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Title:

Safety Assessment Risk Management (SARM): Sharing Promising Practices

Agreement Number:

GV230309

Agreement Value:

$650,000.00

Agreement Date:

Oct 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 30-month project, The Redwood will scale their Safety Assessment and Risk Management (SARM) framework Ontario-wide to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the need for the Violence Against Women sector to uphold a higher standard of GBV screening and safety planning and address the fallout from the widening service gap by offering a tool that develops strategies to reduce violence and mitigate risks from a survivor-centred approach. To do so, the project will (1) identify service gaps and map coordination channels throughout Ontario; (2) conduct focus groups with survivors, service providers and subject-matter experts; (3) use gathered knowledge to develop a revised, more inclusive version of the SARM practice model in both official languages; (4) develop a comprehensive training curriculum and deliver SARM training to all project partners; and (5) conduct process and outcome evaluations. On top of delivering SARM training to partners, The Redwood will present the model at educational conferences and incorporate it into the organization’s online portal to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Promising practices are incorporated by the GBV sector into new or enhanced supports for target populations.

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M6R 1W6

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q3-00104

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

The Redwood…For Women and Children Fleeing Abuse

Program:

Gender-Based Violence Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the GBV Program is to strengthen the GBV sector to address gaps in supports for two groups of survivors: 1) Indigenous women and their communities, and 2) underserved populations (including women living with a disability, non-status/refugee /immigrant women, LGBTQ2S, gender non-conforming people and ethno-cultural women) in Canada. The Program provides grant and contribution funding to Canadian organizations to improve supports to help create long-term, comprehensive solutions at the national, regional, and local levels.