TESS Partners

TESS is made up of many wonderful and dedicated service providers, front line workers, educators, and first responders across Nova Scotia.

Partnership Structure

Partnerships are structured into three groups, though many partners participate in more than one.
All partner groups align under our philosophies and values.

  • The TESS Core Group meets quarterly and is comprised of individuals from agencies that have a mandate to work with victims and survivors or CSEC or sex workers; or encounters them within the context of their mandate (including housing, youth, health & addictions; victim services).

    The role of the core group is to:

    • Identify emerging trends and training needs

    • Share responsibility for decision making on collective advocacy campaigns

    • Develop communications policy and strategy for TESS

    • Contribute to policy development and communications materials

    • Co-chair on Working Group.

    The Core Group meets quarterly.

  • The Working Group is made up of any individuals interested in collaborating on policy and program development.

    Depending on what projects are being worked on, there are often several ongoing working groups that address various gaps in research or service provision through advocacy and collaboration.

    The role of the working group(s) is to:

    • Identify service needs and gaps

    • Incubate ideas for new programs and services

    • Identify training and advocacy needs

    These groups meet monthly or on an as-needed basis depending on project needs.

  • There are four Regional Groups (Central, North, West, East) made up of front-line workers and individuals who encounter the issue in their professional capacity as well as employees from agencies in the Core and Working Groups.

    members of these regional groups come together to:

    • Exchange knowledge

    • Network and connect

    • Provide program and service updates

    • Identify emergent trends and issues

    • Share knowledge and resources for best practices.

    Each Regional Group meets quarterly.

Current Partners

Become a TESS Partner!

As a TESS partner, you’ll receive a quarterly newsletter and have the option to participate in the Core, Working, or Regional groups. There is no required time commitment, our goal is to build a network of people who care about addressing CSEC in Nova Scotia.