Grants and Contributions

SHASE will provide services to adult males who are affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community and tailored services to individuals of sexual diversity by offering individual and group counselling. The organization will also develop awareness activities specifically designed for CAF members and veterans.

Amelia Rising Sexual Violence Support Centre will provide counselling to those affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community. Training will be put in place to ensure the counsellor is aware of the unique circumstances affecting this population; this project will also provide the opportunity to build a group or workshop for clients coming from the Defence community. The service area for this project includes the Nipissing region, covering Temagami, Mattawa, Sturgeon Falls and South River.

This project aims to create a space for those affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community by providing individual and/or group support, advocacy, system navigation, resources, and to share their lived experiences in a safe, accountable, confidential space with trained Peer Support Facilitators. The organization will engage the community about military sexual misconduct through outreach and offer diverse platforms for accessing peer support (i.e., phone support, in-person and virtual peer support). The target population for this project includes women and gender diverse people who have experienced sexual misconduct within the Defence community and services the Ottawa area.

This project is specifically designed to serve members of the Defence community through long-term individual counselling as well as group counselling services, outreach, and training; both virtual and in-person services are available. The project will include outreach to address the needs that are specific to the Defence community, including the rollout of "Manmade," a supportive training specifically designed for men in an effort to break barriers about allyship and survivorship among men, and boost confidence, self-esteem, and resilience for men affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community.

Aims to ensure Elder/Knowledge Keeper support is available in case of crisis; ensure NWAC’s resource map remains updated so First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender and Gender Diverse (WG2STGD) people have access to information on support services in their region; ensure the perspectives of Indigenous WG2STGD people are heard and included; and
build trauma-informed training capacity on sexual misconduct/violence prevention specifically related to the experiences of Indigenous WG2STGD people. Training will be provided for staff working at DND/CAF and support will be provided to service workers engaging with members of the Defence community. NWAC supports and represents Indigenous women and girls, two-spirited, transgendered and gender-diverse people across Canada and is inclusive of First Nations (on and off reserve), status, non-status, and disenfranchised Inuit and Métis across Turtle Island and Inuit Nunangat.

This project will use a qualitative approach to explore barriers (perceived and encountered) faced by CAF Veterans affected by sexual misconduct. This research will be conducted virtually and will include participants who are CAF Veterans over the age of 18 who have experienced any form of military-related sexual misconduct. Clinicians involved in this study must have an active caseload of CAF Veterans who have experienced military-related sexual misconduct.

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.