Taking Pride: Fostering healthy relationships among 2SLGBTQIA+ community

University can be a key place for 2SLGBTQ+ young people to learn knowledge and skills for healthy romantic relationships. SARAVYC has partnered with the McCreary Centre society and their Youth Research Academy to develop, implement, and evaluate a healthy relationship program for young people. The program aims to equip 2SLGBTQIA+ students with the skills to recognize and engage in happy, healthy relationships while reducing the number of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals who experience relationship violence. The program consists of 6 modules and will be offered weekly to Concordia University students from mid-October until the end of November.

The training helps develop:

• How to recognize warning signs in 2SLGBTQ+ relationships;
• Skills for healthy romantic relationships and friendships;
• Bystander and support strategies for friends in violent relationships

Students have the opportunity to participate in peer led discussions over the six-week training. Peer facilitators trained by our team will lead six one-hour modules covering:

• conflict resolution
• consent
• difficult conversations and communication
• boundaries and values
• community connection

Surveys collected before and after the intervention will help SARAVYC evaluate the program’s development.

Choose from one of two workshop series groups:

Wednesdays from 1pm - 2pm

• 10/25/2023
• 11/01/2023
• 11/08/2023
• 11/15/2023
• 11/22/2023
• 11/29/2023

Fridays from 11am - 12pm

• 10/20/2023
• 10/27/2023
• 11/03/2023
• 11/10/2023
• 11/17/2023
• 11/24/2023

*Taking Pride will be held in-person at Concordia's SGW campus. Exact locations will be sent to the registrants by email before the start of the series.

For questions about the study, contact shannon.millar@ubc.ca

Principal investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc

For questions about the Concordia workshop series, contact jenna.rose@concordia.ca