{"id":37474,"date":"2026-04-10T09:31:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/?p=37474"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:31:40","slug":"from-evidence-to-action-symposium-on-canadas-response-to-non-fatal-strangulation-may-13-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2026\/04\/10\/from-evidence-to-action-symposium-on-canadas-response-to-non-fatal-strangulation-may-13-15\/","title":{"rendered":"From Evidence to Action: Symposium on Canada’s Response to Non-Fatal Strangulation — May 13-15"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Please join us May 13-15 on the UFV Abbotsford campus for the inaugural symposium on strangulation prevention and response in Canada.<\/p>\n

This gathering from 1-3 pm each day in Building B (room B101) takes place during Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2026, with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and the Department of Justice Canada’s Victims Fund.<\/p>\n

The symposium will feature keynote presentations and skill-building workshops about strangulation research, policy, and practice in Canada, including: supporting survivors who have experienced strangulation and brain injury; criminal justice system responses to strangulation as a form of abuse; strangulation trends in police, forensic nursing, and healthcare samples; strangulation case law; and “consensual” sexual strangulation.<\/p>\n

– May 13th pre-symposium strangulation 101 workshop add-on (in-person & virtual options)
\n– May 14th and 15th symposium (in-person & virtual options)
\n– May 14th in-person networking reception (free but advance registration required due to space limitations)<\/p>\n

The symposium is targeted towards practitioners, service providers, policymakers, and researchers in Canada.<\/p>\n

Register online and get more info about the schedule at this link<\/a>. Remote participation is also available.<\/p>\n

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