The 2024 Continuum Conference

Founded in 1995, the Continuum of Services for Adolescents Who Have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behaviour (The Continuum) grew out of a small group of clinicians in Toronto who met to discuss and coordinate their work with youth who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviour. This group shared a commitment to providing effective treatment to these youth in order to reduce sexual offence recidivism, and thereby reduce further victimization. With the move to a more formal network came the inclusion of a much wider range of professional groups and service providers, including probation, live-in treatment and day treatment programs, children’s mental health centres, child welfare agencies, the police, the judiciary, lawyers and Crown Attorneys. As the name suggests, the intention was to support and coordinate the work of this “continuum” of services and people who become involved with these youth, from the first point of contact to their transitioning from treatment. Since 1995, The Continuum has endeavoured to provide leadership in their field. Our annual conference has provided up-to-date training on a variety of topics related to the assessment and treatment of youth who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviour, and other clinically relevant topics. Through a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in the late 1990s, The Continuum initiated a research project designed to measure the efficacy of comprehensive treatment and to inform the development of best practice standards. This project later became the foundation for a long-term national research project. Still true to its origins, The Continuum continues to be a coalition of agencies and individuals committed to reducing sexual violence and protecting the community. We still receive no outside funding, so we depend on our participants to carry out and support the work of The Continuum. Our strength and dynamism comes from the individuals and organizations that make up The Continuum. We invite you to get involved and to stay in touch.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Novotel Toronto North York, 3 Park Home Avenue, Toronto, Canada