The BC government has announced additional funding for BCSTH’s Violence is Preventable (VIP) program, which teaches K-12 students about intimate-partner violence and healthy relationships. The funding will come from Safe and Supported: BC’s Gender-Based Violence Action Plan. Read the full press release here.

Excerpts from BC Government Press Release

“As part of the Canada-British Columbia bilateral agreement to end gender-based violence, B.C. will receive $18 million this year from the federal government to support survivors and break the cycle of violence through Safe and Supported: B.C.’s Gender-Based Violence Action Plan.”

“Federal funds have been used to expand programs, such as the Violence is Preventable program that brings counsellors to schools to deliver presentations about intimate-partner violence, and connects to counsellors any K-12 students experiencing or witnessing violence; provide further support for domestic-violence units, which are specialized teams of community-based victim services workers; and support survivors of human trafficking and exploitation.”