This paper examines the barriers immigrant and minority ethnic women face when accessing intimate partner violence (IPV) services in a marginalized, multicultural neighborhood in Montreal, Canada.
The findings highlight trauma-informed expressive arts interventions improved well-being, strengthened coping skills, and increased knowledge, confidence, and safety among newcomer survivors of domestic and family violence.
These reports present key findings from the HEAL Project’s work with five participant groups: Arabic, Bengali, Farsi, Tigrinya & those will shelter experiences, and 2LGBTQI+ identifying women.
The planning tools offer a strategic framework, mapping program inputs, activities, and outputs while showing how expressive arts interventions support newcomer women who have experienced domestic violence.
Milestone reports capture key moments in the development of the HEAL Project. They document progress each year, highlight successes, and reflect the growing collaboration across the arts, settlement, and healthcare sectors.
This paper examines an art therapy embroidery program for Syrian refugee women in Toronto. Using tatriz, the group offered a culturally familiar way for participants to explore feelings of loss, hope, and identity.
