Sudbury & Area Victim Services

Published purpose

This 38-month project with the Sudbury and Area Victim Services/Services aux victimes du grand Sudbury (SAVS) will develop and implement promising practices through the design and implementation of the Holistic Arts-Based Program (HAP) to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in Northern Ontario. This will be achieved by 1) delivering the HAP through group facilitation in the Sudbury Area; 2) empowering youth to gain self-compassion, empathy, and effective coping strategies; and 3) delivering trauma-informed materials to youth groups. At the end of the project, the organization will have 1) delivered HAP to at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking, including at-risk females and LGBTQ2S+ youth; 2) provided real-life skills training on mindfulness and self-awareness to youth; and 3) enhanced availability of trauma-informed bilingual materials in the Sudbury Area. The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.