Fanny Oliphant, Bayo Ogunbote and Tatiana Oshchepkova February 25, 2016 Edmonton/Evergreen Family Violence Committee

Why Men Violence against women and girls is a global phenomenon United Nations: Domestic violence is the most pervasive form of violence against women In Canada, men commit the majority of sexual assaults, physical assaults with a weapon and homicides Men and boys are negatively impacted by male violence Fong, 2010; Hajjar, 2004; Kelly, 2000; Smith, 2004; Statistics Canada, 2011 For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

The Partnership Started as a small talk Academe – community partnership Core principles:  gender equality  intersectionality  shared leadership  asset based  participatory – ownership  consensus building  benefits/recognition Technology For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Leadership Team Alberta Father Involvement Initiative Alberta Human Rights Commission Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) Calgary Sexual Health Centre City of Edmonton Community Members Edmonton/Evergreen Family Violence Committee Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary (ECCC) Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) Beaumont MEN Edmonton Men’s Action Network Calgary (MAN-C) Norwood Family Center REACH Strathcona County Family & Community Services (Community & Social Development Sector) The Calgary Foundation United Way of Calgary and Area University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Resources Funders - Alberta Human Rights Commission, The Calgary Foundation, United Way of Calgary and Area Academe and agencies - Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board (CFREB) at The University of Calgary/media; ECCC, Faculty of Social Work and City of Edmonton as backbone agencies/entities; point persons; CIWA for translations; AFII for Red Deer meeting and others Community members – MAN- C, ME, other community volunteers – Practicum students – Student volunteers For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Presentation Focus: Highlights For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti: Methodology Participant Demographics Services & Supports Well-Being Next Steps

Building on Prevention Literature For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti: Addressing intergenerational trauma Men’s self-care Positive role models  Factors related to violence prevention

Survey Design For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti: Collaborative Survey Development ( N = 70)  Leadership Team + 3 Focus Groups Quantitative & Qualitative Questions Survey Monkey Tool & Website Translations: Spanish, Farsi, Arabic, French, Mandarin

Data Collection & Analysis For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti: Online and In-person Targeted and Snowball Trained research assistants ( N = 50) Data collection : July – October 2015 Collective data analysis: Community, agency, academic ( N = 11)

2214 Men Responded * Permission to skip questions For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Participant Demographics For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Alberta Counties with Respondents For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti: Respondent counties in blue

Top Respondent Localities Calgary Edmonton Strathcona County *Respondents from over 35 localities For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Canadian-Born & First Generation For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Immigrant Status in Canada For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Sexual Orientation For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Living with a Disability For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Financial Well-Being For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Financial Well-Being (cont.) For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Services and Supports For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Do Men Need Support for Well-Being and Healthy Relationships? For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Do You Know of Any Services and Supports for Men? For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Do Expectations About Being a Man Prevent You From Accessing Support? 32% reported YES For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

What Supports Would Men Use? (Top Five) For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti: Men’s Well-Being

Men Living with Mental Health Challenges For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Main Barriers to Well-Being and Healthy Relationships For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Factors that Promote Personal Well-Being For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

Can You Take Action to Contribute to Men’s Well Being & Healthy Relationships without Violence? For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti:

What Actions Can You Take? Top Responses: For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti: Peer Support Role-Modeling Mentoring

AMS: Next Steps For more information contact Liza Lorenzetti: Men’s dialogues Further data analysis by region community Developmental evaluation Alberta Men’s Network

Thank you. Visit our Website for more details at / Contacts: Liza Lorenzetti Tatiana Oshchepkova

Alberta Men’s Survey Calgary Launch November 23, 2015

Alberta Men’s Survey Edmonton Launch November 25, 2015