Consent and Prevention: an awareness poster for the summer holidays

A tool to help promote a violence-free summer 

Sunshine, festivals, outdoor evenings that last late into the night… The warmer weather is here, and summer holidays are just around the corner! 

To prevent violence and help create safer festive spaces, the YWCA of Montreal is offering a summer awareness poster to share with the young people in your community. 

Objectives of the poster 

To help young people: 

• Remember that violence does not take a vacation;  

• Identify prevention strategies and supportive behaviours in situations of violence. 

For professionals 

This poster cans be used as: 

• An educational support or reminder tool during individual follow-ups or group workshops; 

• An awareness tool to display in your organization’s hallways and share on social media ahead of the summer break; 

• A resource to share with colleagues to mark the beginning of summer. 

Poster content 

The poster addresses, among other topics: 

• Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV); 

• The concept of consent; 

• Substance use and certain considerations related to alcohol/drug use and intimate relationships; 

• Solidarity and the importance of caring for oneself and others in festive contexts. 

Going further 

As the summer break approaches, feel free to increase prevention reminders with the young people in your community. 

Several organizations also offer awareness tools and support resources tailored to youth, including: 

• Tel-jeunes; 

• Kids Help Phone; 

• On s’écoute (in French only).