Report: Scaling Up STRENGTH: Adaptation in a Pandemic Context
We are pleased to share findings from the “Scaling Up STRENGTH” Study (Adaptation Phase: March 2020 to May 2023). This report captures the adapting and testing of the STRENGTH model of outreach within a pandemic context in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood of Vancouver.
Co-designing an Outreach Intervention for Women Experiencing Street-Involvement and Gender-Based Violence: Community–Academic Partnerships in Action
We are excited to share this important paper from the STRENGTH pilot project is now published (through open access) and available online.
KX Spotlight: Co-creating community tailored intervention programs through collaboration and trust
This month the UBC Knowledge Exchange (KX) spotlights the equity-oriented intervention programs and partnerships of Dr. Vicky Bungay and Capacity Research Unit. As director of Capacity Research Unit, Dr. Bungay works in close partnership with communities to close gaps in research and care for people regularly excluded from health and social policy programming, including women […]
STRENGTH Pilot Study Report
We are pleased to share findings from the STRENGTH Pilot study (April 15, 2018 to January 28, 2020). Please see our report on this community-based, participatory action pilot study to design a women-led, strengths-based, trauma informed model of outreach in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood of Vancouver. The STRENGTH project was built upon the expertise […]
STRENGTH Pilot Study interim findings
We are pleased to share the first of our STRENGTH study findings. Please click on “Capacity Highlights” to view our infographic on a strengths-based outreach approach to working with women in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood in Vancouver.
Capacity Research Unit receives $2.5 million for gender-based violence research
The Capacity Research Unit, based at UBC’s School of Nursing, will receive $2,499,946 over seven years to implement and test a trauma and violence-informed outreach intervention for women and girls affected by violence. This project is one of 17 projects awarded funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant Program and includes collaborations with 14 service and academic organizations across three Canadian provinces.
