HIV risk and health outcomes are driven by the social determinants of health. To prevent HIV and improve the health of women
living with HIV, we must address the underlying causes that contribute to HIV risk and health outcomes. These include the
social inequities that certain women experience that make them more likely to be exposed to HIV through a sexual or drug using
partner and also contribute to negative health outcomes. To target prevention activities and ensure that women living with HIV
receive timely diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate support services, we need to understand who are the women most affected
by HIV and their needs
This literature review aims to explore how the implementation of a workplace wellness program and committee
may be beneficial to both staff and employers in the VAW sector.
Includes information on:
-History of Wellnes Programs
-Relevant Legislation
-Mental Wellness: Recommendations for Organizations (includes activity examples)
-Challenges to Workplace Wellness Programs
-Considerations for future research
"Digital platforms have enhanced and expanded the ways in which we interact and share information with one another. They have also simultaneously provided new mechanisms for those who might seek to engage in abusive conduct to inflict harm on targeted groups and individuals—particularly from historically marginalized and systemically oppressed communities.
This report examines the role of digital platforms in the proliferation of technology-facilitated gender-based violence, abuse, and harassment (abbreviated as ‘TFGBV’). It also examines whether and how digital platforms—such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter—should be held accountable for TFGBV through regulation or the imposition of liability under Canadian law.
The consideration of these issues begins with a review of the substance and nature of TFGBV that commonly occurs on digital platforms, as well as examples of platform content moderation models. This is followed by an explanation of the current Canadian landscape concerning platform liability for TFGBV and a review of platform liability regimes that exist in other jurisdictions around the world. The report then grapples with some critical issues and legal complexities associated with holding platforms liable for user conduct. It concludes by making 14 recommendations for federal legal reform and complementary actions to address TFGBV in Canada through the lens of digital platform liability and accountability."
The following report provides an overview of femicide in Ontario from May 1st – May 31st, 2021. It is important to note that the information pertaining to these femicide cases may be incomplete due to ongoing police investigations. As investigations continue there will likely be further details released, allowing for a more thorough analysis of femicide trends in Ontario. It is also important to note the total number of confirmed femicides may not be accurate. The OAITH femicide list relies on media reporting to track femicide cases and as a result these totals may not capture all of the femicide victims who may have been omitted from media coverage.
The following report provides an overview of femicide in Ontario from April 1st – April 30th, 2021. It is important to note that the information pertaining to these femicide cases may be incomplete due to ongoing police investigations. As investigations continue there will likely be further details released, allowing for a more thorough analysis of femicide trends in Ontario. It is also important to note the total number of confirmed femicides may not be accurate. The OAITH femicide list relies on media reporting to track femicide cases and as a result these totals may not capture all of the femicide victims who may have been omitted from media coverage.
This following report provides an overview of femicide in Ontario from March 1st - March 31st, 2021. It is important to note that the information pertaining to these femicide cases may be incomplete due to ongoing police investigations. As investigations continue there will likely be further details released, allowing for a more thorough analysis of femicide trends in Ontario. It is also important to note the total number of confirmed femicides may not be accurate. The OAITH femicide list relies on media reporting to track femicide cases and as a result these totals may not capture all of the femicide victims who may have been omitted from media coverage.
This following report provides a comparison of femicide rates in Ontario from January
1st - March 1st 2020 and January 1st - March 1st 2021. It is important to note that the
information pertaining to the 2021 femicide cases may be incomplete due to ongoing
police investigations. This can be seen quite evidently through the examination of cause
of death for femicide victims in 2021 where there is a high number of cases where
cause of death has been coded as unknown. This is likely due to the lack of details that
have been provided by police pertaining to cause of death. As investigations continue
there will likely be further details released allowing for a more thorough analysis of
trends related to cause of death. It is also important to note the total number of
femicides may not be accurate for both 2020 and 2021. The OAITH femicide list relies
on media reporting to track femicide cases and as a result these totals may not capture
all of the femicide victims who may have been omitted from media coverage.
This following report provides an examination of femicide cases in Ontario from
November 26, 2017- November 25, 2020. A total of 117 femicide cases were included in
this data set involving women ages 18 and older. This dataset includes victims with the
following victim-perpetrator relationship types: intimate partner, family, known and
unknown (details are unknown but targeted/gendered attack). It is important to note that
the information pertaining to these femicide cases may be incomplete due to ongoing
police investigations, lack of police disclosure, publication bans and limited media
reporting. It is also important to note the total number of confirmed femicides may not be
accurate. The OAITH femicide list relies on media reporting to track femicide cases and
as a result these totals may not capture all of the femicide victims who may have been
omitted from media coverage.