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Cayly Askin

Cayly Askin

Housing First Support Worker

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Community Connector and Advocate

  • Education

    • Dalhousie University

      2012 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science - BS Health Promotion

      Activities and Societies: President of Howe Hall Residence Council, Health Promotion Society, Indigenous Health Research Collective

    • St. John's-Ravenscourt School

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      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Music Prefect

  • Experience

    • Shelter Nova Scotia

      Oct 2015 - Apr 2017
      Housing First Support Worker

      Provided support to clients exiting homelessness through crisis intervention, life skill teaching, supportive counselling, and offering general support.

    • North End Community Health Center

      Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
      Health Promotion Intern

    • St.Amant

      Oct 2017 - Mar 2019
      Personal Support Worker

    • Mount Carmel Clinic

      Apr 2018 - Oct 2022
      Community Health Facilitator

      Assisted clients in obtaining and maintaining housing to exit homelessness. Provided case management to help client achieve their goals and stabilize in the community.

    • Main Street Project Inc.

      Nov 2020 - Apr 2021
      Covid isolation site coordinator

    • Klinic Community Health

      Oct 2022 - now

      Working on the new hummingbird (community sexual assault and intimate partner violence) program. I am working on developing a survivor’s advisory council to inform our programming Acted as the coordinator for the innovative Ukrainian mental health response which is a partnership between Klinic and several shared health organizations. Ensured good communication between leadership and front line staff.Lead the collection statistics and reporting for the program.

      • Community Engagement and Outreach

        Oct 2023 - now

      • Crisis Counselor

        Apr 2020 - now

      • Ukrainian Mental Health Response Coordinator

        Sept 2023 - Jun 2024

      • System Navigator

        Oct 2022 - Sept 2023

    • Reweaving Support Project

      Sept 2023 - Mar 2024
      Gender-Based Violence Lead Organizer

      Working on this project advocating for systems change. My role is looking specifically at mental health supports for survivors of gender-based violence

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Non-violent Crisis Intervention

      Crisis Prevention Institute

    • Crisis Worker

      The American Association of Suicidology
      Nov 2021

    • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) certificate

      Living Works

    • Standard First Aid, CPR and AED

      St. John Ambulance Canada | Ambulance Saint-Jean

    • Indigenous Cultural Safety Training

      Provincial Health Services Authority
      Mar 2023

    • Disability Management Certificate

      Dalhousie University