Speak OUT was a 5-year, 3 phase project, addressing youth dating violence within the 2SLGBTQI community. Speak OUT aims to find answers about youth experiences of dating violence within the 2SLGBTQI community, and to inform a youth-directed intervention program pilot.
Phase One
Phase 1 was an encompassing survey of youth across Canada about their experiences of gender-based violence. From across Canada, 292 youths were recruited and asked to complete a survey on gender-based violence. The survey covered four domains related to violence (physical violence, emotional abuse/control, sexual violence, virtual violence) participants experienced, experiences with help-seeking, and connections to the 2SLGBTQI community.
Phase Two
Egale hosted a collaborative 4-day virtual Hackathon in January 2021, inviting service workers and LGBTQI2S youth from across the province to join us in hacking solutions for supportive and preventative programming for 2SLGBTQI youth experiencing dating violence.
Phase Three
Egale and our partners worked with the winning Hackathon team, a committee of dating violence experts, and youth to put the idea into action!
Guide and Program Summary
The purpose of this guide is to help organizations identify and summarize the requirements for the development and implementation of a similar program that focuses on gender-based violence (GBV), specifically consent. Read about Egale Canada’s research and subsequent development of an intervention program.