Change is a journey that can be summarized as three key time points: planning for change, making change happen and sustaining change. In this section, key learnings to support sustaining change are highlighted.   

A community coalition in Los Angeles, California took collective action to advocate for the rights of Deaf children in accessing child abuse prevention and treatment services. he coalition took multiple steps to increase visibility, spread awareness and gain support. Read more in this case study. 

The urgent need to end systemic racism gained international traction following the death of George Floyd. Learn more about how an urgent need for action fosters social movement action in this example. 

The urgent need to transform long-term care (LTC) in Ontario gained broad support in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more in this case study. 

Doodles are a creative expression of framing to position an issue and build meaning. Learn morew in this case study. 

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s #ConquerSilence campaign uses images and powerful messaging to frame patient safety issues.  Read more in this case study. 

In the Leading Change Toolkit, users are encouraged to integrate components of two implementation frameworks: Social Movement Action and Knowledge-to-Action to accelerate a change initiative. In some cases, change agents and change teams may determine that they prefer to start by using one framework first and then later add components of the other framework. In this section of the Leading Change Toolkit, a decision tool is provided to help support decision making regarding which framework to start using first. 

The section of the Leading Change Toolkit that describes the content of the three main sections focused on two implementation frameworks - Social Movement Action and Knowledge-to-Action - and on engaging persons with lived experience.   

The full collection of valid and reliable tools to support the implementation of some of the Knowledge-to-Action phases. 

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