Grants and Contributions

The goal of this project is to act as a wraparound service consisting of two components. One component will consist of education and outreach services to the Defence community, seeking to reach those who may not necessarily identify as being impacted by sexual misconduct. The second and main component is to provide therapeutic group counselling for those affected by sexual misconduct.

This project will provide an integrated healing experience for those affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community to address the impacts of trauma and provide an awareness of the different elements and practices needed for healing. MPSSAS serves people of all genders who have been affected by sexual misconduct and who are 16 years of age or older. Culturally-based services are also available to Indigenous survivors regardless of colonial boundaries, in an attempt to include the needs of vulnerable and nomadic/trafficked Indigenous clients. Service delivery is offered in-person, virtually, or a hybrid approach through their Bracebridge office.

This project will offer culturally-based healing experiences in collaboration with another organization, Greene Stone Centre for Recovery. Twice per year, Indigenous people affected by sexual misconduct in the Defence community will have the opportunity to participate in a retreat and take part in a land-based healing ceremony, talking circles, a sweat lodge, and cedar baths with an Elder and a spiritual advisor on site. This partnership will enable Indigenous military personnel and Veterans to have access to continued virtual programming, providing a more encompassing support service.

This project aims to offer an effective stress reduction technique to those who have experienced sexual misconduct within the Defence community. The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is a 15 to 20-minute silent meditation practice which aims to enable relaxation and invoke the body's self-repair mechanisms. CWWI provides training to anyone whose life is impacted by traumatic stress; they currently provide the TM course in seven cities across Canada: Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Calgary, Peterborough, Ottawa, and Montréal and Fredericton.

This project will improve understanding and response to the unmet needs of those affected by sexual misconduct in the Defence community who require concurrent support for various areas of healing, trauma, healthcare, housing, mental health, and employment issues connected to their experience of sexual misconduct. Through a Systems Advocacy Service Model, the organization will improve collaboration between community-based agencies and relevant government departments in the Greater Fredericton Area. The primary client group at SVNB includes those affected by sexual misconduct residing in the greater Fredericton region, including Canadian Forces Base Gagetown.

This project aims to reduce the barriers that those affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community experience in accessing support services. This will be met by offering a range of education, training, research, public awareness, resources, and community development activities that: Increase access to Avalon’s trauma informed supports that are specific to meet and address the needs of the CAF community; Improve sexual misconduct knowledge among professional groups/service providers, those who have experienced sexual misconduct, community partners, the media, and the general public; and Effect institutional change by influencing oppressive systemic beliefs and practices such as stigmas and gender-based violence.

This project consists of developing individual psychosocial support services adapted to help participants regain healthy control over their lives. These services will be offered to individuals who self-identify as men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, who are over the age of 18 and who reside in the Montréal metropolitan area. Emphasis will be placed on members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of Defence and Veterans Affairs.

This project has two main components:
-psychological support for survivors and their loved ones with a reduction in the waiting time for services and information, and
-awareness and training for the Defence community on the issue of sexual misconduct. Viol-Secours provides services in the Québec City and Portneuf area, where there is a Huron-Wendat Indigenous community. Services are offered in French; however, interpreters will be used as needed.

Ask Women Anything is focused on providing education and awareness for diverse women and gender diverse people on an array of topics, including gender-based violence. The program consists of panel discussions between two and five women and gender diverse people who are experts on a topic. The topics at hand, and the inclusion of Defence Community members on panels, allows audience members to receive information on gender-based violence. Panels will be accessible both online and in person.

This project will offer women affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community a one-day ‘Beyond Trauma’ retreat (whether or not they have participated in a Life shop) where they can connect with other survivors and acquire important techniques to implement gender-responsive, strengths-based skills they need for healing. Retreats would be offered at the Pepper Pod and near CAF bases across Canada, such as in Edmonton and Gagetown.