Shift acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 4, Treaty 6, and Treaty 7 territories and the traditional meeting grounds and home for many Indigenous Peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux, the Siksika, the Piikani (Peigan), the Kainai (Blood), the Tsuut’ina (Sacree), Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Dene, Mountain Cree, and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations, including Chiniki, Bearpaw, and Wesley First Nations. It is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 and Region 4. We respect the Treaties that were made, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
![A deep dive into the success of the Alberta Healthy Youth Relationships Strategy](https://preventdomesticviolence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Youth-900x600.jpg)
In a new article, co-authors Deinera Exner-Cortens, Lana Wells, Lianne Lee, and Vanja Spiric describe the design and implementation of the widely successful Alberta Healthy Youth Relationships (HYR) Strategy led
![Shift Successfully Hosts Symposium on Preventing Teen Dating Violence](https://preventdomesticviolence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/preview_COLOURBOX29740420-900x600.jpg)
As part of the Alberta Healthy Youth Relationships Strategy, Shift is focused on supporting pre-service teacher training and education.
![Shift Continues to Scale up the Alberta Healthy Youth Relationships Strategy](https://preventdomesticviolence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/preview_COLOURBOX29740420-900x600.jpg)
As part of the Alberta Healthy Youth Relationships Strategy, Shift is focused on supporting pre-service teacher training and education.
![The Alberta Healthy Youth Relationships Strategy’s Impact Surpasses Shift’s Original Goal](https://preventdomesticviolence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/preview_COLOURBOX22718926-900x600.jpg)
Our goal with the Alberta Healthy Youth Relationships (AHYR) Strategy launched in 2012 was to support 50,000 youths to build their capacity to prevent violence.
![$280K to Steward Healthy Youth Relationships in Alberta](https://preventdomesticviolence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/healthy_youths-900x600.jpg)
Shift’s provincial Healthy Youth Relationships Strategy recently received $280K to support the ongoing implementation of a multi-pronged framework aimed at cultivating healthy relationship skills in young people throughout Alberta.
![Shift Takes Part in Improving Prevention and Public Systems of Care through Presenting Alberta Healthy Youth Relationship Strategy](https://preventdomesticviolence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/94a3399fd1ef4a4034a0acdd26554b8075edcbdc7e835137ab80aebc8f5d3fee-900x600.jpg)
Shift presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of Society for Prevention Research in Washington, DC. The presentation was titled “Prevention and Public Systems of Care: Research, Policy and Practice.”