Blog Posts and Resources for Supporting Survivors, Shifting Society
July 15th, 2025 Dear Premier Eby, Today we at Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre are writing to urge the provincial government to adopt the recommendations outlined in Dr. Kim Stanton’s report, “...
Sexual Assault Centre A Space for Survivors to Heal A new home made by survivors, for survivors Survivors of sexualized violence are at the centre of the work we do. Since 1983, we’ve evolved...
For Immediate Release [Coast Salish Territories, Vancouver, BC]: April 11, 2024 -- Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre (formally known as WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre) will be opening the doors to...
At Salal, discussions about sexual violence means acknowledging the profound harms that result from not having complete autonomy of your body. Marginalized people are even more susceptible to their...
Details surrounding the theft that occurred What Happened? At 3:30 am December 3rd, 2023, Salal's new (under construction) office site was broken into, and technology hardware required for service...
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre Awarded Funding from The Province of British Columbia to Launch Vancouver’s First Integrated Sexual Assault Medical Clinic For Immediate Release: October 18th,...
Improving Sex Worker Supports at Salal: Community Consultation In 2018, Salal (then WAVAW) publicly apologized for a series of actions that caused harm to sex working communities. Since then, Salal...
On July 29th 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada made an historic ruling on the 2021 appeal of R. v. Kirkpatrick. The case reaches back to 2017, and ultimately aimed to answer questions about whether...
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