Federal Government Liaisons:

Jim Murphy, Correctional Services Canada
Ann de Beaupre, Daryl Churney, Ministry Secretariat of Solicitor General of Canada

Our Funders:

CTI received a sustaining grant from the Solicitor General of Canada to provide for partial core operating expenses. This grant has made it possible for CTI to enhance the effectiveness of services within criminal justice and correctional agencies and to respond to the needs of communities victimized by traumatic events. This sustaining grant received annually is deeply appreciated.

CTI has also received special contributions under the Voluntary Sector Initiatives Fund for the Writing of a Resource Manual on Youth Justice and the undertaking of three regional consultations in providing for Regional Policy Development.

CTI also wishes to acknowledge and extend our thanks to the National Crime Prevention Centre for a Community Mobilization Grant in launching an Intensive Training and Case Management Program for High Risk Youth. Our remaining funding comes from the support of agencies who continue to purchase services and for our donors especially In-Kind Canada during the past year.

Our Trainers & Consultants:

To our Trainers and Consultants who provided services on behalf of CTI over the past year, we extend our sincerest appreciation to the following individuals:

CTI Staff:

We are especially grateful to the following CTI staff, who provided the necessary leadership and supports in operationalizing our services over the past year:

A Cappella Services for Young Women:

Special Thanks and Congratulations to A Cappella Services for Young Women.

CTI is especially pleased to congratulate our corporate partner A Cappella Services for Young women for their success in establishing a mentoring program, along with psycho-social educational groups. Under the leadership of Cheryl Wallace Coordinator, this service for young women who are attending high school was successful in their efforts to recruit, train and match a number of mentors with young women. Additionally, ongoing psycho-educational groups were facilitated on such topics as "Building Healthy relationships" and "Body Image" within two high schools.

Michelle Kaye, a Bachelor of Social Work student completing her field placement at A Cappella was instrumental in screening mentors, assisting with training and in designing a Body Image - Eating Disorders Program.

This service which was developed on the basis of the A Cappella papers was launched under the visionary direction of this organization's Founding Director Sheila MacAuliffe.

2001-2002 Highlights

I am pleased to highlight some of our activities and accomplishments within this 2001/2002 Annual Report.

This report is offered on behalf of our funders, our Board of Directors, the trainers/consultants and staff who served on behalf of CTI and the many volunteers involved in special projects described within this report.

At the outset, the 2001/2002 fiscal year presented a number of challenges and opportunities for this organization to make a difference in the way services are delivered to vulnerable individuals across Canada. This report highlights our efforts, our partnerships and our successes in contributing to service delivery system improvements and the development of healthy individuals, healthy families and healthy communities.

Over the past four or five years CTI has committed an enormous amount of energy and resources in addressing the complex issues of youth crime, youth violence and work place aggression. Some of these activities including "Beyond the Halls" - Building Healthy, Safe and Inclusive School and Neighbourhood Environments, the Toronto Youth Empowerment Network, the Toronto Gang Task Force, and the recently launched intensive training and case management program for high risk youth are making a significant contribution to this issue.

These efforts, along with a multitude of services offered in partnership with the Canadian Traumatic Stress Network, in coping with the horrors of September 11, 2001 will be addressed within this report.

Additional areas covered include:

• Training, Consulting Services and Partnership Initiatives
• Conference Presentations with National and International Networks
• Collaboration with Others in Crime Prevention and the Reduction of Youth Violence
• Initiatives Designed to Increase Effectiveness of Community Corrections
• Special Projects and Partnership Activities
• Trauma Support Services
• Future Outlook
• The Need for Support to Enhance our Efforts

Training, Consulting Services and Partnership Initiatives:

CTI continues to provide 80% of its training programs on an in-service basis. This trend, which supports agencies plans of creating a common set of core skills and knowledge for its employees, is addressed through courses which are customized in responding to the unique needs of these agencies.

During the 2001/2002 fiscal year CTI designed and delivered 67 training sessions across Canada. These courses, which range from a half-day to five days, include:

• Compassion Fatigue - Accelerated Recovery Program
• Community Workers Safety Strategies
• Crisis Intervention with the Hostile/Aggressive Individual
• Training of Trainers Program for Crisis Intervention
• Supervising Crisis Workers
• Effective Supervision In Responding to Traumatic Events
• Defusing Anger, Aggression and Hostility
• Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills
• Physical Self Protection and Disengaging
• Responding to Individuals in Crisis: Assessment, Intervention and Stabilization
• Motivational Counseling
• Cognitive Behavioural Theory and Practice
• Risk Assessment Utilizing the L.S.I.
• Relapse Prevention and Community Mental Health
• Pastoral Counseling (three-level program)
• Compulsive Gambling and Treatment (four-level certificate program)
• Introduction to Dynamic Case Management Practices
• Handling Anger and Other Triggers that both Emanates from Fears and Triggers Stress
• Team Building and Team Communication

CTI will continue to market its services across Canada in building on the success of its current year. We have expanded our training in Saskatchewan, Quebec, Newfoundland/Labrador and Ontario.

During the 2001/2002 fiscal year CTI designed and field tested two new programs entitled "Supervising Crisis Workers" and "Effective Supervision in Responding to Traumatic Events." The Supervising Crisis Workers was designed in response to a request from the Toronto Children's Aid Society. Training involving 15 senior supervisors and managers of Toronto Children's Aid Society was delivered in May. In June we also delivered a one-day version of this two-day program in Thunder Bay.

The second program entitled "Effective Supervision in Responding to Traumatic Events" was provided for managers/supervisors employed by Toronto Community Housing Corporation. This program includes a self-assessment component, an overview of traumatic stress responses, practice in providing both group care and one-on-one support, and a manager's checklist in responding to tragic events.

Over the Past few years CTI has developed partnerships with a number of Colleges, Universities and related organizations as a means of providing greater access to CTI's training programs. We are pleased and grateful to the following organizations for their co-operation in ensuring access to CTI sponsored programs:

• George Brown College - In conjunction with George Brown's "Advanced Counseling Program," CTI provides a 15-evening-version of our Crisis Intervention with the Hostile/Aggressive Individual Program. This program, which averages 20 students per course is provided three times during the Fall/Winter, Spring and Summer Sessions.
• Humber College - In conjunction with Humber College's "Advanced Crisis Intervention and Counseling Certificate Program," CTI offers as an elective its Crisis Intervention Program. This program is offered once a year, either in the Winter or the Spring session.
• Mohawk College Public Safety Communications Program - CTI's Executive Director John Sawdon and Rosa Dragonetti of the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health team teach Human Behaviour I and II of this intensive 10-month Public Safety Communications Program. Human Behaviour is taught on Mondays from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm for students interested in careers as 911 operators, CACC Ambulance Centers, and Fire Dispatch.
• Miramichi Community College/St. Thomas University New Brunswick - CTI's publication, "A Primer on Community Corrections and Criminal Justice Work in Canada," has been chosen as a core text for the community corrections component of this Applied B.A. in Criminal Justice Studies Program. This particular course is delivered on-line.
• Dieppe Community College/University of Moncton - These two schools which offer an Applied Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies in French, also utilizes CTI's publication as its core text for a community corrections course.
• Traumatology Training Institute and Psych Inc. Resources - CTI has partnered with Psych Inc. Resources in Toronto to offer a number of certificate programs in conjunction with Florida State University's Traumatology Institute. These courses which were delivered in conjunction with The Centre for Professional Development and Green Cross Projects under the leadership of Charles Figley, Ph.D. offer certificates in Field Traumatology, Mental Health Trauma Specialist and Compassion Fatigue - Accelerated Recovery Program - For the current 2002/2003 year, York University's continuing education division will become the coordinator of these certificate programs in partnership with the Traumatology Institute of Canada.
• Fountain of Life School of Ministry (Folsom) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan - CTI has partnered with this private vocational Bible College in offering a 52-week Pastoral counseling Specialization Certificate Program. This program combines 26 weeks of formal academic training followed by 26 weeks of applied counseling under clinical supervision.
• Métis Nation of Saskatchewan - Western Region and First Nations Forum - CTI through its recently developed part-time Western Office has partnered with both of these organizations in offering a Problem Gambling/Treatment Certificate Program. In previous years CTI partnered with First Nations Forum in issuing certificates for two, one-year programs. A First Nations Governments Specialist Certificate Program and an Intensive Personal Development Certificate program were offered.
• The College of the North Atlantic St. John's Newfoundland - Kim Dreaddy, M.Ed. provides CTI's Crisis Intervention and Prevention training through the Office of Continuing Education. These courses are delivered utilizing two and three day formats.

Conference Presentations with National and International Associations and Networks:

In a continuing effort to both share our learning and to keep abreast of new approaches within criminal justice and human services fields, CTI's Board members and staff participated within the following conferences and associations meetings during the 2001/2002 fiscal year:

Collaboration with Others in Crime Prevention and Reduction of Youth Violence:

In the introduction of this annual report, we highlighted CTI's continuing efforts to address the growing reports of rising youth violence and youth crime. Over the past four or five years, Canadians have been bombarded with sensationalistic reports of youth swarmings, increasing gang violence, rising female aggression and incidences of school violence. The most notable of these has included the murder of Reena Virk in Victoria, the murder of Jason Lang in a Tabor Alberta high school, the murder of Matti Baranowski over a cigarette in Toronto and the horrific beating of Joseph Womback in New Market. These incidences fueled by increasing reports of gang violence resulting in the murders of a number of youth in Toronto and Vancouver have both mobilized communities and influenced a variety of government responses. We have witnessed increased spending on crime prevention through social development, on the healthy development of infants and children through an emphasis beginning with pre-natal care through to age 6 and the adoption of the Federal Government's platform on "Building Safer Communities." Although many of these initiatives are proactive and preventative in nature, we have also witnessed a number of parallel efforts to create "codes of conduct" and to hold young people accountable for their actions. The majority of school boards have both adopted codes of conduct and moved towards zero tolerance policies. The Federal Government has increased youth sentences for crimes of violence and has passed the Youth Criminal Justice Act in creating more accountability for youth, for crimes committed. While many of these initiatives are in their infancy, a number of questions remain to be answered. These include: Is youth violence increasing? Is adolescent female aggression rising? Has bullying behaviour become epidemic? And, have the programs which have been initiated made a difference in reducing youth crime and youth violence?

Although CTI does not have the answer to these questions, we have developed a "Strategy for Promoting the Healthy Development of Youth."

This strategy has been influenced by the work and writing of a multitude of organizations and individuals. We wish to thank the following for your pioneering efforts and your insights in assisting CTI to embrace a strategy which both complements the Federal Government's agenda of "Building Safer Communities" and in focusing our activities towards the Healthy Development of Youth:

Your research and insights have assisted us to enhance our understanding of the issues and to create a holistic response. These efforts, coupled with funding from the National Crime Prevention Centre and CTI's core funding, have assisted us to engage in the following projects:

Beyond the Halls^TM Building Safer School Based and Neighbourhood Environments
This is a multi-phased, multi year collaborative undertaking involving CTI, the Centre for Research on at-risk youth, parents, students, police, public health, school staff (teachers, caretakers, administrators) and social agencies. Our goal is to reduce youth violence, youth crime and early school dropouts by facilitating the development of Healthy School Environments that are characterized as safe, respectful, inclusive and collaborative learning which promotes leadership and academic excellence.

In operationalizing this concept CTI undertook an extensive survey of students and staff which was then summarized and utilized to create action plans in addressing the challenges and issues within the school. The student surveys were divided into four sections and elicited information on personal characteristics including ethnicity and interest in ethnic heritage; the culture of the school including respect for teachers and fellow students; the reasons for attending school including what components enhance the school experience, as well as career goals; the level of violence both within the school, on the way to and from school and in the neighbourhoods in which students live. The level of personal and observed victimization, the prevalence of drugs/alcohol, gangs and weapons in the school, and, the impact of these on violence. This section also addressed encounters with the police and suggestions that could make the school a safe and exciting place from which to learn and grow.

The final section asked about peers and their behaviours, including personal well being (i.e. frequency of depression, sadness, isolation) and whether the student would commit, to, being involved in efforts to change the school. The staff survey supplemented by one-on-one interviews was considerably shorter and elicited information on personal demographics, the culture of the school, the level of violence in the school including prevalence of weapons, drugs/alcohol and gangs. This survey also raised questions about personal victimization, responses to this and commitment in becoming involved to change the school environment.

For the past three years CTI has partnered with the Toronto Catholic School Board in completing surveys and action plans within Father Henry Carr, Pope John Paul II and Notre Dame School for Girls. In addition we have also partnered with Notre Dame School in Brampton. This involvement which has occurred at a time of labour unrest, cutbacks in school budgets and in extra curricular activities has witnessed many stops and starts in carrying out activities designed to transform the culture of schools. The lack of sustained funding to ensure a consistent presence within schools contributed to the multiple starts and stops within this project. In addition to CTI's work within four high schools of the Greater Toronto Area, the Centre for Research on at-risk youth also conducted surveys within five High Schools in New Brunswick. Thus CTI has a wealth of student and staff questionnaire results which, now, needs to be analyzed, and written up in offering recommendations for creating Healthy School Cultures.

During the past year CTI continued to work with and liaise with the planning committees involved at Notre Dame Brampton and Father Henry Carr High Schools. Our involvement in both of these schools has been reduced to telephone consultations, assistance in facilitating a Grade 9 retreat for Father Henry Carr students and the development of an action plan for Notre Dame Brampton. CTI has also attended Toronto Catholic School Board meetings on the impact of new Code of conduct regulations and has lobbied for adoption of its survey within all high schools within this Board.

CTI continues to both sponsor and partner with "A Cappella Services for Young Women"
This agency which was developed on the basis of the A Cappella Papers (which looked at systemic barriers facing young women within the school system and society generally) provides a mentoring program along with psycho-social support groups for at-risk female high school students. This agency provides an excellent opportunity for CTI to support critical services for young women at risk. The dropout rates along with rising female aggression place many young women at risk of poverty, isolation and abuse. The programs offered by A Cappella are preventative in nature. Corporately, CTI has a reciprocal Board Relationship whereby the founder of A Cappella Sheila MacAuliffe represents A Cappella on CTI's Board of Directors. Complementing this arrangement, Graham Vardy, CTI's Director of Special Projects sits on A Cappella's Board of Directors. Functionally, CTI provides supervision to the Co-ordinator and to the York University Social Work student on placement. This arrangement allows CTI to refer young women encountered within the Beyond the Halls project to A Cappella Services for Young Women.

CTI under the leadership of Graham Vardy continues to serve as Trustee and as an Executive Member of the Toronto Youth Empowerment Network.
This organization is comprised of youth serving agencies, representatives from Toronto's Youth Cabinet and City of Toronto employees. This network emerged in response to the Task Force on Youth Violence. The mandate of this organization is enhance the level of resources available for youth through facilitating neighbourhood networks, public education on issues affecting youth and to engage in collaborative actions in reducing youth violence. Jayne Castrillon has recently been hired as the part time co-ordinator for this network.

CTI under the leadership of Graham Vardy is also a member of the City of Toronto's anti-gang task force.
This group has been meeting to develop strategies to reduce gang violence, to create a gang membership exit program and to co-ordinate its efforts with Toronto Police and Parks and Recreation Initiatives on gang violence. This group will be launching a demonstration project during the 2002/2003 fiscal year in creating an exit program for gang members.

This task force emerged under the leadership of Susan Hall an elected ward counselor from Rexdale. Other members include City of Toronto staff, Toronto Police, Barbara Hall consultant to National Crime Prevention Centre, youth serving agencies, the Toronto School Board, the Toronto Catholic School Board and the Ministry of Corrections.

CTI has been meeting with Debra Pepler, Ph.D., who is on Sabbatical from the La Marsh Centre on Violence, to the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital's Community Division.
Dr. Pepler, Dr. Bruce Ferguson and others from the Community Division have been exploring the development of a Provincial wide Strategy that focuses on the Healthy Development of Children and Youth. CTI's collaboration with this group may lead to the development of curriculum and change management strategies for transforming school cultures as safe, respectful and inclusive learning environments. This liaison has also proven beneficial in CTI's work with the community of Long Lac #58 and with its Beyond the Halls^TM project.

During the 2001/2002 fiscal year CTI under the leadership of Graham Vardy partnered with "Leave Out Violence Everywhere" (LOVE) and the Rotary Club of Toronto on a conference entitled "Building Bridges."
This conference, which replaced the Youth Violence Conference held annually for the past three years, is an attempt to create partnerships with Business Corporations and Youth Serving Agencies in addressing the issues of youth violence.

During the late spring and summer of 2001, CTI's Executive Director was invited by the Child's Advocate Office of Ontario and Justice For Children to serve as an expert witness for a Coroner's Inquest.
This inquest was called to examine the contributing factors, including the use of restraints, into the death of 13-year-old William Edgar, a resident of Cavan House, Peterborough.

CTI offered the position that restraints including chemical restraints such as medication are over-utilized in responding to acting out behaviours of children and youth in care. We testified that rather than enhancing skills and knowledge of staff in responding to often frightened and explosive behaviours of children, many staff respond out of frustration and fear. These responses often lead to inappropriate use of restraints that ultimately re-traumatize children and in some circumstances lead to death.

After consulting with a number of leading experts on the care of both traumatized and explosive children, CTI testified the use of restraints on William Edgar was directly responsible for his death. Within this focus CTI also recommended that two separate and distinct training programs be designed in equipping staff/volunteers with skills to respond to the acting out behaviours of children and youth in care. We suggested that community agency staff be provided with training that focuses on prevention. This core training should include assessment of trauma, attachment style and strategies/approaches that focuses on defusing skills. We suggested that a component on self protection and disengaging skills might reduce staff's fear and anxiety, which would make it possible to explore other defusing skills. We also suggested that if restraint training were to become compulsory, that it be reserved for Schedule 1 facilities. These facilities which include secure custody, secure treatment and crisis stabilization units be utilized for children/youth whose behaviour cannot be managed in an open community facility. This Inquest of William Edgar resulted in the verdict that he ultimately died from homicide. The jury provided a series of recommendations in preventing future deaths that have been adopted by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.

The challenge for CTI will be to acquire the resources to sponsor a series of seminars designed to enhance knowledge and skills in working with children/youth who manifest explosive behaviour.

CTI with financial support of the National Crime Prevention Centre's Community Mobilization Fund launched a "Breaking the Cycle of Violence Project."
This project will ultimately involve the field-testing of an intensive training curriculum including a trauma support component and a follow up case management process. Additional components include an extensive literature review on youth violence, the creation of an intake process including assessments for exposure to traumatic events, two separate curriculums, one for at-risk males between the ages of 14 to 20 years. A second curriculum will also be designed for at-risk females between the ages of 14 to 20 years. Our intention is to field test this approach with two distinct groups of youth. The first to be delivered in partnership with Rexdale Youth Centre will involve youth who are out of school and are unemployed. The second will involve a partnership with Father Henry Carr High School and involve youth who are in school but at-risk for suspension or expulsion.

CTI has applied to Human Resources Development Canada for funding to hire, train and supervise four youth workers/facilitators from the local community, who reflect the cultural backgrounds of the youth involved in the project. If successful, the first field-testing of the training and case management program will involve youth who are not in school and are currently unemployed.

In designing Phase I, we intend to utilize a research approach in addressing impact of attachments on self-regulation, impulsivity, and the impact of traumatic events.

Initiatives Designed to Increase Effectiveness of Community Corrections:

CTI's central mandate is to enhance the effectiveness of services delivered by criminal justice and correctional agencies. This is achieved through the delivery of training programs, operational reviews of agencies and in sharing information on evidence-based practice. The activities which are highlighted in this section illustrate the networks in which CTI participates, the articles which are written and the projects that enhance community based correctional agencies.

• CTI continues to participate as a member of the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services Community Advisory Council. This group meets quarterly with the Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Directors, and Ontario Probation and Parole Association and community agency representatives.
• CTI continues as a member of the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ) in sharing information and initiating consultations on issues identified by the membership. Consultations have been held on the new Youth Criminal Justice Act, operational issues related to Correctional Service Canada's Community Corrections initiatives, and the increasing numbers of developmentally handicapped offenders within federal prisons in Canada. NAACJ facilitates annual meetings in addressing areas of mutual concern between members and the Deputy Minister of Justice, the Deputy Ministers of the Solicitor General Canada and the Correctional Investigators Office.
• CTI's President of the Board of Directors, Donald G. Evans, continues to serve as liaison with a number of International Correctional Associations in sharing information and in providing policy advice. As a result, CTI has provided input on issues related to Probation and Parole, Community Corrections, Youth Crime and Youth Gang Initiatives, and on best practices.

In supporting this role, CTI continues its associate memberships with American Probation and Parole Association, International Community Corrections Association and the International Correctional Practitioners Association. CTI's visibility within these associations is enhanced by Donald Evans' tireless volunteer efforts at making a difference in the effectiveness of correctional systems in Canada, the United States, Britain and Australia. Mr. Evans expertise, and his election as Associate membership representative on the Executive of American Probation and Parole, as President of the International Community Corrections Association, ensures that CTI has access to the most current expertise and resource information available. These vital links, which in turn are reflected in our training programs and consulting services, have been instrumental in propelling CTI's efforts in pursuing its mandate while contributing to the government's agenda of Building Safer Communities.

A number of articles were also written in enhancing CTI's profile by our Board President, as follows:

1. Canadian Perspectives: Policing and Restorative Justice," The ICCA Journal on Community Corrections, April 2001, pp. 54-55.
2. Community Sanctions in Sweden," Probation and Parole Forum, Corrections Today, April 2001, pp. 170-171, 173.
3. Probation in a Changing Europe," Executive Exchange (NAPE) Spring, 2001, pp. 16-17.
4. Canada's First Drug Treatment Court," Probation and Parole Forum, Corrections Today, June 2001, pp. 30-31.
5. Effective Penal Practices: The Contribution of ICCA," The ICCA Journal on Community Corrections, July 2001, pp. 47-50.
6. Realizing the Vision: Key Action Steps," Coast to Coast, SLSC, Vol. 7, Summer 2001.
7. National Probation Service for England and Wales Launched," Probation and Parole Forum, Corrections Today, July 2001, pp. 132, 138-139.
8. Volunteer Programs Aid Released Offender Supervision," Probation and Parole Forum, Corrections Today, August 2001, pp. 142-144.
9. Review of Thomas G. Blomberg and Karol Lucken, American Penology: A History of Control," Canadian Journal of Sociology Online, September - October 2001.

• CTI also continues as a member of the Canadian Criminal Justice Association. In June of this year, CTI representatives provided two presentations during the CCJA's Conference in Halifax. Donald Evans presented his paper along with a draft policy initiative on "Community Notification of Sex Offenders." His paper, which researched existing practices throughout the world, provides a foundation for CCJA, Correctional Service Canada and the provincial/Territorial governments responsible for Policing and Correctional services to create informed protocols in balancing the tightrope of community protection and individual rights. John Sawdon presented an overview of a "Healthy Community Model and Visioning Process" utilized within Nunavik Region and CTI's "Beyond the Halls TM" project. This presentation provided an alternative approach utilizing a community development strategy to existing scenario building strategies employed by Correctional Service Canada and the Alberta Institute of Technology.
• CTI facilitated a session entitled "Strategic Staff Training" at the November 28-29 annual conference of the Correctional Service Canada's Ontario Region and the agencies who provide services for conditionally released federal offenders. This session, which built on the training programs provided to staff of community based agencies in Ontario, is seen as a progressive step in ensuring that staff have the foundational skills to assist individuals being released into the community. Future efforts in this area include working co-operatively with the Ontario Halfway House Association and Correctional Service Canada in identifying both core and specialized training programs and ensuring that these are made available over the next two years.
• CTI's Executive Director accepted an invitation from the Department of Justice and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in serving as a member of the National Restorative Justice Policing Awards. This committee, which met in Ottawa, undertook the task of selecting a nominee for this prestigious award that honors and highlights the achievement of Police Officers and/or departments in undertaking innovative Restorative Justice approaches with individuals in conflict with the law. This award is presented at the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Conference, held annually.
• CTI's Executive Director also participated in a two and a half day visioning and strategic planning session with Correctional Services Canada's Community Engagement Sector. This department which is responsible for citizen participation in corrections is pursuing a strategy to both involve citizens in correctives and in creating greater transparency within correctional operations.

Special Projects and Partnership Activities:

During the current fiscal year, CTI has pursued and received financial support for a number of projects that enhance the effectiveness of service delivery systems, as follows:

• Community Notification of Sex Offenders - CTI was selected as the consultant by the Canadian Criminal Justice Association to research existing approaches and to create a draft protocol. This protocol could then be adopted by Correctional Service Canada, police forces and municipalities across Canada. The first paper, along with recommendations, was presented at CCJA's Conference in Halifax. Don Evans, with staff support, provided consulting expertise on this project.
• Evaluation of Toronto Urban Housing Association's Multi-Disciplinary Approach - In serving the chronically mentally ill. CTI was selected as the consultant for this project. Our central task has been to work with six Community Health Centres in identifying data gathering practices, the input and learning emergent in providing a multi-disciplinary approach in serving the chronically mentally ill and to create a template in recording process and outcome indicators. The principal consultant on this project is Melanie Oda, M.H.Sc.
• Developing a model for regional policy development - This project proposes a regional consultation process that will lead to the creation of a model for both organizing and providing input into the Government of Canada's policies on corrections, criminal justice issues, and the federal government's agenda of Building Safer Communities. Two of the proposed regional consultations will take place in regions which have not traditionally had a voice in providing input into government policy. The third consultation will involve representatives of National Voluntary Organizations involved in Criminal Justice and Corrections. The first region we have selected is Nunavik Region in Northern Quebec. This region was selected as a means of building on CTI's experience in facilitating a visioning session of healthy Inuit communities and in clarifying the role of (CLSC) local social services and youth protection workers in achieving this. Activities initiated within this project include: identifying challenges, issues, and existing initiatives within this region. We anticipate a process that will lead to identifying specific communities in which CTI will work with Inuit leaders in facilitating a visioning, action planning and asset identification process. This project will involve partnerships with the Nunavik Regional Health Board, the Kativik Regional Police Force, the Kativik School Board, the Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre, the Inuulitsivik Health Centre, Social Services, Youth Protection, and the mayors and council members of the community selected. The principal consultants within this region are John Sawdon and Melanie Oda.

The second region identified is Northern Saskatchewan. Isabelle Impey, John Fryters and Chief Sol Sanderson will lead this consultation team. The team will be conducting a survey of the issues and challenges related to Community Safety within the communities of Cumberland House and Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan.

The third consultation will be initiated during the 2002/2003 fiscal year. This consultation will explore the impact of changing ethno racial populations in criminal justice, corrections and the Canadian population on the role and mandate of National Voluntary Organizations involved in Criminal Justice.

• Youth Justice Primer - This is the second project CTI was successful in receiving approval for. It is being financed by the Solicitor General of Canada in partnership with the Privy Council Office. This project involves the researching, writing, and publishing of a text on Youth Justice in Canada. In operationalizing this project, we will create a National Advisory Committee whose role will be to oversee the content, layout, marketing, and distribution of this text. Additionally, we will conduct a needs assessment of existing youth justice programs across Canada in identifying content areas that will assist in orientation and training of staff. Our intention is to highlight existing exemplary programs, to demystify the Youth Criminal Justice Act and to create supplementary materials in facilitating training and dialogue on youth justice in Canada. CTI will work with a researcher/writer in creating a publication that parallels the "Primer on Community Corrections and Criminal Justice Work in Canada."
• CTI has also joined with St. Leonard's Society of Canada and the Research Branch of Correctional Service Canada in contributing to a project which will lead to an examination of the "Effectiveness of Halfway Houses." This is a multi year project which has a number of components including: a literature review, the profiling of agencies across Canada, an assessment of agencies readiness to be evaluated, the creation of a methodology including instruments and the piloting of four or five evaluations. CTI is currently researching and writing the Literature Review on Halfway House Effectiveness. The researchers on this project are Morry Ulrich, M.Ed. and John Sawdon, M.Sc.

Mitigating the Impact of Exposure to Traumatic Incidents through the Provision of Trauma Support Services:

CTI has for the past ten years both partnered with others and provided direct trauma support services for communities and individuals who have been impacted by exposure to traumatic incidents. The horrific events of September 11, 2001 in which terrorist bombings in New York, Washington D.C. and just outside Philadelphia both directly affected us all and reinforced the need for an organized and informed response in the provision of trauma support services. This event which involved an enormous loss of lives was indelibly imprinted within the hearts and souls of millions who were glued to their televisions and radios around the world.

CTI which served as the secretariat during the founding of the Canadian Traumatic Stress Network and whose current Executive Director, John Sawdon is a Past President and continuing Board Member, were inundated with calls for resource materials, television and radio appearances. The Board of Directors, membership of CTSN and countless individuals responded by providing insights, information and self care strategies to thousands of individuals, organizations and communities across Canada. Within this context CTI prepared a resource package which included suggestions for parents whose children were exposed to the horrors of this situation. The package was distributed to national organizations, government departments and countless agencies to assist in the aftermath of this event. In addition CTI, the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health and an Immigration and Settlement House served as resource specialists for an evening with parents in North East Toronto. This event organized by the East Metro Youth Services was an attempt to provide support to families who were impacted by the continuous media coverage of September 11th, 2001. CTI continues to provide its own volunteer based Crisis Response Team. This team which is only mobilized if existing resources are not available, continues to provide psycho-social support under the leadership of its clinical director Dr. Bergita Jansen.

CTI has provided the following trauma support services during the 2001/2002 fiscal year:

• In July of 2001, CTI responded to a request initiated by Toronto Public Health to provide both trauma debriefing and support services. This service was provided in response to the gangland shooting of two prominent leaders within a social housing complex in Toronto. CTI continued to provide ongoing support to this community and later for managers of this social housing corporation.
• CTI has been invited to work with the "Caring Village" committee. This group formed to provide support to community members as a result of a number of drug and gang shootings within the Jane/Finch area of Toronto. The intent of this group is to train a peer support team whereby members of this community can reach out to others impacted by tragic events.
• In February 2002, CTI in co-operation with Dr. Anna Baranosky of the Traumatology Institute of Canada and Dilico Child and Family Services provided training, crisis intervention and action planning in Long Loc #58. This first nation community found that 78 out of 95 family homes have contained toxic mould. The entire community which was dislocated during the summer and fall months were experiencing rising rates of youth violence, acting out behaviours and were in a generalized state of fear. By March of 2002, a number of families continued to live in temporary housing resulting in family dislocation, uncertainty and ongoing effects of the toxic mould. Although CTI has been privileged to provide some support to this community, we are outraged over the delay in both acknowledging the toxic mould within these homes and in re-building their homes.

Future Outlook

In June of 2001, CTI's Board of Directors reaffirmed through a strategic planning process both support for the Government of Canada's Strategy of "Building Safer Communities" and in expanding our efforts aimed at reducing youth crime and youth violence. Within this context, CTI will enhance its efforts in raising corporate funds to continue with the Beyond the Halls^TM project and to provide core staffing in support of its youth activities.

Our priorities in 2002/2003 include responding to the needs and issues of remote communities, to provide within this context a community mobilization process which leads to a community vision on a Healthy and Safe Community.

To expand our ability in contributing to the literature on best practices in responding to youth crime and youth violence by:

• Writing, and publishing a Resource Manual on Youth Justice in Canada.
• Field testing and evaluating an intensive training and case management project involving high risk females and males between the ages of 14 and 20 years.
• Writing up an analysis of the Student and Teacher Surveys undertaken within the Beyond the Halls Project and the Centre for Research on At-risk Youth. To prepare a document with recommendations and resource materials that will assist schools to create environments that are safe, respectful and inclusive.

To increase our fund raising efforts with Foundations and the Corporate communities in both eliminating CTI's debt and undertaking the activities involved in reducing youth violence and youth crime.

To continue to provide trauma and crisis response support services to communities and individuals who have been victims of violent crime and/or impacted by exposure to traumatic incidents.

To expand CTI's trainer and consultant capacity including our capacity to serve diverse cultural groups across Canada.

CTI Needs Your Support

This annual report reflects the vitality and efforts of numerous committed individuals who are seeking to make a difference in the lives of Canadians. We believe CTI has made difference in its crime prevention, trauma support services and through provision of training.

We need your support to continue our work. You can express this support by providing a financial donation. Tax receipts will be issued for all donations over $10.00. Additionally, we encourage you to purchase a membership of one of the four categories below:

Respectfully Submitted by:



John A. Sawdon
Executive Director