Category: Updates

In a recent UCalgary News article, Lana Wells, associate professor in UCalgary’s Faculty of Social Work, Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence and AVA member, explains how a lack of affordable housing is creating a dangerous situation for women fleeing abusive relationships; “Affordable housing is critical for women who are experiencing domestic […]

The AVA National Health Research Training Platform embraces education and truth as vital first steps towards reconciliation. Truth and Reconciliation Week and Orange Shirt Day is an important time to learn about Canada’s colonial history, and recognize the children lost and the survivors of the residential school system in Canada. Imbedded in AVA’s Guiding Principles […]

The Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS) Board of Directors is pleased and excited to announce the appointment of Corinne Ofstie and Haley Scott as co-CEOs. The co-CEO model encourages the sharing of leadership to create stronger outcomes. The strengths of co-CEOs are many, but a central strength is that it brings together contrasting […]

From politics to sports to class assignments, we come across statistics every day. Hosted by the CSSRP, join us to learn more about how statistics are collected and measured, and how we can make sense about what they mean. Using current, real world examples, grow your confidence when dealing with statistics from your favourite sports […]

Thank you to everyone that attended in-person and virtually to celebrate 20 years of the CHILD Studies Program and our AVA Launch Event! If you missed it, you can now watch the recording of the event here: https://avatraining.ca/ava-launch/

It is with sadness and solidarity that the Alliance against Violence & Adversity (AVA) stands with those impacted by the violent and targeted attack on University of Waterloo faculty and students on June 28.  Our thoughts are with the survivors of the attack, their families and the greater University of Waterloo community of students, faculty […]

About National Indigenous Peoples Day For generations, many Indigenous groups and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on June 21 or around that time of year because of the significance of the summer solstice as the longest day of the year. National Aboriginal Day, now National Indigenous Peoples Day, was announced in 1996 by […]

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If you missed Workshop 5 topic 1 (Transforming Research and Training) or topic 2 (Minimizing Family Violence and Adversity), the videos are now available on YouTube via unlisted links. Click here to view them directly on the website Or click the links below to watch them on YouTube: Transforming Research and Training Minimizing Family Violence […]