DWS Community Response

Dawson Women’s Shelter wants to acknowledge that our community has been hurting and on high alert due to multiple physical and sexual assaults this past week.

Education, Taking Action, Understanding Violence, 24 Hour Support Line, Connection, Helping A Friend, Services, Supporting SurvivorsDawson Women's ShelterAugust 21, 2024community response, gendered violence, support, support survivors, supporting survivors, violence prevention, community, assaultComment

National Day of Remembrance and Action

“The moment we surrender our capacity to believe another world is possible is the moment it becomes true.” - Kai Cheng Thom

16 Days of Activism - Community Workshops

Learn the warning signs of abuse and how to help a friend.

Education, Connection, DWS Events, Helping A Friend, Supporting Survivors, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 20, 202316 Days of Activism, gendered violence, gender-based violence, learning, workshop, education, skills, supporting survivors, preventionComment

World Suicide Prevention Day - September 10

How you can recognize that a friend might be at risk of suicide, quick ways you can help, and lots of resources for supporters and folks who are struggling.

Connection, DWS Events, Helping A Friend, Supporting Survivors, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 10, 2023suicide prevention, you are loved, we need you here

Sexual Violence - How Can DWS Help

What resources do you know in Dawson City or all of Yukon for either for survivors of sexual violence or who help to prevent sexual violence?

Education, Taking Action, Consent, Connection, DWS Events, Services, Supporting Survivors, Understanding Violence, Helping A Friend, Emergency ShelterDawson Women's ShelterMay 9, 2023sexual violence, prevention, take action, sexual violence prevention month, support, may, resources

Helping a Friend

Telling someone about violence, abuse, harassment, or coercion takes a tremendous amount of bravery. Most survivors never tell a helping professional about the violence they have experienced.

Recognizing Risk

By learning the signs of lethality in an abusive relationship, friends and family can help to keep women and children safe and prevent femicide.

16 Days of Activism - Community Workshops

Learn the warning signs of abuse and how to help a friend.

Education, Connection, DWS Events, Helping A Friend, Supporting Survivors, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 1, 202216 Days of Activism, gendered violence, gender-based violence, learning, workshop, education, skills, supporting survivors, preventionComment

#WeNeedYouHere

Shining a spotlight on some incredible suicide prevention campaigns.

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Helping A Friend, Supporting Survivors, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 13, 2022world suicide prevention day, suicide prevention, support, we matter, we need you here

Suicide Prevention Resources

How you can recognize that a friend might be at risk of suicide, quick ways you can help, and lots of resources for supporters and folks who are struggling.

Connection, DWS Events, Helping A Friend, Supporting Survivors, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 12, 2022suicide prevention, you are loved, we need you here

From Awareness to Action

Been thinking about making the jump from learning about sexual violence prevention to taking action in your community? Lots of links and ideas on where to start!

Education, Consent, Taking Action, Understanding Violence, Helping A FriendDawson Women's ShelterMay 11, 2022svpm, sexual violence prevention month, sexual violence, sexual assault, prevention, action, awareness

Sexual Violence - How Can DWS Help?

May being Sexual Assault Prevention Month is a great time to let folks know about how DWS can help survivors and their supporters.

Education, Taking Action, Consent, Connection, DWS Events, Services, Supporting Survivors, Understanding Violence, Helping A Friend, Emergency ShelterDawson Women's ShelterMay 9, 2022sexual violence, prevention, take action, sexual violence prevention month, support

We Remember. We Take Action.

Today is a national day of mourning. Today is a national day of action.

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding Violence, Helping A FriendDawson Women's ShelterDecember 6, 2021taking action, 16 days, gender based violence, dws, December 6, understanding violence

Signs of High Risk

By learning the signs of lethality in an abusive relationship, friends and family can help to keep women and children safe and prevent femicide.

Signs of High Risk

Although we don’t want to think about violence happening in our community, knowing how to separate what partner violence really looks like versus what we’re taught in the media, can have a big impact on the folks you are near to.

Education, Helping A FriendDawson Women's ShelterNovember 29, 2020sexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, support, skills, violence, power, high risk, lethality, femicide, safety, helping a friend, lethal

Helping A Friend

You might not think that any of your friends, family, neighbours, coworkers, or classmates are ever going to be abused. No one expects this, but we do have to prepare for it.

Education, Helping A FriendDawson Women's ShelterNovember 28, 2020sexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, support, skills, violence, power

DWS Staff Want You To Know You Are Loved

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day.

Dawson Women’s Shelter staff have messages of support for folks struggling with suicide.

Connection, DWS Events, Helping A Friend, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 10, 2020world suicide prevention day, staff, dawson, yukon, suicide prevention, support

Community Support - You Are Loved

Dawson community helpers show that you are loved. World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th.

Connection, Education, DWS Events, Helping A Friend, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 9, 2020world suicide prevention day, wspd, suicide prevention, support

#WeNeedYouHere

Getting ready for World Suicide Prevention Day, this Thursday, we're shining a spotlight on some incredible suicide prevention campaigns.

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Helping A Friend, Supporting Survivors, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 8, 2020world suicide prevention day, suicide prevention, support, we matter, we need you here

You Are Loved

For World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10th – we challenge community members to let folks at risk of suicide let them know that they are loved and valued.

Connection, DWS Events, Helping A Friend, Supporting Survivors, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterAugust 31, 2020suicide prevention, you are loved, we need you here

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