Helping youth to build healthy relationships and prevent dating violence.
The Promoting Positive & Healthy Youth Relationships Project (PPHYR) is a youth dating violence prevention initiative that delivers healthy relationships programming to diverse youth in Thunder Bay and District. This community-based, multi-session program helps youth build the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours needed to develop healthy relationships and prevent dating violence.
The PPHYR is a collaborative partnership between Lakehead University’s Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Preventing Gender-Based Violence: The Health Perspective investment (2024–2028).
The PPHYR is made possible by community partnerships and professionals like you who work with youth every day.
How you can get involved now
Join the Community of Interest
Learn from experts in the field, share & solve on local issues, and build relationships with others youth-serving professionals.
Hybrid bi-monthly @ TBDHU & teams
Become a Healthy Relationships Facilitator
Join as a project partner and become a trained facilitator, with access to program materials and dedicated support for program delivery.
Learn More About Youth Dating Violence and Prevention
Explore our learning hub for resources, research, and practical tools to build your knowledge and capacity to prevent youth dating violence.