CAVAC symposium

On April 15, 2008, Québec’s CAVAC network marked National Victims of Crime Awareness Week with a symposium on the theme Ensemble unissons nos forces, Vingt ans d’aide aux victims (“Working together, twenty years of helping victims”).

The event attracted over 140 participants and was a great success. Many key questions were raised, in particular during the testimony of Martine Ayotte, a victim of sexual abuse by her father during childhood.

Audio files of the presentations made at the symposium are available here in MP3 format. Some presentations are also available in written (PDF) format (in French).

We would like to extend our warmest thanks to the speakers and participants, as well as to everyone involved in organizing the symposium.

We hope to see you again next year!
The organizing committee, on behalf of Québec’s CAVAC network

Theme	Presented by	Type of file
Opening address	Robert Caron	MP3 (4 min 30 s)
Message from the organizing committee	Kathleen Dufour	MP3 (5 min 31 s) PDF (in French) (49 Ko)
Message from the Deputy Minister	Michel Bouchard	MP3 (15 min 14 s)
Introduction of Arlène Gaudreault	Robert Caron	MP3 (1 min 24 s)
The Act respecting assistance for the victims of crime, 20 years on	Arlène Gaudreault	MP3 (27 min 32 s)
Question period	Robert Caron	MP3 (7 min 21 s)
CAVAC awareness-raising campaign	Jean-François Racine	MP3 (10 min 40 s)
Introduction of Martine Ayotte	Robert Caron	MP3 (1 min 08 s)
Finding the strength and courage to take back control over one’s life	Martine Ayotte	MP3 (32 min 13 s)
Question period	Robert Caron	MP3 (4 min 33 s)
Introduction of Dr. Pierre Beauséjour and Dr. Jean-François Corbin	Robert Caron	MP3 (2 min 20 s)
Invisible wounds	Dr. Pierre Beauséjour	MP3 (27 min 42 s) PDF (in French) (1,89 Mo)
Trauma and resilience	Dr. Jean-François Corbin	MP3 (36 min 54 s) PDF (in French) (71 Ko)
Closing address	Robert Caron	MP3 (13 min 12 s)