There was a service gap for low-risk clients charged with minor sexual or sexually motivated offences, who were ineligible for sexual offender programs at mental health facilities like CAMH. Courts, however, recommend counselling while awaiting
The trans and gender diverse community experiences a revolving door of crisis due to higher rates of housing instability, mental health and substance use challenges and limited accessible community supports. This presentation illustrates the community-level
The PHRC is a collaborative council dedicated to improving healthcare access, outcomes and policies for incarcerated populations. Our mission is to drive evidence-based and community-based research that addresses the unique health challenges faced by individuals
Finding Home is an innovative community action initiative currently active in Peterborough that was designed to address a rise of unit takeovers, both hostile and housing. Three unique and distinct agencies have joined with one
Reincarceration rates among individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) remain disproportionately high, driven by a complex interplay of individual vulnerabilities and systemic barriers across mental health, social care, and criminal justice systems. This presentation addresses
This presentation will present evidence-based research findings of the experience of neurodiverse justice involved youth in Ontario and the extent to which their rights are appropriately protected and advanced by counsel, the court and the
This presentation describes a digital storytelling project carried out with young adults from Ontario and Alberta. Participants’ stories provided insights typically absent from cannabis research, treatment and policy discussions. A significant outcome was the co-creation
This session explores the Provincial HSJCC’s Anti-Racism Framework, offering practical strategies to embed anti-racist practices the human services and justice sectors. Learn how to meaningfully engage with Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities, leverage advocacy, and
York Regional Police have launched a new innovative wellness dashboard which seeks to inform members on their respective wellness by providing members (police officers and civilians) a way to track their well-being based on call
Learn how important peer support is to one’s mental health, and how easy it is to create a peer support network. Listen to someone with lived experience who took the “lemons” of depression and turned
Brain injury (BI) is 95 per cent among women in the criminal-legal-system, often related to intimate partner violence. There are no BI-focused interventions for Ontario-based women on bail. BI limits ability to read understand remember
This presentation is based on a research collaboration between the CERC-HECW at TMU and the Gerstein Crisis Centre, which provides immediate and compassionate support to individuals experiencing mental health crises. Our study aims to improve
The Clinical Justice Program offers a unique, clinical approach to supporting individuals with complex needs that find themselves involved with the criminal justice system as a victim, witness or accused. Case studies and digital/printable resources
Inside Out is a wraparound solution-focused culturally relevant social transformation program designed to invigorate and empower Black individuals involved with the criminal justice system to make sustainable positive change in their lives. The program is
The Métis Community Diversion Program began in 2018 as a response to a legal-needs assessment, showing that Indigenous justice service providers lacked awareness and recognition of Métis rights and identity. This caused significant barriers for
This session explores systemic barriers that justice-involved Black and Indigenous individuals face and highlights innovative approaches to reintegration. Attendees will gain insights into the power of peer mentorship, skill-building, and community partnerships in reducing recidivism.
This session will share examples of courts turning to community experts and their first-hand lived experiences to make the local justice system fairer and more equitable. We will detail three models of community engagement that
Discover how CRCL, a community-led and provincially supported crisis response model in British Columbia (BC), delivers timely, in-person support for individuals in mental health crisis. This session explores CRCL’s growth, provincially scalable design, and the
An overview of Community Justice Coordinators (CJCs) – a new, community-drive justice approach that works to improve individual outcomes, reduce risk of reoffending, improve court efficiencies, and promote community safety. Presenters: Dayna Arron | Executive
Cota will provide an overview of the mental health and justice programs they offer in downtown Toronto and highlight a few (anonymized) client stories to illustrate both, the complexity and intensity of the target population’s