Chair(s):
Welcoming Remarks: Elder Gilbert Whiteduck [TBC]
Speakers: Setting the Scene
Auke van Dijk, Senior Strategic Advisor for the executive team, Netherlands Police
The merging frontlines of policing and public health as an expression of institutional change
Wendy Ellis, Assistant Professor & Director, Center for Community Resilience, Milken Institute of Public Health, George Washington University
Application of a community resilience framework with a public health perspective to foster a sense of belonging to prevent violence and improve community and police relations
Adam Dalrymple, President, B.C. Crown Counsel Association, Vice-President of the Canadian Association of Crown Counsel (CACC)
Community Courts: A British Columbia Perspective
M1.1 The Fourth Emergency Service: Marginalised Communities Responding to Crises
Convenor: Jennifer Chambers
Chair:
Panellists:
- Racquel Hamlet, Director of Wellness & Community Crisis, TAIBU Community Health Centre
- Steven Miccio, Chief Executive Officer, People USA
- Susan Davis, Executive Director, Gerstein Crisis Centre
- Tasha Madassa, Manager of Indigenous Crisis Pilot, 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations, Kamaamwizme wii Naagidwendiiying
M1.2 Beyond the Neurotypical Lens: Police Scotland’s emerging approaches to Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice interactions
Convenor: Inga Heyman
Chair:
Panellists:
- Recognising, responding and supporting neurodiverse people within criminal justice processes.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Sutherland, Police Scotland
- Recognising, accomodating and valuing neurodiversity in the Police Scotland workforce.
Superintendent Graeme Gallie, Police Scotland
- Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice interactions
Professor Stan Gilmour, Oxon Advisory
M1.3 Strengthening the Families of Public Safety Personnel: Innovations, Experiences, and Emerging Supports
Convenor: Heidi Cramm
Chair:
Panellists:
- Navigating the Unique Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families
Heidi Cramm, Professor, Families Matter Research Group, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Co-authors: Cox, M., Norris, D., Reid, N., Tam-Seto, L., Dekel, R., Fear, N. T., Delaney, L., Richmond, R., & Mahar, A.
- Developing Families-Forward Innovations in Public Safety Personnel Organizations
Rachel Richmond, PhD Candidate, Queen’s University
Co-authors: Ricciardelli, R., MacDermid, J., & Cramm, H.
- Where do Families Fit? A Scoping Review of Police and Law Enforcement Suicide
Margaret Campbell, Research Associate, Families Matter Research Group, Queen’s University
Co-authors: Heidi Cramm, Janette Leroux
- PSP YK – Developing an Online Hub of Upstream Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources for Public Safety Connected Children and Youth in Canada.
Ashley Williams, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Child Trauma Research Centre, University of Regina
Co-authors: Nathalie Reid, Heidi Cramm
M1.4 Wales 1
Chair:
- Do You See My Trauma? Developing an Approach to a Racially Trauma-informed Wales
Dr Joanne Hopkins, Programme Director, ACEs, Criminal Justice and Violence Prevention, Public Health Wales
Co-authors: Dr Tegan Brierley Solis, Mark Jones, Helal Uddin, Selima Bahaddur, Eithne Nightingale
- Taking the Hospital to the Community – An Engagement Experiment using Community Conversations
Joseff Bromwell, Programme Manager, ACE Hub Wales, Public Health Wales
Co-authors: Bryony Parry, Dr Caroline Hughes, Dr Joanne Hopkins
- Opportunities for Trauma-informed Practice – Second Language tuition
Dr Kat Ford, Bangor University and Public Health Wales
Co-authors: Natasha Judd, Kat Ford, Katie Cresswell, Rebecca Fellows, Karen Hughes
- Being Sectional in an Intersectional World Requires a Different Approach – Learning for Public Services
Dr Tegan Brierley Sollis, Wrexham University
Co-author: Dr Caroline Hughes
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P1.1 Vulnerability
Chair:
- The Criminalisation of Vulnerability: Bail Refusal, Remand, and the Widening Health Gap
Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron, Associate Professor, Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (UTAS)
Co-author: Emma Colvin
- Thinking About the Concept of Vulnerability in Encounters Between Autistic Individuals and Police
Lisa Whittingham, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Disability Studies, Brock University
- The Hidden Barrier: Low Literacy Skills as a Forgotten Vulnerability in Policing and Justice
Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron, Associate Professor, Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (UTAS)
Co-author: Amanda Neil, Associate Professor, Menzies Institute, UTAS*
P1.2 Health states, health care and law enforcement
Chair:
- Proactive Paramedicine – Inside the Byward Market Medic Initiative
Colin Waterhouse, Acting Superintenent and Advanced Care Paramedic, Ottawa Paramedic Service
Co-author: Logan Martin
- From Marginalization to Inclusion: Medical Outreach Advances Health and Social Justice in Laminga, North Central Nigeria
Dr. Chinedu Damian Nzeh, Health and Medical Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Abuja.
Co-authors: Dr. Kazeem Mustapha, Dr. Remi Alege
- Empowering Security Agencies for Pandemic Response: A Case Study of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps’ COVID-19 Sensitization Efforts
Dr. Hannatu Janada Dimas, Epidemiologist, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
- Interaction with Law Enforcement as a Health Crisis: The story of LGBTQIA+ individuals in India and the hopes for the future
Vikas Bhuvana Muralidharan, Senior Lecturer, Sai University
Co-author: Namithaa Jayasankar, independent researcher
- When Justice Harms Health: The Public Health Toll of Criminalization
Indrani Paul, MSc Candidate, McGill University
- Food Donation or Harmful Charity? Legal Accountability of Donating Unsafe Food in Bangladesh
Abu Noman Mohammad Atahar Ali, Professor of Law, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- How Well Does Practice Align with Legal Regulations? The Case of European Medication Waste and Drug Disposal Systems — Results from the DISPOSAL Study
Przemyslaw Kardas, Director, Medication Adherence Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Co-authors: Pawel Lewek, Tamas Ágh,
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Soul Space Ottawa – Collective Care for Community Workers
Convenor: Danielle Rolfe, Director and Co-Founder, Soul Space Ottawa
Burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue are real and ongoing risks to community health, public safety, harm reduction, and social service workers who support people experiencing homelessness, complex substance use, and mental health issues. Collective care may be of benefit to these workers to address the emotional and spiritual wellness of these individuals and their ability to continue their work in the sector in the long term.
Examining Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Risk and Coercive Control: A Collaboration Between Police, Health and Academia
Convenor: Angela Wyatt Eke, Research Coordinator, Criminal Behaviour Analysis Section, Ontario Provincial Police
Co-authors: N.Zoe Hilton, Mary Ann Campbell, Sandy Jung, Elke Ham, Soyeon Kim, Karl Hanson, Tracey Bednarczyk
We have partnered to study and share evidence-based approaches for assessing IPV risk and developing risk management guidelines tied to risk levels. We are also working together to identify how police can recognize and respond to coercive controlling behaviours.
From Harm to Hope: Panel Discussion – How CORE Transforms Public Safety
Convenor: Paul Stam, Sergeant, Ottawa Police Evidence Based Policing and CORE Strategy
Co-author: Wendy Stewart
Public health and safety share a mutual aim of preventing harm. Crime and overdose are concentrated in particular places, disproportionately affecting vulnerable, and marginalized groups. Traditional responses seldom address the systemic barriers fueling these problems. CORE is a ground-up, evidence-based initiative that unites community members, frontline service providers, and emergency responders. Its central feature is the Integrated Community Situation Table—created by those on the ground—to steer at-risk individuals away from repeated criminalization and into coordinated care.
Location: Conference lobby