2025 Atlantic Multidisciplinary Conference

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2025 Atlantic
Multidisciplinary
Conference

Wednesday October 1, 2025

Saint John, NB
Delta Hotel
Hybrid in-person/virtual

The Atlantic CYAC Network brings together Child and Youth Advocacy Centres and their multidisciplinary partners to strengthen connections, share knowledge, and enhance practice with client-focused responses to child maltreatment.

Join colleagues from child protection, law enforcement, prosecution, victim services, health, mental health, and others for a day of learning and networking.

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

Subject to change

9:00 am

Welcome

9:15 am


Get to know the Atlantic Child and Youth Advocacy Centres (CYACs)

10:15 am

Break

10:30 am

Continuity and trauma-informed approaches: The role of CYACs

Multi-sessions

  • Child-focused setting:
    Designing trauma-informed spaces, Christina Shaffer
  • Multi-disciplinary triage, Katina Feggos
  • The importance of continuity, Vicky Godin
  • Remote testimony and testimonial aids, Shara Munn
12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm


Youth Panel

2:15 pm

Break

2:30 pm

Discussion & networking

3:45 pm

Closing

4:30 pm

Tour of Kit’s Place CYAC (Optional) 

Details

Free registration

Open to Atlantic CYACs and their multidisciplinary partners

Simultaneous English-French language interpretation

Registration closes September 26

Accommodations

The conference group rate is no longer available, however you can still book accommodations at the link below.

Join us Wednesday October 1, 2025!

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