SIGNAL FOR HELP RESPONDERS : Supporting Someone who is Experiencing Abuse
Gender-based violence is all around us — and the COVID-19 pandemic made many women and gender-diverse people even more vulnerable to violence and abuse at home.
To help, the Canadian Women’s Foundation (CWF) created the Signal for Help — a simple one-handed gesture that can be used to reach out for support without leaving a digital trace. Since launching in April 2020, it’s become a viral, award-winning initiative that’s spread globally to at least 50 countries, translated into more than 20 languages, through news stories, social media, and community partners. In this webinar, the CWF provides an overview of the Signal for Help Responders campaign and options on how to support someone who is experiencing abuse.
Speaker:
Hélène Bigras-Dutrisac, Manager of Community Activation on the Signal for Help Campaign at the Canadian Women’s Foundation.
Canadian Women’s Foundation
Podcasts
All right now what: canadianwomen.org/podcast
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
Quiz:
Protecting the Golden Years: A Quiz on GBV Awareness
Fact Sheet:
Gender-Based Violence among Older Adults
EAPO Infographic:
Understanding Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Among Older Adults in Canada.
Provincial Directory of Services
Elder Abuse Support and Response Service Organizations
Safety Planning
Safety PlanningToolkit
RESOURCES
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA)/ Réseau canadien pour la prévention du mauvais traitement des aînés
CNPEA Project : Stopping Older Person Gender-Based Violence in Women 55+ Through Promising Practices (STOP-GBV 55+)
Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses
www.oaith.ca/oaith-work/we-count-femicide-because/