Victim Services and Vicarious Resilience

The Victimology Research Centre began a second partnership with The Victim Justice Network on a project that was granted funding by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) in Spring of 2020.

This mixed methods research project shifted focus onto victim service providers and how they identify various patterns and systemic barriers. While evaluating a wide range of different sectors of victim services across Canada, this research explores service provider wellness and their overall vicarious resilience. The results of this research include a Toolkit for service providers to promote self-care and healthy organizational practices, training sessions for various sectors, and several publications which will be made available through the Toolkit as they are released.

The Toolkit is available in both official languages at this link: www.vicariousresilience.ca