Call for proposals to prevent gender-based violence through youth dating violence prevention: Glossary

An approach to creating physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually safe:

• policy
• research
• interventions
• environments

They are based on a clear understanding of social, political and historical contexts of different cultures.

Any form of abuse or neglect that a child or adult experiences from a family member, or from someone with whom they have or had an intimate relationship. It includes:

• elder abuse
• child maltreatment
• intimate partner violence (sometimes referred to as domestic violence)

It can include violence from a current or former spouse or dating partner.

A process used to assess how diverse people may experience policies and interventions. The "plus" in GBA Plus shows that GBA goes beyond sex and gender differences. We all have many identity factors that intersect to make us who we are. It also considers many other identity factors like ethnicity and age.

Violence based on:

• gender
• gender identity
• perceived gender
• gender expression

It takes many forms, including physical, economic, sexual and emotional abuse.

An approach that recognizes and responds to differences based on:

• sex and gender
• sexual orientation
• migration histories
• geographic locations
• socioeconomic status
• ethnic or cultural backgrounds

This helps to reduce disparities in health outcomes among population groups and improve access to opportunities and conditions conducive to health for all.

A set of actions and practical strategies delivered over a period of time designed to:

• promote health equity
• produce identifiable and measurable positive health outcomes in:
  • individuals
  • communities
  • organizations
  • systems

It does this by creating supportive environments and strengthening community action and personal skills. These activities can be called programs or interventions, but this call for proposals uses the term health promotion intervention for consistency.

The use of scientific methods to produce knowledge about implementing interventions. The intervention research approach aims to build knowledge about:

• how the intervention process brings about change
• the context in which the intervention worked best and for which populations

It can include qualitative and quantitative measures from different methodological approaches, including Indigenous frameworks.

Intervention research requires planning and delivering the intervention with research questions in mind. It should be incorporated into a project from the outset. We encourage using methods to assess the impacts of the intervention after its implementation. Researchers must be part of the project team from the proposal development stage through to the project's implementation, if funded. Research questions must measure and assess changes in:

• skills
• knowledge
• behaviours and
• well-being

The synthesis, adaptation, dissemination and active exchange of research knowledge between researchers and knowledge users, in such a way is that it can:

• be put into active use
• have positive impacts in policy and practice

Preventing youth dating violence is complex and is strengthened by collaboration across multiple levels and sectors. Multi-level collaboration engages collaborators at 2 or more of these levels:

• individual
• family
• community
• system

Multi-sectoral collaboration engages collaborators in 2 or more sectors, such as:

• educators
• researchers
• policy makers
• police and justice
• health and social service providers

This approach contributes to preventing youth dating violence by involving key populations and organizations from various segments of society with:

• different perspectives
• complementary sets of expertise

Operations that refer to the organization's core activities that are not directly related to the funded project.

A remote area has:

• infrequent flights
• no roads in or out
• only has a forestry truck road or
• only has road access in winter

A northern area is 1 of the 3 territories or an area being above the:

• 53rd parallel in Manitoba
• 54th parallel in Quebec or Ontario
• 50th parallel in Newfoundland and Labrador
• 54th parallel in Saskatchewan, Alberta or British Columbia

Latitude and longitude finder (LatLong)

A deliberate effort to:

• increase the reach and impact of evidence-based interventions to benefit more people and
• foster sustainable program development across diverse populations and communities

Activities that are not associated with an intervention with a project audience. Examples include:

• audio visual production
• conferences, symposia and workshops
• web or smartphone application development and maintenance, when not part of a health promotion intervention

The ability for aspects of the intervention to continue over time. For the purpose of this call for proposals, sustainability may take different forms, such as:

• sustaining knowledge
• sustained collaboration
• sustaining the effective delivery of the intervention

A practice that recognizes the connections between violence, trauma, negative health outcomes and behaviours. This approach integrates knowledge of the impacts of violence and trauma into all aspects of an intervention, and fosters:

• safety
• respect
• empowerment

Violence affects all people in different ways. The intersection of identity factors compounds a person's risk for violence. There are many youth populations who are more at-risk of experiencing youth dating violence or are underserved by current interventions. Underserved populations experience barriers and challenges in accessing and using resources.

For the purpose of the key populations stream of this call for proposals, these youth populations are considered to be underserved or at-risk:

• 2SLGBTQI+ youth
• Youth with a disability
• Black or racialized youth
• Youth living in remote or northern areas
• Youth who have experienced gender-based or family violence
• Youth who are part of immigrant, refugee and newcomer communities

The stages from adolescence to early adulthood, often culturally seen as the transition from childhood's dependence to adulthood's independence and autonomy. Within the Government of Canada, the term youth is a fluid age category and age definitions can vary depending on the policy and program. For the purpose of this call for proposals, using the term youth seeks to be inclusive of interventions that reach individuals who self-identify as youth, rather than those within a specified age range.

An intentional act of physical, sexual or emotional violence by one partner in a dating relationship.

Youth dating violence can occur in any type of dating relationship, regardless of a person's:

• age
• gender
• gender identity
• perceived gender
• sexual orientation
• gender expression

The involvement of working with youth to embed their voice into the development, implementation and the research component of the project.