Learning Network
Mobilizing knowledge to end gender-based violence
The Learning Network is a knowledge mobilization initiative that bridges the gap between current gender-based violence (GBV) research, practice-based knowledge, and lived experience to enhance the capacity of the GBV sector and movement (e.g., legal help, shelter support, advocacy, education, sexual assault counselling). This knowledge is essential to preventing violence across diverse communities, supporting survivors and allies, and promoting gender equity.
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Considering Children’s Perspectives on Contact with their Father in the Context of Post-Separation Intimate Partner Violence
This webinar presented findings from research on children’s experiences and perspectives regarding contact with their father in the context of post-separation intimate partner violence (IPV). It highlighted 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 also examined the conditions that help children feel safe and at ease in these situations and explored avenues for supporting a reparation process for children who have been exposed to IPV.
Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence: Centering Children’s Power and Agency in Practice
This Brief offers a reflection-based, practice-informed approach to preventing and responding to sexual violence in ways that restore power to the child. Grounded in the work of Marie‑Vincent—a Québec-based organization that supports children and adolescents who have experienced sexual violence—it shares guiding principles, concrete examples, and relational strategies that practitioners and caregivers can adapt in their own contexts.
2026 Learning Network Virtual Forum - AI & GBV: Harms, Impacts, & Emerging Practices in Prevention & Response
Presentation recordings, slides, and related resources from the 2026 Learning Network Virtual Forum are now available! 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.
We Won’t End Gender-Based Violence Without Disability Justice
This Backgrounder focuses on disabled wisdom and innovation, not as mere inspiration, but as essential infrastructure for justice work. Disability Justice (DJ) is a movement and a framework that positions disability as a political and collective experience shaped by systems of oppression and generations of resistance. Also included is a companion Infographic, Practicing Disability Justice in GBV Work: 10 Principles in Practice, offering a practical snapshot of key concepts for day-to-day learning and reflection.
Supporting Survivors at the Intersection of Mental Health and Gender-Based Violence: Approaches for Practice
This session explored the realities, pressures, and possibilities at the intersection of mental health and gender-based violence. Drawing on her experience in crisis intervention, trauma services, and victim advocacy — as well as insights from her participation on provincial committees such as the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC) — Eva Zachary discussed key patterns observed through practice, case reviews, and cross-sector collaboration.
Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide: Reflections from Members of the DVDRC, Part 2
This webinar is the second in a series co-hosted by the LNKH webinar series and the FVFL project. In it, DVDRC members will share lessons learned from homicides in the context of family law proceedings as well as unique issues for survivors in immigrant or refugee communities. The webinar will also explore the special needs of surviving children in the aftermath of domestic homicide deaths.
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