Alliance against Violence & AdversityAlliance against Violence & AdversityCREVAWC Learning Network and Knowledge Hub Webinar Series
February 25, 2025 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm ET
Building a protective community for all children and adolescents: Best practices in sexual violence prevention and intervention
Speaker: Jessica Martin
Sexual abuse of children is a worrying social problem. In Quebec, in 2023-2024, 2548 reports were retained by youth protection in connection with a situation of sexual abuse or risk of sexual abuse (Youth Protection Directors, 2024). These statistics are believed to be unrepresentative of reality, since they represent only the facts that have been reported to the authorities and have been deemed to be well-founded in their eyes. Thus, all unreported sexual violence, or all victims who have not been believed, represent an invisible portion absent from these statistics.
The aim of this presentation is to make professionals aware of the extent of the problem of sexual violence in childhood and adolescence, and of best practices in prevention and intervention in this field. After providing an overview of the problem, we will discuss the service model developed at Marie-Vincent. From the perspective of trauma-sensitive practices, we will explore the concept of secondary victimization through the socio-judicial process, and ways to prevent it.
Marie-Vincent is a Child and Youth Support Centre (CAEJ) recognized by the Department of Justice Canada. Marie-Vincent aims to build a protective community for a world without sexual violence. To achieve this, we strengthen the capacities of community members by developing projects to prevent sexual violence and by offering training to professionals. Counselling services are provided by our psychosocial counsellors. In addition, we change the trajectory of children and teenagers who are victims of sexual violence, or who present problematic sexual behaviours, by offering them therapeutic and psychosocial services and supporting their families. The Marie-Vincent Interuniversity Research Chair supports the team in updating scientific knowledge and evaluating the services offered
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This Webinar will run in French with simultaneous English, American Sign Language (ASL), and Quebec Sign Language (LSQ) interpretation.
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