bullying and dating violence, and promote evidence-based programs and effective policies across Canada to address and reduce youth interpersonal violence and promote healthy relationships.

Responding to Disclosures on Campus

A project of Western University’s Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children. Offer training and resources on how to respond to sexual violence disclosures.

Right to Be

Right to Be trains people to respond to, intervene in, and heal from harassment. They hold space for people experiencing harassment to share their stories for affirmation and support and prepare new leaders to create workplaces, schools, and communities around the world that are filled with humanity. Right to Be offers research, resources, and bystander intervention training.

SIECCAN 

Sex Information & Education Council of Canada provides national guidelines and benchmarks for integrating GBV prevention within school-based comprehensive sexual health education.