In March 2026, VCST conducted qualitative interviews with senior managers from five organizations that provide services to immigrants and refugees on Vancouver Island. These interviews are part of our long-term…
Integrated Mental Health Care for Refugees: What works, for whom and why.
A few months ago, we wrote an article sharing our learning about terminology we were using in our work to raise awareness about survivors of torture and systemic violence. Through…
Thursday November 20, 2025, 10am to 12pm Where: Online, Zoom Who: Workers in settlement, counselling, mental health, healthcare, and any other sector that works with immigrants and refugees RSVP: info [at]…
It is thanks to the Victoria Foundation that we can launch Phase IV of our initiative.
Thanks to the ongoing support from the Victoria Foundation, Phase III of VCST’s Interconnectedness Initiative came to a successful conclusion in July 2025.
We operate predominantly from the unceded territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking people, today known as the Songhees and Xwsepsum First Nations, and the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations (the Tsartlip and Tseycum nations).
The fourth case conference of the I.I. took place on March 27, 2025, with the participation of 13 people from seven organizations
On February 27, 2025, VCST hosted distinguished community advocates and researchers Dr. Yaya de Andrade and Joan Simalchik from Toronto to speak about their perspectives on working with survivors of torture developed over 30 years of advocacy work.
At the Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture‘s Annual Symposium on February 25, 2025, VCST Board President Ana Pavon and Project Manager Melinda Quintero shared key findings from our stakeholder round-table series and our…
Interconnectedness Initiative research report and key findings.
This position has been filled. Funding agency: Victoria FoundationProject term: August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025Position: Project ManagerContract: Temporary, part-time, arms-length (the contractor is not an employee of VCST)Contract…
As part of our Interconnectedness Initiative, we held a training workshop on April 3rd 2024, with the participation of 14 people, from seven of our stakeholders: VAST, ISS of BC, VICCIR, ICA, VIRCS, CIS, and VCST.
“Case Conferencing” was identified by stakeholders as an essential tool to address sensitive cases among survivors of torture in the region, and to bring forward the experiences of the project’s stakeholders.
The project, funded by the Victoria Foundation, has undertaken a comprehensive approach to address the needs of survivors of torture in our community.
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