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ArticleJournal of military, veteran and family health2025

Critical Conversations: A restorative engagement initiative for people with lived experience of military sexual trauma.

Linna Tam-Seto, Lisa Garland-Baird, Nicholas Held, Alexandra Heber, Lori Buchart, Ash Ibbotson, Shannon Orchard Young, Sarah Lade, Heather Millman, Andrea Brown and 4 more

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Article in Journal of military, veteran and family health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Linna Tam-SetoDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1751-7017
Lisa Garland-BairdVeterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2127-1577
Nicholas HeldDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5200-2994
Alexandra HeberDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Lori BuchartIt's Not Just 20K.
Ash IbbotsonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Shannon Orchard YoungDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Sarah LadeDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Heather MillmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Andrea BrownDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Bibi Imre-MilleiDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Marguerite Sam SamploniusIt's Not Just 20K.
Christina ChryslerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Margaret McKinnonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8315-7657

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Military sexual trauma (MST) affects many Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel and Veterans, with thousands of individuals reporting military sexual misconduct and resultant MST at some time in their career. The current study involved interviews with Veterans who were survivors of MST (people with lived experience [PWLE]) who met with CAF leadership to discuss the impact of MST on their lives. This provided a forum to share their stories with the goal of improving the institution's response to MST, ultimately influencing cultural change in the CAF. Methods: PWLE who participated in these meetings, dubbed Critical Conversations, with CAF leadership were interviewed. Directed content analysis and inductive analysis were used to explore the experiences of PWLE. Results: Eight people participated in the study and informed five themes: giving voice to those previously silenced, validation and empowerment, tackling guilt and shame, reclaiming identity and community, and the emotional cost of participation. Discussion: This study highlighted the range of emotions and insights experienced by those who engaged in the Critical Conversation meetings with CAF leadership on the effects of MST on their lives. The findings of this study explore a potential pathway of recovery for those who have survived MST during service with the CAF.

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military culture changemilitary leadershipmilitary sexual traumasexual misconducttrauma recovery

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PMID42533879
PMCPMC13292922

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