Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Supporting the resilience of sexual violence survivors through culturally sensitive interventions
Agreement Number:
GV230359
Agreement Value:
$312,061.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 23, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 29-month project, Université Laval will conduct research that will help improve gender-based violence services for at-risk groups. The project will address the accessibility, sensitivity, and effectiveness of psychosocial interventions among women from at-risk populations who are victims of sexual violence. To do this, the project will assess the impact of being part of one or multiple at-risk populations on perceived discrimination as well as membership, acceptability, and user experience of an online intervention targeting post-traumatic reactions following sexual violence. It will also document the impact of the social determinants of health on the perceived acceptability and usefulness of the content of this intervention while highlighting the impact of intersections on the victim’s experience and recovery. Université Laval will develop scholarly articles and knowledge transfer materials to inform others of the research findings. As part of this project, the university will collaborate with several community organizations, such as the Carrefour familial des personnes handicapées, the Centre d’amitié autochtone de Québec, the Centre de Solidarité Lesbienne, Quebec Native Women, Viol-Secours, and the Maison pour femmes immigrantes (Immigrant Women’s Shelter). Activities will be carried out through the sharing of total project costs, with 50% of the funding provided by Women and Gender Equality Canada and 50% by Université Laval
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:
Quebec, Quebec, CA G1V 0A6
Reference Number:
001-2023-2024-Q3-00149
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
Université Laval
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.