Mini Presentations - October 2, 2025

 

Time Presentation Presenters
01:15 An exploration of sexual consent beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors among middle school students in Ontario Carolyn O'Connor (University of Toronto)
09:08 The Spectrum of Exploitation Margaret MacPherson and Dr. Tanaz Java (Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children- CREVAWC)
Parenting After Trafficking: A Trauma- and Violence-Informed Innovation to Address Gender-Based Violence Wendy Gee (Ottawa Coalition to End Human Trafficking)
17:41 Salal’s Promising Practices: A Blueprint for Trans-Inclusive Anti-Violence Services

Ellie Hughes (Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre)

25:23 Widening the Lens: Feminist Learning in Counselling and Psychotherapy Lisa Trefzger Clarke (Trent University)
133:09 Connect and Care: A Peer-Based Approach to GBV Support Emma Fitzpatrick-Sauer and Jessica Thornhill (St. John’s Women’s Centre)
41:42 Family Violence and Breakdown Among Canadian Military Families: Exploring their Lived Experiences Carley Robb-Jackson and Amy Carpenter (Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services- CFMWS)
49:07 Innovative and Dignified Approaches to Working with Men Who Use Violence: Lessons from the Men’s Counselling Service David Sannes, Wade Belt, and Komal Jafri (FearIsNotLove)
57:43 Ending Domestic Violence by Engaging Men Trish Sabourin and Christina Silva (Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region)
01:05:41 The Power of Prevention: Engaging Men and Fathers Through Domestic-Violence Informed Practices Michael Bautista (Families Matter)
01:14:05 Strong Allies, Stronger Communities: Engaging Men and Young Men in Allyship to End Gender-based Violence in Workplaces and Communities Allie Wall (Center of Research and Education on Violence agaisnt Women and Children) and Chantel Butterfield (The Centre Sarnia)
01:25:06 Making a Difference, One Survivor at a Time: The Impact of USAID’s First-Line Support (LIVES) Training Amelia Peltz (Independent Consultant)
01:32:35 Brave Spaces: Empowering Survivors and Service Providers Through Public Education and the Elimination of Systemic Barriers Rebecca Pacheco (Embrave)
01:39:47 Who Cares? Reimagining Mental Health Support for Girls and Gender-Diverse Youth Through an Anti-Racist, Anti Oppressive Lens Catherine Plouffe (Canadian Women's Foundation) and Danièle-Jocelyne Otou (New Room)
01:48:09 Advancing an equity-focused population health approach to addressing gender-based violence Marianne Stewart (Thunder Bay District Health Unit), Dr. Helle Møller (Lakehead University), Nana Nyarkoa-Oduro (Lakehead University), and Oriana Rodriguez (Thunder Bay District Health Unit)
01:56:25 Creating a Sexual Assault Response Team in Rural Manitoba Taylor Goerz (South Central Committee on Family Violence Inc)
02:03:40 No Safety Without Status: Enhancing Child Welfare Responses to IPV in Immigrant Communities Danielle Ungara, Liz Okai, and Maresa Gervais (Peel CAS' Child Welfare Immigration Centre of Excellence)
02:11:57 Reducing Barriers and Strengthening Support for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence who Use Substances Angela Hovey (Lakehead University), Susan Scott (Lakehead University), and Marlene Ham (Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses)
02:20:21 Supporting GBV survivors with complex harm reduction & mental health needs: The Community Crisis/Outreach Response (CCOR) Model’s viability CJ Chasin ( University of Windsor), Madison Hammond, Laverne Blake (Ernestine's Women's Shelter), and Anna Morgan (Services at Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS) of Halton) 
02:28:20 Locked in, left out: survivor and service provider perspectives on accessing IPV supports during and after a public health crisis Dina Idriss-Wheeler (University of Ottawa), Marlene Ham (Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses), Lauren Hancock (University of Guelph), and Ziad El-Khatib (Karolinska Institutet)
02:36:50 Safe at Home: An Innovative Systems Approach to Transforming IPV Interventions in Brantford, Ontario Natsha Dobler, Sue Longtin, Kara Morris, and Alana Fediurek (Nova Vita Domestic Violence Prevention Services)
02:44:00 From Crisis to Connection: Trauma-Informed Early Learning Support for Mothers and Children in Transitional Shelters Yusra Qadir (Mothers Matter Canada) and Liliana Figueredo (YWCA Hamilton)
02:52:23 Crisis-Driven Innovation: Meeting Shelter Gaps Through the Imminent Risk Program Komal Jafri, Vicki Macdonald, and Gillian Weaver-Dunlop (Fearisnotlove)
03:00:29 Creating equitable access to early learning experiences for the children living in the shelters Kim Hiscott and Jessica Lumsden, (Andrew Fleck Children's Services), Keri Lewis (Interval House)
03:10:21 Women with Disabilities and GBV - MAID Track2 is not a Health Care Option! Bonnie Brayton (Disabled Women's Network Canada- DAWN Canada)
03:19:51 Les conversations cruciales et inclusives sur le consentement (en français)
 
Stephanie Baptist
03:30:28 Beaux mensonges : une plateforme de sensibilisation innovatrice pour prévenir l’exploitation sexuelle des jeunes (en français)

Astrid Fournier and Marie-Pascale Lafrenière