Yukon Status of Women Council

Published purpose

Through this 30-month project, Yukon Status of Women Council (YSWC) will scale the 'After She Leaves' program developed by Luke's Place in Ontario to strengthen the GBV sector in Yukon. By adapting the promising practice to reflect the realities and needs of Yukon, this project will reach GBV frontline workers and legal actors to increase the availability of comprehensive and integrated support services for survivors of GBV. It will also address service delivery and knowledge gaps relating to the intersections between intimate-partner violence and family law processes in Yukon. YSWC will achieve this by organizing community engagements and immersive knowledge exchanges, conducting an analysis of Yukon's territorial family laws, and delivering training sessions and workshops to share information on the promising practice for knowledge mobilization and potential replication or expansion of it based on realities and needs of community members. A partnership will be developed with Luke’s Place to support the implementation of project objectives and ensure the overall project success.