Women In 2 Healing (Wi2H)
Areas of Interest:
• Prison Medicine
• Women’s Health Inequity
• Aboriginal Health
• Access and Resources to Health Care
• Addictions
• Health Education and Advocacy
Description:
The purpose of the Women in to Healing is to collaborate research projects to determine the feasibility of engaging incarcerated women in community-based participatory research and to identify, by and with the women, the health concerns to be addressed. Women in 2 Healing (Wi2H) is a not-for-profit group of formerly incarcerated women, volunteers and academics that seeks to improve the physical, emotional, social and physical healing of women inside and outside of prison by engaging in participatory research processes. Women In 2 Healing Unlocking the Gates to Health runs a Peer Mentor Program that mentors women leaving prison for 72 hours. The Peer Mentors address the prison leavers’ social needs, health needs, housing, and clothing needs, etc. Wi2H advocates for social change by participating in research, public speaking, conferences, documentaries, and through the writing of papers and a book.
Website: http://www.womenin2healing.org/
Email: womenin2healing@gmail.com
Phone: (604) 875 – 3658 or 1 (877) 849 – 6626
Mailing Address:
BC Women’s Hospital
UBC Dept. Of Family Practice
Box # 177
Room D204A
4500 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1
Opportunities for Involvement:
Please contact womenin2healing@gmail.com to discuss possibilities.
I would like to hear what involvement there is from Northern BC (Williams Lake north, east and west)? Is UNBC involved in this research and data collection and participation from community?
I currently work for a Homeless Prevention Program, but have years of experience working in the Correctional System both in the community and with incarcerated women. The Northern part of the province has some of the same issues as the south and more urban populations; it has its very own unique challenges also.