Online Gaming: Helping Young People Navigate Harmful Content with Level Up Safely!
The Christchurch Call Foundation (CCF) has developed Level Up Safely!, an e-learning course designed for parents, educators, and caring adults who support young people at home, school, or in the community. The course explores the world of online gaming and sets out practical, age-appropriate strategies to help young people build resilience to harmful content, and clear pathways for escalation and support.
An Inspiring Week in Halifax: Strengthening PVE Practice and Connections Across Atlantic Canada
CPN-PREV concluded an exceptional week in Halifax, marked by meaningful exchanges, collective learning, strengthened partnerships, and a shared commitment to advancing the prevention of violent extremism (PVE) across Atlantic Canada.
Ghayda Hassan on Radicalization, Belonging, and the Influence of AI
Our founder and director, Ghayda Hassan, joined Heather Harris for the latest episode of the What's What podcast.
Understanding social polarization and improving social cohesion | New Partner Resources
The Students Commission of Canada and Humane Canada have recently shared two new resources in order to better understanding social polarization and improving social cohesion. Explore them now !
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) Statement on Online Harm
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) has released a new position statement on a public health approach to digital platforms and online harm.
CANSES - CPN-PREV attends Third Annual Workshop
CPN-PREV researchers attended CANSES’ 3rd annual workshop to discuss gaming content moderation and present Level Up Safely!, a free course promoting safer gaming experiences.
CPN-PREV wraps up its Capacity-Development journey across the Maritimes
From Halifax to Prince Edward Island, Fredericton and, most recently, St. John’s, CPN-PREV has completed an important journey across the Maritimes to support the onboarding of new practitioners working in the prevention of violent extremism (PVE).
Reinforcing Capacity to Prevent Violent Extremism Among Professional Associations of Canada
As part of its commitment to building capacity to prevent violent extremism (PVE), the Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Violent Extremism (CPN-PREV, UQAM) offered a three-day Train-the-Trainer workshop to representatives of professional associations working across the country.
Fresh Faces at CPN-PREV: Our team is expanding
Since last spring, our team at CPN-PREV has been growing significantly! We therefore decided the time was right to shine the spotlight on the latest additions to our team.
We are excited to welcome Christiane (Chris) Ndedi Essombe (Ph.D.), Théodore Ownby and Neslihan Sriram-Uzundal!
New Team Member at CPN-PREV: Evelise Carvalho, Research Visitor
We are pleased to welcome Evelise Galvão de Carvalho as a Research Visitor at CPN-PREV, jointly hosted with Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), through a Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA).
New Book Release: Social Work and Countering Violent Extremism
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CPN-PREV’s longtime collaborator and partner, David Yuzva Clement, recently co-authored Social Work and Countering Violent Extremism: Case Management, Direct Practice and Multi-Sectoral Collaboration, a book aimed at social work audiences that introduces them “[…] to the current field of countering violent extremism (CVE), offering an international perspective on its theories, approaches, and prevention and intervention practices.”
Resources for Survivors of Violence : CPN-PREV's interactive map is expanding!
Resources for Survivors of Violence : CPN-PREV's interactive map is expanding!
The Murder of a Young Girl in Iraq: Before We Rush to Judge
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Our Associate Director, zeina ismail-allouche, recently published a new op-ed exploring how, in the wake of the recent killing of a young Iraqi girl by two boys, violence affecting children, or perpetrated by them, cannot be understood in isolation from the social and cultural contexts in which they grow up.
Continuing Capacity Development Efforts in Atlantic Canada: Fredericton Hosts PVE Training Workshop
CPN-PREV, in collaboration with the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence, continued its efforts in Atlantic Canada by offering a two-day interdisciplinary training workshop in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on June 18 and 19, 2026.
Understanding Youth Grievance-Based Violence Through a Social Justice Lens
On May 28, CPN-PREV’s Director and Founder, Ghayda Hassan, alongside Associate Director, zeina ismail-allouche, co-presented a keynote at the annual BGC (Boys and Girls Clubs) conference in Winnipeg.
Nihilisme et polarisations sociales chez les jeunes hommes : comprendre pour mieux redonner espoir
Sébastien Brouillette et Traian Toma proposentune lecture empirique sur la montée marquée des discours polarisés chez les jeunes, particulièrement chez les jeunes hommes, dans un contexte social caractérisé par une perte d’espoir croissante envers l’avenir.
Practitioners’ Experience in Preventing Violence at the Core of CPN-PREV’s Recent vPiP Training in Atlantic Canada
This March, CPN-PREV’s Community of Practice—vPiP— delivered two capacity development training sessions on the Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) in Atlantic Canada, in Prince Edward Island (March 9–10) and Halifax, Nova Scotia (March 12–13). Over 80 frontline practitioners across mental health, social work, youth services, education, law enforcement, policy, and community development convened.
Three-Day Co-Design Workshop: Strengthening Practitioner-Led Capacity Building Across Regions
From February 23 to 25, the Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV) was pleased to convene a three-day co-design workshop hosted at the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) at Concordia University. The workshop was designed by Zeina Ismail Allouche and co-facilitated with Ghayda Hassan.
The Epstein Files: Sexual Violence as a Power Structure, Not an Isolated Crime
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Our Director of Partnerships and Program Development, zeina ismail-allouche, recently published a new op-ed examining how the politicization of the Epstein files continues to affect, and at times overshadow, the victims themselves.