HLH Family Violence Prevention Toolkit
HLH Family Violence Prevention Toolkit
Sponsored by: The Alberta Ministry of Child and Family Affairs
Strengthening African, Black, and Caribbean Families
Preventing Family Violence within a New Culture
Funded by: Government of Alberta Ministry of Children and Family Services
Funded by: Government of Alberta Ministry of Children and Family Services
Project Overview
Project Overview
Hands Lifting Hearts Initiatives Society (HLH) is proud to launch Strengthening African, Black, and Caribbean Families: Preventing Family Violence through Community-Led Support. This community-driven project aims to prevent family violence within African, Black, and Caribbean (ABC) families, newcomers, and refugees in Alberta. Through culturally responsive education, mentorship, skill-building, and economic empowerment initiatives, we seek to foster healthy relationships, improve communication, and strengthen family units.
Our vision is to build resilient, violence-free families by engaging fathers, mothers, youth, and the broader community in safe and supportive spaces.
Healthy Relationships Vocabulary
Build a shared language for safety and respect with practical vocabulary, guided reflection worksheets, and communication tools for youth and families.
Build a shared language for safety and respect with practical vocabulary, guided reflection worksheets, and communication tools for youth and families.
Recognizing the Signs of Abuse Early
Learn how to spot early warning signs in adults and youth, reduce systemic barriers, and access trusted support systems.
Learn how to spot early warning signs in adults and youth, reduce systemic barriers, and access trusted support systems.
Healthy Relationships, Communication & Conflict Resolution
Practice emotional regulation, identify healthy communication styles, and learn practical tools to address family conflict safely.
Practice emotional regulation, identify healthy communication styles, and learn practical tools to address family conflict safely.
Culturally Responsive Support & Help-Seeking
Overcome systemic barriers and access trusted local resources, mental health navigation tools, and community networks without fear.
Overcome systemic barriers and access trusted local resources, mental health navigation tools, and community networks without fear.
Youth, Safety, Identity & Belonging
Empower African, Black, and Caribbean youth to find their voice, navigate bicultural pressures, and map out safe spaces using growth roadmaps and positive affirmations.
Empower African, Black, and Caribbean youth to find their voice, navigate bicultural pressures, and map out safe spaces using growth roadmaps and positive affirmations.
Family Safety & Emotional Wellness Activity Booklet
Build emotional awareness and reduce household tension with practical worksheets, daily reflection questions, and proactive wellness exercises.
Build emotional awareness and reduce household tension with practical worksheets, daily reflection questions, and proactive wellness exercises.
My Safety & Support Map
Create a proactive crisis-prevention layout to track personal warning signs, map out trusted connections, and document emergency safety resources before fear or panic sets in.
Create a proactive crisis-prevention layout to track personal warning signs, map out trusted connections, and document emergency safety resources before fear or panic sets in.
Words That Build Safe Families
Use a gentle word-search activity and playful conversation starters to reinforce positive, safety-centered language and values for youth and caregivers.
Use a gentle word-search activity and playful conversation starters to reinforce positive, safety-centered language and values for youth and caregivers.
Money, Power & Family
Break the silence around generational trauma and pressure with real-world scenarios, reflective check-ins, and culturally responsive safety strategies.
Understand how financial decisions, power dynamics, and shared responsibilities affect family relationships while promoting fairness, financial transparency, and safety within the home.
Safe Online,
Safe at Home
Create a proactive crisis-prevention layout to track personal warning signs, map out trusted connections, and document emergency safety resources before fear or panic sets in.
Learn to recognize online dangers, protect personal information and family privacy, and establish healthy digital boundaries that help keep children and families safe online and at home.
Strong Fathers,
Safe Homes
Create a proactive crisis-prevention layout to track personal warning signs, map out trusted connections, and document emergency safety resources before fear or panic sets in.
Develop responsible and supportive fatherhood skills, strengthen emotional connections with your children, and create a safe home environment built on trust, respect, and positive communication.
Double Adjustment
Use a gentle word-search activity and playful conversation starters to reinforce positive, safety-centered language and values for youth and caregivers.
Navigate cultural changes, parenting pressures, and family expectations while adapting to life in a new country and preserving your family's identity, values, and traditions.
Raising Them Together
Break the silence around generational trauma and pressure with real-world scenarios, reflective check-ins, and culturally responsive safety strategies.
Develop effective co-parenting strategies through respectful communication, shared parenting responsibilities, and collaborative decision-making that prioritizes children's emotional well-being, stability, and healthy development.
When Someone Tells You
Create a proactive crisis-prevention layout to track personal warning signs, map out trusted connections, and document emergency safety resources before fear or panic sets in.
Learn how to respond with compassion and understanding when someone shares an experience of abuse, harm, or family violence, while offering appropriate support and helping them feel heard, respected, and safe.
Love and Limits
Use a gentle word-search activity and playful conversation starters to reinforce positive, safety-centered language and values for youth and caregivers.
Discover how to establish healthy boundaries, guide children's behaviour with patience and consistency, and nurture loving family relationships built on mutual respect, understanding, and emotional safety.
Honouring Our Elders
Break the silence around generational trauma and pressure with real-world scenarios, reflective check-ins, and culturally responsive safety strategies.
Explore ways to strengthen intergenerational relationships by respecting cultural traditions, understanding the needs of older family members, and balancing traditional values with changing family expectations.
Safe Online,
Safe at Home
Create a proactive crisis-prevention layout to track personal warning signs, map out trusted connections, and document emergency safety resources before fear or panic sets in.
Learn to recognize online dangers, protect personal information and family privacy, and establish healthy digital boundaries that help keep children and families safe online and at home.
Love and Limits
Use a gentle word-search activity and playful conversation starters to reinforce positive, safety-centered language and values for youth and caregivers.
Discover how to establish healthy boundaries, guide children's behaviour with patience and consistency, and nurture loving family relationships built on mutual respect, understanding, and emotional safety.
Honouring Our Elders
Break the silence around generational trauma and pressure with real-world scenarios, reflective check-ins, and culturally responsive safety strategies.
Explore ways to strengthen intergenerational relationships by respecting cultural traditions, understanding the needs of older family members, and balancing traditional values with changing family expectations.
HLH Motherhood & Family Magazine
Everyone who lives in a home builds safe homes. Read how HLH is preventing family violence in immigrant communities through the Motherhood Circle, Fatherhood Circle, couples’ and singles’ programs, private resources families can use at their own pace.
Everyone who lives in a home builds safe homes. Read how HLH is preventing family violence in immigrant communities through the Motherhood Circle, Fatherhood Circle, couples’ and singles’ programs, private resources families can use at their own pace.
HLH Moms Handbook 2nd Edition
A practical guide for African, Black, and Caribbean mothers navigating pregnancy, birth, and life after baby in Canada. Find trusted advice, wellness tips, and community support for every stage of your motherhood journey.
A practical guide for African, Black, and Caribbean mothers navigating pregnancy, birth, and life after baby in Canada. Find trusted advice, wellness tips, and community support for every stage of your motherhood journey.
Breaking Silence, Building Safety
A video guide for African, Black, and Caribbean families on recognizing the signs of family violence and breaking the silence around it. Learn practical steps for building safer homes, finding trusted support, and helping every family member feel protected and heard.
A video guide for African, Black, and Caribbean families on recognizing the signs of family violence and breaking the silence around it. Learn practical steps for building safer homes, finding trusted support, and helping every family member feel protected and heard.
Conflict de-escalation techniques, healthy communication, and effective co-parenting skills.
May 2025 – March 2026
Understanding Family Dynamics in Canadian Context
Friday, May 2nd, 2025
How Money Works in Canada Objectives
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
New Country, New Baby – Parenting Without a Village
Friday, 30 - May 2025
How Financial
Pressure, Immigration Paperwork, and
Mental Strain Can Lead to Family Conflict , And How to Prevent It
Friday, 06 - June 2025
Understanding
Avoidant Communication Styles
Friday, 18 - July, 2025
Saturday ,26 - July 2025
Saturday, 09 - Aug, 2025
Conflict de-escalation techniques, healthy communication, and effective co-parenting skills.
May 2025 – March 2026
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