*As a means to protect privacy, Lena’s story is a composite.
Lena was just 15 when she found herself in a situation no teenager should ever have to experience. During weekend visits with her father he had been physically and emotionally abusing her for months, and she felt trapped and alone.
“The Moon in June (MiJ) Road Race has proudly supported Radius Child and Youth Services for 13 years. The race, now in its 30th year, has always been a charity event, however, we gained a much larger purpose once we associated and supported Radius”. A huge THANK YOU to Greg Pace, Race Director of the Moon in June, for dedicating his time and efforts to Radius!
In honour of National Volunteer Week, April 19 to 25, 2020, we took some time to recognize some very special volunteers who work tirelessly on behalf of Radius to raise funds for the children, youth and families we serve. Meet, Ann Mulvale! Ann, a long time supporter of Radius, has been part of our Tournament of Hope Committee (our annual golf tournament) for over 8 years. Read below to learn more about why Ann dedicates her time to Radius!
Radius Child and Youth Services is proud to announce that it has successfully achieved the Accreditation Primer status with Accreditation Canada. The decision followed its first on-site survey in October 2019 as part of an ongoing accreditation process. We are proud to say that we met 68 of the 70 criteria that were identified as being relevant to Radius, which is a fantastic result for us!
We are starting a new year, and with it a new decade is ahead of us! For those of you are new to Radius Child and Youth Services and to those of you who have supported Radius for some time, I want to say a big “Thank You”! Thank you for working along side us throughout 2019, spreading the word, building awareness, donating time, funds or resources, and ensuring that we continue to work towards ending the cycle of abuse, neglect and violence. 2019 was a great year and I am thankful for all that we have accomplished, the small and the big steps we have each taken to change lives!
At Radius, we are fortunate to have staff who are dedicated to our mission to help children, youth and families build their futures free from abuse, neglect and violence. And Vanessa Junior is one such individual! We wanted you to get to know them (and some of our other colleagues in future newsletters) … so read on to get a behind the scenes look at the work of a Clinical Therapist … Meet Vanessa Junior!
The Research Team is currently engaged in multiple exciting research projects. One of the projects was developed by Radius’ Clinical Director, Bente Skau. Together, we are investigating what victims of sexual abuse want to happen to the perpetrator. With this study, we hope to fill a knowledge gap, as there is only one published study on this topic.
As October comes to a close, we wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who supported Radius through our Child Abuse Prevention Month Campaign. Whether you volunteered, advocated, shared, donated or sponsored, you helped to raise awareness and funds for key services for kids and families affected by abuse. Together, we are helping to build futures free from abuse, neglect and violence.
The play Broken Branches ran September 19-29th at the Aki Studio Theatre, Toronto. Told with honesty – and humour – Broken Branches reveals secrets, lies and family dynamics … and the resilience to survive. This play is an important and unique project and we were honoured to participate.
Radius’ Manager of Clinical Services, Melissa Maltar and Manager of Training and Consultation, Nancy Falls were selected to present at 29th Annual NOTA Conference, Sexual Abuse in Systems, in Belfast, Northern Ireland on September 18th!
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