A report on PEACE Program waitlists and the impacts on the delivery of PEACE and VIP and Promising Practices.
Waitlists in the Peace Program have been identified as a key barrier to services in the BCSTH 24 Hour Census survey every single year since 2018. PEACE Programs have advised BCSTH that waitlists for their services are a barrier to the delivery of Violence Is Preventable (VIP) in BC schools. The BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) gratefully acknowledges that this report was funded under Safe and Supported: BC’s Gender-Based Violence Action Plan and through the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence led by the Department of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) CA .
The report forms part of the work to enhance the PEACE and VIP Programs for children and youth with experiences of violence in British Columbia. Investing in the VIP Program is one action identified under the ‘Breaking cycles of violence through the prevention, healing and accountability’ priority of Safe and Supported. The Report provides a thorough review of the PEACE Program waitlist issue, provincial statistics, and root causes and innovative practices and solutions. The Report and Highlights provide a whole of government approach and identifies wise practices with the goals of a) enabling more children and youth to access PEACE Program services and b) allowing more VIP services to be offered in BC schools to expand violence prevention and awareness all across the province.
BCSTH extends sincere appreciation to the Executive Directors, PEACE Program counsellors and Program Managers who contributed their vast experience and knowledge to this project via our surveys and focus groups that shaped the Report and Highlights in a profound way. Click below to read the full report and highlights.
