Intimate partner violence has serious physical, emotional, social and economic consequences. It is also terrifying, dehumanizing and isolating for...

YWCA Metro Vancouver has welcomed the provincial government’s commitment to BC’s non-profit sector with the appointment of Niki Sharma as...

The uncertainty, disruptions and isolation brought by COVID-19 have increased stress and anxiety for all youth, but even more so for young people in...

Women, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people have been at the forefront of Canada’s pandemic response and women need to be centered in Canada’s...

“As few as 8% of adolescents who experience dating violence reach out to parents, teachers, health care practitioners, or other adults who can help...

“44% of youth surveyed in BC indicated that they had drank heavily in the last month.” [1] Intoxication culture permeates through media, schools,...

“More than 11 million Canadians have been physically or sexually assaulted since the age of 15.” [1] Dating violence is a widespread issue in Canada...

According to the United Nations, 75% of women have experienced cyber violence online. [1] LGBTQ2S youth experience cyber-violence three times as much...

The most common types of unwanted sexual behavior experienced by women in public are unwanted sexual attention (25%), unwanted physical contact (17...

This July, YWCA Metro Vancouver CEO, Deb Bryant, was consulted as part of the BC government’s Framing the Future discussion, and submitted a letter...