Rowan House Society's fiscal year runs from April 1 - March 31, while our Annual Report showcasing the stats, trends and highlights comes out in June, prior to our AGM. It's a great way to see some of the quantitative impacts our programs and services are having on our communities.

In the meantime, I am joined by our new Research and Evaluation Lead, Stefanie to talk about the importance of data and data integrity and some of the stories it tells about our work and our sector.

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Preventative Education must play an essential role in addressing domestic violence and abuse. Rowan House has said this many times throughout this podcast and does a lot of great work in schools and the community to that end.

But it's important to understand that it's not just this work that makes a difference - prevention comes in many forms and is intertwined throughout each and every program and service we offer. And in order to fully break the cycle, we must take a multi-faceted approach.

In this episode, I am joined by Rowan House’s Executive Director, Linette Soldan and Community Programs Team Lead, Angela Koenig to talk about sector trends and the importance of wholistic prevention.

Infographic mentioned in episode: https://www.rowanhouse.ca/prevention 

What is the violence link? What can it tell law enforcement when they're approaching investigations that may be related to domestic violence and abuse? And can it get help for individuals in a more timely manner?

Acting Sgt. Dennis Smithson of the Calgary Police Service has been working hard to spread awareness about the Pet Abuse-Violence Link and joins me in this episode to help answer some of these questions.

Trigger warning: descriptions of pet abuse and domestic violence.

If you, or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911. Otherwise, Rowan House is always available to provide trauma-informed crisis support, safety planning and program or community referral at 403-652-3311 (call/text)