In April, VCST teamed up with the Vancouver Association of Survivors of Torture (VAST) to lead a Victoria-based session of their project Building Resilience and Understanding Against Hate. These thoughtful…
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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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.
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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.
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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
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Interconnectedness Initiative research report and key findings.
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“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.
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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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Eight mental health and settlement agencies in Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island are joining forces to support survivors of torture and their communities.
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Through the collective efforts of the VCST, stakeholders, supporters, and funders, these ten identified actions will be fulfilled to support survivors of torture, their families, and their communities.
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