1. CYCC Network
Wisdom2Action
#W2ATR
March 24th, 2017 | Ottawa, ON
Trauma to Resilience

2. Who We Are
The Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts (CYCC) Network
is a national knowledge mobilization (KMb) initiative that supports
researchers, community based organizations, educators, policy makers,
and others working to improve the mental health and wellbeing of
vulnerable and at-risk children and youth.
Our mission is to build a strong, effective, and collaborative youth serving sector that can
better respond to the needs of Canada’s most vulnerable young people.
Our Network Members include over 250 groups and individuals representing community-based
organizations, health care organizations, government agencies, academics, researchers, and more.
We support their work by providing them with KMb and evaluation tools, services, and
opportunities that are easy to use, accessible, and tailored to their particular needs. We help them
capture and share best practices, evaluate and improve programming, strengthen their case for
funding, collaborate across sectors, and put what works into
action so that they can better support the needs of the young
people they serve.
OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A
STRONG, EFFECTIVE, AND
COLLABORATIVE YOUTH
SERVING SECTOR THAT CAN
BETTER RESPOND TO THE
NEEDS OF CANADA’S MOST
VULNERABLE YOUNG
PEOPLE.
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3. Wisdom2Action
Wisdom2Action (W2A) events bring together members of the
local community who are passionate about improving the
mental health and well-being of young people.
The goal of the W2A series is to facilitate cross-sectoral connection and
knowledge sharing between a diverse group of participants, including
researchers, academics, community based organizations, policy makers, and
youth.
The events provide a unique opportunity for participants to meet face-to-
face, share practice-based evidence, evidence-based knowledge, local
knowledge, and to promote promising practices with each other and with
their wider networks so that they may better serve the needs of
vulnerable children and youth in their region.
Our workshop style format offers plenty of opportunity for small
group discussion, connection, and knowledge exchange between
participants, and can be tailored to respond to any issue and meet
the needs of various groups and individuals.
To date, we’ve hosted nine Wisdom2Action events across
Canada that have engaged hundreds of participants. Many of
these events have been regionally focused —bringing together
groups from across the sector working in Toronto, Ottawa,
Halifax, Montreal, Nunavut, and Surrey. Other events were
gatherings held to address emerging issues of national
importance, including youth violent radicalization,
incoming refugee children and youth, sexual violence
and now substance use.
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4. SHARING
STORIES OF BEST
PRACTICE, AND
DISCOVERING
WAYS TO BETTER
MOBILIZE WHAT
WE KNOW SO WE
CAN SUPPORT
YOUNG PEOPLE
MORE
EFFECTIVELY.
Activities
• Hear stories from local promising practices related to the
CYCC Network mandate and the work of the CCSA
• Understand barriers to putting new programming into
action
• Document best practices, share best practices and learn
from others about best practices
Principles
• Support goals of the CYCC Network (promising practices,
interdisciplinary, knowledge mobilization)
• Ensure diverse engagement (youth to funders to decision
makers)
• Multi-sectoral (including private sector and public sector)
• Co-created locally
• Youth engagement
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5. Wisdom2Action: Trauma to
Resilience
Wisdom2Action #Trauma to Resilience focused on conversation
surrounding sexual violence. The discussions focused on sharing
best practices to prevent sexual violence and support young
people who have experienced it. Many crosscutting factors
relevant to current practices and challenges for young people,
service providers, policy makers and others were brought to the
table for discussion. The purpose of the
event is to highlight local and national
examples of promising and emergent
practices to promote resilience
among young people. The event
aimed to host conversations, share
best practices on prevention and
response to sexual violence as well
as connect individuals from across
the country working with young
people or with shared perspectives
focused on sexual violence.
Many individuals representing the service providers, policy
makers, educators, youth, care providers, and researchers among
others attended this 1 day event hosted at the Element High
School, in Ottawa, Canada.
Sharing Best Practices for Engaging
Youth in Services to Prevent and Treat
Substance Use
The CYCC Network co-created and co-hosted the event with a local
planning and hosting team, including youth and staff from
community organizations.
Our Approach
Hosting, Harvesting, and Experimenting
Participatory methods and tools from the Art of Hosting and
Harvesting Meaningful Conversations created a framework for the
day with many opportunities for rich
conversations.
Art of Hosting is a highly effective approach of
harnessing the collective wisdom and the self-
organizing capacity of groups of any size.
Based on the assumption that humans give
their energy and lend their resources to what
matters to them, the Art of Hosting blends a
suite of powerful conventional processes to
invite people to step in and take charge of the
challenges they face. (Learn more at
www.artofhosting.org).
Harvesting refers to making visible what has
occurred at the event — the fruits of the conversations. Graphic
facilitation, participant-led note-taking, video interviews, Twitter,
and Periscope were some of the strategies we used to capture and
share these conversations. Our approach to harvesting this
gathering was based on experimenting with the question: How do
we activate the wisdom that is present in the room and share it
with a wider network?
This report outlines the agenda of the day, explains the processes
used, and highlights the themes that emerged from the many
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6. Morning Musings
Creative Registration
As participants arrived, they were greeted with an
unconventional registration experience. Each person had their
photo taken with an instant camera. They put their photo on a
“Profile Card” along with their contact information and
answered the questions: What do you hope to learn? and What
do you hope to share? These “profiles” were posted on the wall
so all participants could better connect with one another.
This harvesting tool immediately highlighted the richness and
diversity of the people in the room and brought focus to
everyone’s personal learning objectives and offerings. The wall
of “profiles” functioned as a visual networking tool throughout
the day.
Opening Circle and Welcome
Next, participants were guided into an Opening Circle where
the day was framed and all were welcomed to the space. Elder
Vince Kicknosway started the introduction and highlighted the
importance of community connection. He reminded all of us to
connect with all aspects of ourselves when engaged in work
with young people.
Sitting in a big circle, participants were asked to share their
names, organizations and what they hoped to gain from the day
in one word.
We began the discussion by asking everyone in the circle to
provide one word that comes to mind when discussing sexual
violence. This collection of words set the stage for where our
group was beginning the conversation. Using these words, we
created a wordle to represent how the conversations for the day
began.
We Are Here For…
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7. Pecha Kucha
Following Lisa’s introduction, we had 3 presentations that were given
in Pecha Kucha style to provide some background on current
research surrounding sexual violence.
• Child sexual abuse, adolescent health risks, and adolescent
rights - Christine Wekerle, Ph.D.
• Childhood Sexual Abuse Among Adult Males - Elisa Romano,
Ph.D., C.Psych
• Addressing the Roots of Children and Youth (Mis)
Behaviors: Trauma-Informed Practices in Child Welfare -
Delphine Collin-Vézina
The Pecha Kucha format is simple: 20x20 – 20 slides using evocative
images and figures that rotate automatically every 20 seconds. Using
images encourages a story telling approach to information sharing.
The result is an energetic and memorable presentation that is over in
6 minutes and 40 seconds.
World Café
The group then participated in a “World Café”. This is a process used
to foster interaction and dialogue with groups of all sizes. This tool is
particularly effective in bringing the collective wisdom of large groups
of diverse people to the surface.
World Café operates on the following principles:
Create a hospitable space
Explore connections that matter
Encourage each person’s contribution
Connect diverse people and ideas
Listen together for patterns, insights and deeper questions
Make collective knowledge visible
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8. World
Café
Here are some notes from
these conversations that
were recorded by
participants…
Question
1: Biggest Issues:
What are the biggest
issues that we are
facing surrounding
sexual violence?
• Lack of safety to talk about sex,
violence
• Victim blaming
• Understanding consent
• Systemic sexism
• Patriarchy
• Myths/gender roles
• Gender bias
• Gender stereotypes
• Gender inequity
• Female perpetuation
• Inappropriate vs appropriate
touching & boundaries
• Rape culture
• Lack of justice
• Police/judicial system
• Justice/culture burden on
system
• Judicial/criminal justice
system
• Lack of awareness and access
around services
• Lack of awareness of promising
practices in support services
• Cycle (victim perpetrator)
• Family trauma / barriers
• Policies
• Legislation
• Guidelines
• Education
• Experiential voice/ retelling
stories
• Lack of education + access
• Lack of resources/protection/
services/education
• Normalization of behaviours
• Shame
• Stigma
• Isolation
• Silence fear, burden mind
• Diversity in cultural rules &
values
• Positive how important
supervision + chance to debrief
• Trafficking, sex work
• Believing, supporting victims
• Bring parents on board to be
positive role models
• Family perpetuation of sexual
abuse
• Silos between services
• Confidentiality/privacy
• To recognize different paths to
healing
• Risk of technology advances
• Media power – for good or bad
• Lack of discussion around
healthy sexuality
• Male victimization &
perpetuation
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9. • Holistic View – Love Them
• Look at the whole Person –
Indirect approach, provide
knowledge
• Prevention Programs/Early
Interventions
•Creating more
resources (more
holistic equitable)
•Addressing social
determinant of
health
•Training for
professionals
•Provide
sufficient/
quality
resources – time/money
• Continued/ongoing outreach in
schools, communities
• Giving youth a voice
• Engaging + motivating young
people (e.g. using technology)
• Involving all youth/youth voice
• Youth as experts >
opportunities for youth
leadership youth voice
• Youth as decision-makers
• Validation
• Foster trust and belief
• Self-confidence – body
autonomy
• Love
• Empowerment
• Anti-oppressive approach
• Response to disclosure
• Safe environment / Safe spaces
• Transitional system gaps
• More avenues for disclosures –
questions of ethics
• Cultural sensitivity and safety
• Break down barriers
• Change the cultural norms
• Sexual violence in education
system
• Reform sexual health education
*progressive
• Education + awareness
• Educate on health relationships
and consent from an early age
• Teaching healthy boundaries
• Listening is key
• Be open to non-traditional
supports – texting help-line –
non-traditional counselling
• Respect
• Prioritizing relationship – be
present
• Arts/alternate therapy/creative
• Don’t impose labels
• Trauma informed care
• Outreach to marginalized
families
Question 2: Making a Difference: How could we really make a difference in
supporting young people (what could we do)?
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10. • Self Care
• Healthy Boundaries / Positive
relationships
• Develop Competence
• Self Regulation
• Perspective: strength based
approach/looking at the whole
person
• Not letting the experience
dictate their life
•Empowering our
youth
•Youth defining
their experience
and transforming
needs
•Educate
Youth/Peer
supporters
•Youth
Voice
•Meet
People
where they are
• Education (360 degrees) +
guidance
• Education about trauma
responses in Justice System
• Need to educate different
systems on what is resilience?
Is this the right word to use?
• Shared guiding principals/
consistencies
• Trauma informed practice =
expectation
• Respecting lived experiences/
Sharing stories
• Respecting the person
(understand)
• Give resources, do advocacy,
help youth in steps to gain
footing, stepping stones, tools
• Look at resources that may not
be realized as available resource
• Resources (where needed most)
• Funding
• Support Networks
• Embracing resilience – victim to
survivor
• Coping not “coddle”
• Acceptance
• Safe Place
• Think outside the box
• Fostering connection
• Attachment
• Acknowledge complexity &
challenges
• Patience
• Understanding, learning what
factors support resilience
• Remember kids want to enjoy
things – get creative –
recreating actions NO
hypervigilance
• Resilience as process – it is a
journey different pathways + it
will be hard at times
• Post traumatic growth
Question 3: Trauma to Resilience: Who do we navigate moving from Trauma to
Resilience?
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11. Open
Space
Open Space The rest of the day
was held in Open Space format,
allowing participants to host
and take part in deep
conversations regarding more
specific topics. Open Space is a
simple facilitation tool with a
profound worldview that
creates just enough structure
for people to self-organize into
the conversations they want to
have.
Participants hosted 11 self
organized conversations
across two rounds of Open
Space.
Theme 1: Education +
Awareness
Get out of the box ❤
What we talked about:
The group discussed the challenges to
education and awareness. While there are
existing prevention programs that work,
there is a need to systemically integrate
them. We need to look at different
approaches to implement change. We have
so many programs but need more evidence
and access to evidence based practices for
schools and communities to implement
them. The group also looked at how to
improve the education curriculum. Lack of
funding for the education system + social
work field is a challenge to educating kids
early on issues like these (sex ed., healthy
relationships, consent) that are essential.
When there is a lack of knowledge, it
becomes a huge barrier to addressing sexual
violence.
Next Steps ❤
• Building healthy + positive bonds
• Safe spaces where students can reach
out for help
• Develop informal/formal mentorship
• Look at more global approaches –
knowledge dissemination
• Educational workshops for parents
• Finding champions/strengths in
communities
• Reach out to educators
• Sharing circles
• Set up mechanisms for cross-generations
to learn from each other
• Need to move towards collective thinking
• More self-care promotion + initiatives
What’s Working? What Do We Need More
Of? ❤ ❤
• Personal safety integrated in elementary
school
• Different types of approach (the arts)
• Youth-led awareness + Education–
• More support from admin + politicians –
more sustainable funding
• More sustainable programs (mentorship)
• People with experience in leadership
roles – mentorship, building capacity
• Support network
Lunch was served and the conversations
continued.
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Theme 2: Individual verses
community factors in
resilience ❤
Individuals need to face less
stigma when seeking services!
❤
What we talked about:
This group discussed the importance of social
relationships for providing support to individuals.
There are many challenges to accessing help,
including stigma, lack of awareness/knowledge
of supports, funds, and time. They discussed the
importance of taking into consideration social
determinants of health. These factors can be
either barriers or facilitators to resilience among
vulnerable groups. We also need to understand
the impact these barriers have on young people.
There is a need for collective effort to ensuring
that needed support is readily available in a
timely manner. Some of the key challenges are
identifying good resources, better information
about supports available, and how to access
them. One of the suggestions is to increase the
ability to identify and provide appropriate and
effective resources to those who are vulnerable
by working with the community.
Next steps: 😊 😊 ❤
• Reducing stigma related to finding help and
accessing services
• Readily available information about receiving
disclosure
• Improved media coverage of sexual violence
• Impact on young people
What’s working? /What do we need to more of?
❤ ❤ 😊
• Need less stigma regarding therapy e.g.
child advocacy, centers removed barriers but
still low take up
• Improve access by:
• Providing services where convenience
is
• Provide basic supports to vulnerable
victims (e.g. bus, food, shelter)
• Evening hours
• Evidence based tools in schools
• Strengths based approaches
Theme 3: Sexualizing
Youth
What we talked about:
This group talked about how the sexualization
of youth differs for males and females. There
is a double standard for boys versus girls. Both
hidden and explicit sexualization of youth,
whether it is in schools or through media, are
widespread. There is a need to move from
focusing on the females to educating the male
counterparts about appropriate and healthy
behaviour towards women. Placing less value
on femininity adds to the issue. The group
stressed the importance of education for
boys, and removing labels and judgements.
Next steps:
• Teaching healthy masculinity
• Don’t send girls home for “distracting the
boys”
• You can’t act a race/gender/etc.
What’s working/What do we need to do
more of: 😊 ❤ ❤
• Need more acceptance/respect for
LGBTQ+
• Support for males-developing healthy
masculinity
• Breaking down labels
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Theme 4: Break stigma about
Rape as war weapon-how to
end it
Question of who is worth
saving? ❤
Recognition cultural genocide- Awareness about
the Congo, ISIS, Boko Haram ❤
What we talked about:
The group focused on how rape and sexual
violence has been used in war as a weapon to
gain control and exert power on women and
communities. Mass rape culture has destroyed
entire communities in places like the DRC. The
group discussed the role of colonization and
evolution of these oppressive and violent
practices, how widespread they are in places of
conflict and war, and the lack of public
awareness and media coverage. The impacts of
these experiences have carried on through
generations, leading to intergenerational trauma.
They stressed the need for conversation on these
topics, not only to create awareness but also to
provide appropriate support for those who may
have survived the immediate danger but
continue to live with the trauma of the
experiences. This should be everyone’s issue, not
just women, where men need to take greater
leadership in addressing these issues.
Next step:
• Educate on the power of the people
• Women’s marches and marches for
recognition of war weapons
What’s working? /What do we need to more of?
😊 😊 😊
• Tools for mental health
• People before politics
• More accurate/unbiased media coverage
• Education for women and men
• Grassroots organizations
• Raising funds
• Men leaders- men to stand up
Theme 5: Breaking Stigma in
sexual violence-gender biases:
❤ 😊 😊
Men and women need to be seen
as equal 😊 😊 😊
What we talked about:
This group stressed the importance of addressing
gender biases when it comes to sexual violence.
They identified education as a key tool to raise
awareness across generations, (e.g. youth, parents,
grandparents). Education on stigma, human body,
consent, and respect (not objectifying women or
seeing them as “less than”) is needed to tackle
gender biases. Key messages that came from the
conversation were emphasis that “no means no” and
gender biases are not okay, reducing sports
influences (“no locker room talk”). Starting the
conversation about gender equality, at home, in
schools, on the media, can educate about sexual
violence, consent, boundaries, and enforce the
inappropriateness of gender biases. Challenges
include women not being taken seriously when
discussing these issues. They focused on the need to
break gender specific roles and looked at how to
work towards equality. Media and social media can
have a huge influence on these perspectives,
therefore use them as outlets for better education
on gender equality.
Next Step: ❤😊
Teaching consent, boundaries
Educating men on sexual violence
Male role models
Peer support
Continue the conversation on gender equality
Positive Social media influence
What’s working? /What do we need to more of? 😊
• More education (especially for men)
• More outlets to speak out for gender equality
• Efforts to breaking gender specific roles
• Understanding cultural differences
• Power imbalance
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Theme 6: Technology ❤
Taming and harnessing
technology
What we talked about:
The focus of this conversation was on how to
use technology to your advantage to spread
positivity, awareness, and education on
sexual violence. Technology can be a great
tool for youth engagement, particularly with
social media. It can help reach beyond
geographic barriers, connect with large
groups of audiences, and ensure widespread
messaging. Many organizations have apps
that provide social support and an online
community for those who need it.
Technology can be a positive thing for many
as it provides an avenue for many resources,
expression, can be a distraction/escape, and
provide social connections. It can also be a
great medium for activism and provide a
platform for youth voices to be heard. Using
technology can have its challenges such as
access to internet/computer/cellphones,
generational gaps in use, comfort with
technology, and preferences for online
versus in person support. Is there a
difference in quality of care when it is online
versus in person? There are dangers that
come with the anonymity that technology
can offer, such as confidentiality,
cyberbullying, pervasive negative culture,
and lack of accountability that is attached to
the online culture. There are many sides to
seeing technology as a tool for supporting
youth, that can be categorized as both
positive and negative. We need to teach and
educate on digital leadership and digital
citizenship.
Next steps: 😊
• Defining the rules of technology use and
education youth (i.e. safety)
• Involve youth in the discussion (from the
beginning) as partners
• Redefining “success” (adapting to tech)
• Use youth’s love of tech!
• Awareness of the platforms
What’s Working? What Do We Need More
Of? ❤ 😊
• 24/7 availability
• Online support breaks down some
barriers to reaching out
• Video Counselling/Intake
• Wider publicity/Dissemination for
events/information/resources
• Education/tools online ex. YouTube,
Webinars/Training
• Engaging youth/ Reaching Youth
• Setting boundaries/roles/expectations
(as workers)
Theme 7: LGBTQ+
Perspectives 😊 ❤
What we talked about:
The group discussed various perspectives on
supports available to gender diverse groups
and how they seek help from the wider
community. Educating the others about
gender diversity is especially important so
that a better understanding of LGBTQ+
community is fostered and their needs are
more appropriately met. This can begin with
defining terms, increasing awareness of
barriers and the need for support such as
shelters and resources specific to the
c o m m u n i t y. T h e a c c e p t a n c e a n d
understanding of the community is gradually
changing, but there are still many people who
do not understand the community and its
needs. Education is key, especially for the
coming generations.
Next steps:
• More awareness and education
• Appropriate supports
What’s working/What do we need to do
more of:
• Younger generations are increasingly
aware and accepting of the diversity
• Need more respect and support overall
• Educating parents and children early
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Theme 8: Sexual
Victimization-Complex
Needs Treatment
Don’t reinvent the wheel /
use complex approaches /
focus on stabilization 😊
What we talked about:
This group highlighted key aspects to
programs for youth with complex needs that
include sexual victimization. They suggest a
complex trauma approach with a focus on
stabilization. Programs should focus on
providing food, routine, hygiene, sleep
hygiene, and a good physical environment.
They should include training and support for
workers so they also feel safe and can
support the youth best.
Next Steps: ❤
• Strengths based
• Survival story
• In unit programs
• S a f e t y a s p r i o r i t y – p h y s i c a l /
psychological
• DBT for adolescents
• ARC model
• Mentorship programs / vision of alternate
future
What’s Working? What Do We Need More Of?
❤ ❤ 😊 😊
• Appropriate training for support staff
• Arts based therapy
• Trauma informed physical activity –
boxing martial arts
• Need more research on activities like
social circus
Theme 9: Disability + Sexual
Victimization 😊 😊
Gap in research/awareness
about high rates of sexual
victimization among people with
disabilities!
What we talked about:
The focus of this group’s conversation is challenges
and issues surrounding disability and sexual
victimization. 80 – 90% of people with intellectual
disabilities experience sexual abuse either in
childhood or adulthood. The challenges with issues
of consent, communication difficulties, lack of
awareness, manipulation + control are key factors
to victimization. People who rely on others for
support in daily living are at increased risks as the
perpetrators are often caregivers. The key question
is how to build resilience from this broken trust.
There is a double taboo in these circumstances with
sexual violence and disability. Not knowing what is
abuse is also a barrier to reporting abuse. We need
more support for health professionals to recognize
abuse, and appropriately provide the needed
support. The group also emphasized the Importance
of education, particularly educating the bystander
and education around consent and what is a health
relationship.
Next Steps ❤
• Importance of education
• Advocacy through media
• More research more awareness
• Sustainable community programming
• Reducing stigma
What’s Working? What Do We Need More Of? 😊
😊 ❤
• Prevention through information sharing
• More representation of people with special
needs in our media (pamphlets TV, texts,
handouts)
• Education on positive sexual relationship
• Remove stigma from sex ed. Curriculum
• Interdisciplinary education – social service
sector – justice system – education system
parents – PSW
• We need more research/focus on the topic
• Funding is an issue
• Teaching respect
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Theme 10: Sex Human
Trafficking: Prevention and
Awareness
It exists. It’s real. It happens in
Canada. ❤ ❤
What we talked about:
The purpose of this group was to start the
conversation on sex trafficking. They discussed
the rise in female-led and peer-led trafficking,
where sometimes victims don’t know they are/
have been trafficked. They identified fear,
coercion, power, forcing individuals, and sex as
exchange as ways individuals (both boys and
girls) are victimized. Lack of knowledge,
supports, and sense of lack of belonging are also
contributing factors. They also emphasized the
need for more awareness and education on the
topic, a better understanding of sex trade vs.
human trafficking (and the difference) and more
support for victims such as more safehouses,
resources, and empathetic, non-judgemental
assistance to overcome the trauma. There needs
t o b e m o r e m e d i a c o v e r a g e a n d
acknowledgement that this is an issue in Canada,
how do we prevent it from becoming an even
larger problem than what it is today.
Next Steps:
• Bring trafficking into the light
• Educate People on what trafficking looks
like, internet safety and healthy relationships
• Signs, awareness
• Public service announcements
• Cross sectorial collaboration and training
(professions)
• Anti-oppressive approach to prevention
What’s Working? What Do We Need More Of?
• Treatment adaptations to address youth
safety & coping skills
• Cross-sectorial work-Embracing collaborative
professions
• Multicultural interpretation Services (MCIS)
• Dedication, consistency, stability
(environment) (professionals, support
services)
Theme 11: Police & Law
Enforcement Policies
Demand Change from Policy
Makers 😊 ❤
What we talked about:
This group stressed the importance of policies in
addressing sexual violence. They conversed about
the need to connect research and practice.
Community-informed and community-based
programs can play a key role in the effort to bring
research informed practices. This can in turn work
towards changing policies, such as in the judicial
system. The justice system can be ineffective if it
is not centered around the needs of the victims,
and organizations who support folks with lived
experiences can help inform these policies for
more effective and appropriate support. This can
help make it easier to navigate the systems. It
could be as simple as hearing police say, “I believe
you” to giving the power back to the victim
through a victim focused system.
Next Steps: ❤ ❤
• Change policies in judicial system
• Shifting focus <<Offender>> | <<Victim>>
• Create space for victims’ voice
• Demanding Change for/from administrators/
politicians
What’s Working? What Do We Need More Of? ❤
• Training for Police/Law Enforcement Folks
• Make it easier to navigate court system
• More consistency – access to health – services
for folks – access to resources
• 3-tier – police/lawyers/judge
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WE ENDED THE DAY AS WE BEGAN: IN A CIRCLE. EACH PARTICIPANT HAD ONE FINAL
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE FROM THEIR HEAD, HEART AND FEET
Closing Circle
Head - What We’re Thinking
• Lots of work to bring services together
• I’m hoping we can move this forward and not lose the
message
• A lot of reflection
• Platform to hear youth voices
• Incredibly engaging format
• Thinking about people who aren’t here who need to be
• One of my favourite conferences engaging and artistic
• Impressed by the thoroughness with which the topic was
addressed
• Hearing different voices
• People in power need to be in the room
• Diversity of people & experiences
• Promising practices - incorporate into my work & share the
knowledge
• Good resource sharing & creative thinking format worked
well
• Loved the Pecha Kucha
• Liked the fidgets - a lot of thought went into this
• Everyone is contributing in their own way - this is the way
change will happen
• Wealth of knowledge
• Format was great!
Heart - What We’re Feeling
• Feeling optimistic re: ways to put it into practical steps
• Great people doing great work
• Mix of activities, visuals, etc.
• Helpful/thankful/inspired
• Excited
• Safe, positive safe
• Feel excited - exciting to share -> learn
• I felt like my voice was heard
• Grateful, inspired
• Like the diversity of people in the room
• Fascinating to observe and feel it in my heart
• Feeling connected
• Having youth here!
• Holistic day
• Safe, open space & sense of community
• Nourished
• Feeling like my bucket is re-filled
• Hope in the room
• Loved the interaction!
• Humbled
• Grateful for new connections
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Closing Circle cont.
Feet - What Are Our Next Steps
• Not to reinvent the wheel - look at what is already working
• Training
• Move forward the ideas
• Recognize our role as men
• Incorporate points of view into research
• Further connection
• Tell my organization about the event - want to do it again and
bring colleagues
• Help facilitate these discussions in Nunavut
• Staying connected
• Circus and movement arts for healing
• Send a participant list
• Keep doing our work in a hopeful way
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Participant Feedback
The Most Important Thing I Learned Was:
“Frontline workers need to be asked to be heard more frequently by decision makers.”
“There are many passionate people wanting to do good work think outside the box, be
client centered"
“That there is a large number of like minded people who feel that the, system has serious
flaws. Frontline people are not consulted with enough and that offer the research
material is, lacking and therefore the outcomes of research is wide of the mark.”
Special thanks to all event
participants for your contribution
to this report.
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20. CYCC Network
Halifax, Nova Scotia
www.cyccnetwork.org
Email: cycc@dal.ca
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