CIAFV

Through innovative strategies, CIAFV supports the creation of a collaborative, coordinated, diverse,

Through innovative strategies, CIAFV supports the creation of a collaborative, coordinated, diverse, community response to family violence, strengthening our community’s capacity to take constructive action against family violence.

09/04/2026

Economic abuse can take many forms, from controlling access to money and employment to creating debt, withholding basic needs, or misusing financial and legal systems.

The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) is inviting all Albertans to take its first province-wide Economic Abuse Survey. You can participate whether you have experienced economic abuse, witnessed it, are unsure if it has affected you, or do not believe you have experienced it at all.

The survey takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes and is designed to help participants learn more about economic abuse while helping ACWS better understand experiences across Alberta.

What ACWS learns will help strengthen education, prevention, and responses for people experiencing economic abuse.

🔗 Learn more and take the survey here: https://bit.ly/4gsrx9p

09/02/2026

Self-care can look different for everyone. It may involve caring for your spiritual, mental, physical, or emotional well-being, depending on what you need at that time.

This resource from The Family Centre explores four areas of self-care and offers practical tips for creating a plan that reflects your needs, circumstances, and available time.

Self-care does not have to take an hour or involve a major activity. It may look like taking a few deep breaths, stretching, connecting with someone you trust, or pausing to acknowledge how you are feeling.

Read the full blog to learn more about practising self-care in a way that is intentional, realistic, and supportive.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4fE33dh

08/31/2026

📅 Upcoming events and learning opportunities from September 6 to 12

This week’s events include sessions on healthy screen time habits, trauma-informed writing, and family violence in the workplace.

Upcoming events include:

Helping Children Develop Healthy Screen Time Habits - Triple P® | Southern Arizona Trauma Informed Network
September 8 | 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM MDT | Online
A session exploring the challenges of navigating screen time when working with children and youth.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4gpthAl

Language Matters: Trauma-Informed Writing in Work with Children & Families | Compassionate Leeds Programme Team
September 9 | 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM MDT
A session exploring how trauma-informed language can build trust, reduce power imbalances, and support more compassionate, collaborative writing in plans, reports, and records.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4gtbeJH

Family Violence Impacts at Work: What Businesses Need to Know Info Session | The Today Family Violence Help Centre
September 9 | 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM | Online
A one-hour information session for executive staff, management teams, human resources, OHS, and wellness personnel exploring how family violence can affect workplace safety, productivity, and employee wellbeing, along with practical steps and available supports.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4xjRgIE

08/28/2026

Only two days left to become a CIAFV member and be entered for a chance to win a three-day ticket to the Diverse Voices Family Violence Conference, valued at $500.

Join CIAFV by August 30 to become part of a network working together to strengthen the community response to family violence while bringing your experience, perspective, and knowledge into this shared work.

The Diverse Voices Family Violence Conference brings together professionals, researchers, and subject matter experts working across the family, domestic, and sexual violence sectors, offering opportunities to gain practical knowledge, explore new perspectives, and build connections.

If you have been thinking about joining CIAFV, now is the time.

Visit the CIAFV website to learn more about membership and sign up.

08/26/2026

This November, CIAFV is offering a virtual two-day Strangulation Prevention Training focused on increasing awareness and strengthening professional responses to non-fatal strangulation.

Participants will learn how to recognize often-overlooked signs and symptoms of strangulation, strengthen documentation and evidence collection practices, and enhance victim advocacy through trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches.

The cost of the training is an active CIAFV membership ($200). Each CIAFV member organization can send up to three participants as part of its $200 membership fee. Additional participants after the first three can register at 50% off for $100 each.

CIAFV will also hold 25 spots for professionals and students from a range of sectors, including health care, education, legal services, government, and housing.

08/24/2026

In collaboration with Sagesse and Ward sipiwiyiniwak, CIAFV is hosting Keep It Real, an evening focused on building understanding and confidence around domestic abuse and coercive control.

REAL Talk is designed to help people recognize the signs of abuse and feel more prepared to have supportive, informed conversations. The approach is practical and accessible, with a focus on empowering change and strengthening how communities respond.

Thursday, September 10
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Register using the QR code or follow this link: https://bit.ly/4quLSji

08/21/2026

Become a CIAFV member by August 30 and you will be entered into a draw to win a three-day ticket to the Diverse Voices Family Violence Conference, valued at $500.

Taking place October 28 to 30, 2026 at the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton, Diverse Voices brings together frontline professionals, researchers, and subject matter experts to share emerging research, real-world best practices, and practical strategies related to family, domestic, and sexual violence. The three-day conference also creates opportunities for learning, collaboration, and connection across sectors.

By joining CIAFV, you are adding your experience and perspective to a network working together to strengthen Edmonton’s response to family violence.

Join by August 30 for your chance to attend Diverse Voices this fall.

Visit the CIAFV website to learn more about membership and sign up.

08/19/2026

Meaningful change happens when more voices are part of the conversation.

CIAFV brings together nonprofits, government departments, service providers, and individual members to share knowledge, build consistent protocols, identify gaps, and strengthen Edmonton’s response to family violence.

Membership is an opportunity to bring your experience and perspective into that work. Members can help shape training, contribute to working groups, support collaborative initiatives, and strengthen a network focused on prevention, connection, and safer communities.

This summer, become part of the network. Join CIAFV by August 30 and you will be entered into a draw to win a three-day ticket to the Diverse Voices Family Violence Conference, valued at $500.

Bring your experience, perspective, and commitment to building a safer, more connected community.

Learn more about CIAFV membership and sign up through our website.

08/17/2026

📅 Upcoming events and learning opportunities from August 23 to 29

This week’s events include learning opportunities focused on family violence, trauma and culture, support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and grant writing.

Upcoming events include:

Trauma Talks: Culture and Trauma | ICOY
August 24 | 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM MDT | Online
A training exploring the relationship between trauma and culture, including the impacts of power and oppression, historical and transgenerational trauma, and the resilience and protective factors communities have developed in response.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4xdflRr

Introduction to Family Violence | The Today Family Violence Help Centre
August 24 | 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM MDT | Online
An introductory workshop for service providers and front-line agency staff covering types of abuse, power and control, barriers to accessing support, family violence misconceptions, and effective responses to disclosures.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4wkdqZG

Saprea Support Group Interest Meeting & Training Session | Saprea
August 25 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM MDT | Online
An informational session about Saprea’s peer-led support groups for adult women who experienced childhood or adolescent sexual abuse, including how to join a group or take steps toward becoming a group leader.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4xBgUrX

Grant Writing 101 | Government of Alberta, Community Engagement Branch
August 26 | 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM MDT | Online
A two-hour interactive webinar covering core proposal and grant writing skills, common pitfalls, what funders look for, and ways to build and maintain positive relationships with funders.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4z8ZTXG

08/14/2026

This November, CIAFV is offering a virtual two-day Strangulation Prevention Training.

Throughout the training, participants will learn how to recognize the often-overlooked signs and symptoms of strangulation, strengthen documentation and evidence collection practices, and enhance victim advocacy through trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches.

Participants will leave with practical knowledge and approaches that can help strengthen prevention, intervention, and coordinated community responses.

The cost of the training is an active CIAFV membership, valued at $200. Each CIAFV member organization may register up to three participants as part of its membership. Additional participants beyond the first three may register for $100 each, representing a 50% discount.

CIAFV will also reserve 25 spots for professionals and students from a range of sectors, including health care, education, legal services, government, and housing.

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Suite 255, Bonnie Doon Mall, 8330-82nd Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T6C4E3

Telephone

+17804283660

Website

https://ciafv.com/

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