VCST is excited to announce that we have received funding from Canadian Heritage in the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program for a new 3-year project! Our “Voices Against Hate: Survivor-Led Circles…
Building Connections between Settlement Workers & Healthcare Providers in Victoria, BCWith Haley Smith (ICA) and Sein Youn (DVUPCC) Summary report The Victoria Coalition for Survivors of Torture (VCST) hosted a…
Despite decades of global drug control efforts, primarily led by the US throughout the 20th century and more specifically in the 1970s (also known as the “War on Drugs”), illicit…
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Integrated Mental Health Care for Refugees: What works, for whom and why.
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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…
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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]…
If you have been keeping up with VCST’s communications via our website and our social media, you may have noticed a slight change in how we talk about the work…
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It is thanks to the Victoria Foundation that we can launch Phase IV of our initiative.
In July 2025, VCST wrapped up another successful funding year for our Interconnectedness Initiative. This was our third year of funding to develop and implement programs to support survivors of…
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Thanks to the ongoing support from the Victoria Foundation, Phase III of VCST’s Interconnectedness Initiative came to a successful conclusion in July 2025.
May 7, 2025 onlineWith Presenters: Dr. Yaya de Andrade and Ana Pavon Introduction As part of VCST’s Interconnectedness Initiative, on May 7, 2025, we welcomed 41 participants to our online…
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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).
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The fourth case conference of the I.I. took place on March 27, 2025, with the participation of 13 people from seven organizations
Are you a frontline worker in the settlement, counselling, and victim services sector that struggles with vicarious trauma and burnout?
What started as a small 20 minute presentation quickly became an engaging hour-long group discussion.
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