Montreal CIHR IGH Team Year 1 Meeting

1. CIHR IGH TEAM -Year 1 Update
Montreal, October 2015
Title: Understanding health risks and promoting resilience in male youth
with sexual violence experiences (TE3 138302)
Christine Wekerle, Team Lead
Pediatrics, McMaster
Co-Investigators
(Alphabetical Order):
Collin-Vézina, D.; Black, T.,
Bennett, M., Boyle, M.,
Gonzalez, A.,
Hebert, M.,
MacMillan, H., Mushquash, C.;
Rhodes, A.;
Romano, E.; Saewyc, E.;
Ungar, M.
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Co_investigators Presenting:
Elizabeth Saewyc, UBC &
Martine Hébert, UQAM

2. Year 1 Objectives & Outcomes
(1) Team Meetings (1) C. Wekerle to UBC, Ottawa; Toronto, Halifax (2) Pathways to Resilience III
Conference; (3) American Psychological Association; (4) International Society of Traumatic
Stress Studies)
(2) Expansion of Scientist Group: Collaboratoring Scientists (also examining sexual victimization in
males and youth health and resilience outcomes: Dion, J., UQAC; Esposito, T., U Montreal;
Flett, G., York U ; Goldstein, A, U of Toronto.; Moretti, M., Simon Fraser U; Weiss, J., York U
Meeting with Members: Paul Matthews, Barnardo’s England (male service provider)
(3) Year 1 & 2 Research Ethics Board approvals and Sub-grant Agreements
(4) Initiate Knowledge Exchange Strategy
All Scientists and Trainees have Twitter Accounts; following stakeholders’ Twitter accounts
(SARAVYC; CYCCNetwork PREVAiL, etc.)
Branding with Resilience In Youth – unique hashtag #resilienceinyouth; Youtube
(ResilienceInYouth); Twitter (ResilienceInYouth@ResilienceInYou); Instagram
(ResilienceInYouth); TwitterChats w/ #resiliencechat and #TEARtalk (Teens Ending Abusive
Relationships, T.O. Victim Services)

3. Team Members Deliverables to Date
June 2015, Male Health Month; E. Saewyc Media:
http://news.ubc.ca/2015/06/26/tackling-the-trauma-male-survivors-of-
sexual-abuse-hope-for-more-understanding/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bj3yQm5QeM
2014 IHDCYH Video Talks Entry (C. Wekerle); Trainee McMaster
Mental Health Strategy Entry October 2014 (See video on
ResilienceInYouth YouTube)
2015 IHCYH Video Talks Entry (C. Wekerle) Maltreatment and
Adolescent Pathways (MAP) Research Study: Dating Violence, Child
Welfare-Involved Youth
Special issue in Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma (2 volume issue:
2016; Editors: Patricia Kerig & Christine Wekerle “Male victimization,
health and resilience”)

4. Team Members Deliverables to Date
• 2015 International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience (Risks and
Resilience Among Male Youth) www.in-car.ca
TEDxHamilton Talk (Dr. Wekerle, September, 2015)
TED Ed Lessons: 1) Risk and Resilience in Youth
Suicidality:http://ed.ted.com/on/6nReRcN0 (2) Adverse Childhood
Events (ACEs) & Childhood Maltreatment
:http://ed.ted.com/on/iOyQVfhd
Prezi Presentations: Child Sexual Abuse: A Hidden Problem
(https://prezi.com/-gl1ebv6ksra/child-sexual-abuse-a-hidden-
probem/)

5. TEAM Members Pathways to Resilience III 2015
Conference
Nurturing Young People's Resilience Through Clinical and Community Interventions
Michael Ungar
Plenary: The Resilience Research Centre: A Report on Findings and their Application to Practice
Linda Liebenberg & Michael Ungar
Plenary: Researching Resilience in Youth: Practical Strategies and Aboriginal Perspectives
Christine Wekerle, Sherry Stewart, Amanda Hudson (T)
Brief Conference Summary and Future Directions:
Michael Ungar
Facilitated Discussions at a Glance
The Forgotten Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse: Disclosure And Resilience Features In Male Youth
Martine Hébert, Delphine Collin-Vézina, Christine Wekerle
Paper Presentations at a Glance
A Trauma-Informed Analysis Of The Trajectories And Resilience Capacities Of Youth In Child Protective
Services Group Care
Lise Milne (T)
Promoting Resilience Among Sexual Minority Adolescents: Buffering Enacted Stigma, Suicide Attempts
With Supportive Relationships
Elizabeth Saewyc
Poster at a Glance
A Validation Study Of The Resilience Scale For Adolescents (READ) Scale With A French- Canadian
Sample
Martine Hébert
Fostering Resilience Among Gay And Bisexual Boys: Risk And Protective Factors For HIV Risk Behaviours
Elizabeth Saewyc
T=Team Trainee

6. Picturing Wellness 2016 Exhibit &
Conference
Save the dates! March 3, 4, 5 2016 McMaster University; Continuing Education
Credits – Team Meeting
Arts-based and lived experience content throughout
E.g., Sheldon Kennedy, ex-NHLer, Guest Speaker, New Documentary: Swift Current
Teens Ending Abusive Relationships (T.E.A.R.) Advocacy Presentation
1-man show by male artist on the humour in the mental health journey
Yoga, Mindfulness Meditation Demonstrations
Inquiries to: picturingwellness@gmail.com or shkimba@mcmaster,ca (Margaret
Shkimba, Conference Organizer)
Venue: Conference Centre, Hamilton; McMaster University campus
McMaster Museum of Art Exhibit “Picturing Wellness: From Risk to Resilience”
(December 2015 to March 2016) & Catalogue Book

7. KE Experiment: S. Stewart & C. Wekerle Tweets (June, July, August, September) vs.
Researchgate Views and Citations

10. CIHR Team Grant Year 1 and Year 2 Studies’ Status
Researcher Study Titles Sub Grant
Completed
Christine Wekerle
McMaster/CAMH
(Year 1 Launch)
Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways Longitudinal Study: Secondary Analyses on Male
Sexual Victimization
( A) SV, impairment, and resilience - The mediating role of sleep
1 Systematic Review (Marlyn Bennett, Lead) funded by CYCC Network (March 2016)
Editor: 2015 Special Section on Sexual Victimization, International Journal of Child and
Adolescent Resilience (www.in-car.ca; open access) w/ Team Scientists and Collaborating
Scientists
Guest Co-Editor: Double Special Issue on Male Sexual Victimization Experiences, Journal
of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 2016 w/ Team Scientists & Collaborating Scientists
Team Member Symposia:
2 @ Pathways to Resilience III Conference 2015
1 @ American Psychological Association 2015
1 @ International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 2015
N/A
Elizabeth Saewyc
UBC
(Year 1 Launch)
( A) Analyses of BC existing street-involved youth and school youth surveys
Long Title:
BC Street-Involved (S-I), Sexually Exploited (SE) Youth Survey: Focus on risk and
protective factors and resilience processes
3 Systematic Reviews funded by CYCC Network to be presented at Picturing Wellness
(www.in-car.ca) March 2016 Conference
In Progress;
Completion
Expected 10/15
Christopher Mushquash
Lakehead
(Year 1 Launch)
Developing a culturally-appropriate Resilience Measure: Child well-being and
Resilience in First Nation Communities
1 Systematic Review funded by CYCC Network to be presented at Picturing Wellness
March 2016 Conference
Completed
Delphine Collin-Vèzina
McGill
(Year 2 Launch)
( A)
The impact of sexual violence Among youth in residential treatment care: New Data
Linkage Study
( B)
Attachment, self-regulation, and competence (ARC) Feasibility Study
Completed

11. CIHR Team Grant Year 1 and Year 2 Studies’ Status
Researcher Study Titles Sub Grant
Completed
Elisa Romano
Ottawa
(Year 1 Launch)
( A)
Online Study with male general public: Male Childhood Sexual Abuse: How Do
Abuse Characteristics Contribute to Psychological Functioning in Adulthood?
Completed
( B)
On-line Study with University Sample of Males: An Examination of Sexual Abuse
Characteristics and Psychological Functioning in a Sample of Young Males
( C)
Abuse Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Male Survivors of Childhood
Sexual Abuse: Feasibility study for “Cognitive Functioning Feasibility Study: Profiles
of impairment and resilience among male CSA survivors”
Martine Hebert
UQAM
(Year 2 Launch)
( A)
Youth’ Romantic Relationship (YRR) Study
( B)
First Dates (VirAJ) Program Feasibility Study
Completed
Sherry Stewart
Dalhousie
Personality-matched Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Feasibility Study Deferred to Year 3
Andrea Gonzalez
McMaster
(Year 2 Launch)
(A) Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy Feasibility Study
Community meetings near completion
TBA – Expected
11/16
Tara Black
University of Toronto
(Year 2 Launch)
On-line Youth-In-Care Survey – New survey launch
Community meetings in progress
TBA- Expected
11/16
Note: Completed sub-grant agreements indicate REB approval obtained.
• Deliverables emphasis on open access publications; open access presentations (e.g., Prezi), open access knowledge exchange (KE) (e.g., TEDx talks;
TED Ed Lessons); University-based Media KE products
• Emphasis on youth-led iniitiatives (e.g., Twitter Chat 4-week Series #resilienceinyouth with Toronto Victim Services Teens Ending Abusive
Relationships #TEARtalk)
• Members meet w/ international researchers-scientists-practitioners to develop Team network
•Collaboration opportunities actively sought and meeting opportunities at peer-reviewed conferences

12. #TEARTalks
Date Impressions # Others
May 21st-22nd 19,839 #TEARtalk used 400 times
May 28th-29th 30,680 #TEARtalk used 420 times
June 4th - 5th 19,100 #TEARtalk used 516 times
September 10th Life Proof (Resilience) 10,025 342 Tweets *
September 17th Self-Compassion 13,217 470 Tweets *
September 24th Mental Strength 19,112 302 Tweets *
October 1st Open mic night 5,387 243 Tweets *
@ResilienceInYou and @DrWekerle active in chat w/ involvement of Team trainees,
scientists, collaborating scientists
* Co-moderation by @ResilienceInYou Use of #resilienceinyouth along with #TEARtalk

13. Questions & Comments?
Thank you for listening!