Knowledge   Practice   Impact

In 2004, an extensive, province-wide roundtable on family violence and bullying resulted in a comprehensive set of recommendations for action found in the Alberta Roundtable on Family Violence and Bullying: Finding Solutions Together report. In response to these recommendations the Alberta government took the lead role in bringing together experts, academics and practitioners from around the globe to share information and learn from each other at the World Conference on Prevention of Family Violence 2005 held in Banff, Alberta, Canada on October 23-26, 2005.

• Policy Forum Proceedings
• World Conference on Prevention of Family Violence 2005 Summary Report 
• Conference Videos and Presentation Media 

International Policy Forum on World Conference - November 1-2, 2006

To carry the momentum forward and build on the recommendations from the World Conference on Prevention of Family Violence 2005, the Government of Alberta, in partnership with the Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research, hosted a Policy Forum to create a common framework for action.

The Policy Forum had over 80 participants integrating experts in the field of family violence, researchers, and policy makers. The objectives of the Policy Forum included:

• discussing the learning from the World Conference on Prevention of Family Violence 2005;
• identifying practical next steps in the prevention of family violence; and
• encouraging and promoting evidence-based practices and outcome-oriented research.

Two key themes emerging from the World Conference were the drivers of the Policy Forum:

• Development of a specialized response to address child maltreatment and family violence.
• Working across jurisdictions and sectors to build networks of effective, coordinated, collaborative responses to family violence.

Each theme was discussed in terms of policy, best practice, and surveillance and research. A summary of these discussions can be found in the Policy Forum Proceedings. To view selected discussions, please see the Policy Forum videos. A list of common terms related to the Policy Forum can be found in the Definition of Policy Forum Terms document.