Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre

Published purpose

Through this 43-month project, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands will develop and put in place a prevention and care cascade framework to support racialized immigrant, refugee and non-status women, trans and nonbinary people impacted by, or at risk of experiencing gender-based violence (GBV). It will address the different risks and socio-cultural factors experienced by racialized women and address the need for culturally appropriate and safe services. To do so, the project will support the delivery of a cascade of GBV prevention and care services that are tailored to the needs of racialized women. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Women’s Health in Women’s Hands will organize a community knowledge exchange event to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands will carry out community engagement work to strengthen sectoral responses to Gender-Based Violence, implement wraparound supports as part of their Promising Practice, enhance the GBV risk assessment tool based on evaluation feedback, and engage in knowledge mobilization activities to share the learnings of the Promising Practice. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.