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The Overlap Between Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
Many people think domestic violence and human trafficking are completely separate issues. Domestic violence happens in relationships. Trafficking is often imagined as something done by strangers or criminal networks.
But Canadian police data shows there is real overlap—especially in sex trafficking cases.
Acts of Truth and Reconciliation: Honouring Indigenous Identity
Reconciliation begins with truth. Learning the real history of this land and listening to the stories of Residential School Survivors, as well as their families and communities, is an important first step. These stories must be honoured, not only to acknowledge the children who never returned home but to also recognize the resilience of Survivors and the ongoing intergenerational impacts of this history.
Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injuries: What is the Link?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a time to recognize the importance of prioritizing our mental health and acknowledging the impact that mental health challenges can have on a person. As May leads into June, Mental Health Awareness Month leads into Brain Injury Awareness Month. This is the perfect time to discuss the correlation between traumatic brain injuries and mental health challenges.
Strengthening Parent-Child Bonds Through ATTACH™
We are proud to offer the ATTACH™ program to women and children at Radiance. ATTACH™ is a research-backed parental education program geared at strengthening the parent’s capabilities and improving the child’s mental health. Through ATTACH™, we are promoting and strengthening the attachment between parent and child by teaching parents the important skill of reflective functioning.
Radiance Volunteers Shine Bright!
Team Radiance wants to shine a light on the incredible volunteers who have made a lasting impact on our organization and those we serve. Their time, energy and efforts have touched every corner of the work we do. We want to send a huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers, you have help create safe and comforting homes, lifted spirits and brightened futures.
Fostering Choice and Empowering New Beginnings
‘Second-stage Shelter’ – it’s a term that we use all the time to describe Radiance Centre, but what does it mean and what do we do? Let’s dive in.
Fostering Faith Communities that Thrive
At Radiance, we recognize people as spiritual beings with diverse views and practices. We truly believe that faith leaders desire to see families in their community thrive. Our Thrive project aims to join with faith leaders across Alberta to nurture communities of faith that are equipped to respond in a safe way when family relationships are characterized by control and abuse. Our desire is to help each faith leader become effective in championing the issue of domestic violence and seeing their faith community be violence free.
May’s Story of Strength
Meet May. May moved into the Radiance Centre, fleeing a controlling, physically, emotionally and verbally abusive relationship with her three children.