Nurses as First Responders: Identifying and Supporting Violence Victims

This project aims to explore the critical role nurses play as the first point of contact for victims of violence. The primary goal is to conduct a comprehensive literature search to determine whether nurses are frequently involved in the disclosure process of violence victims. The project will investigate how nurses can effectively identify potential victims and what best practices they should follow to provide appropriate support. By refining the project scope, the team will delve into existing research to understand the strategies nurses use to recognize signs of violence and the subsequent steps they take to assist victims. This project will provide valuable insights into the current practices and suggest improvements to enhance the support system for violence victims within healthcare settings.

Market Expansion Research

VESTA Social Innovation Technologies is a social enterprise working at the intersection of gender-based violence, technology and access to justice. We’re on a mission to eradicate rape culture by empowering survivors. In 2021, we launched VESTA Community; ­­a trusted online hub that provides a safe digital space for survivors who want to seek support, record, or report their experience. In 2022, we launched VESTA Campus. We're currently available in Ontario, Canada, with police, community and university partner. We want to expand and we require some assistance is assessing our customer and completive landscape. We want to learn more about customer’s behaviours and expectations. We have some ideas of where we would like to go and the barriers to adoption. To consider: What partnerships could help increase our credibility in the space? What market segments should we be targeting?

Website development

VESTA Social Innovation Technologies is a social enterprise working at the intersection of gender-based violence, technology, and access to justice. We’re on a mission to eradicate rape culture by empowering survivors. In 2021, we launched VESTA Community; ­­a trusted online hub that provides a safe digital space for survivors who want to seek support, record, or report their experience. In 2022, we launched VESTA Campus. For this project we are looking to update our website. We currently have a WordPress website and want to update it and perhaps move to a Squarespace hosted site. Our goal is to create a visually pleasing and easy to navigate website with blog capability that is easy to maintain.

Digital Marketing

VESTA Social Innovation Technologies is a social enterprise working at the intersection of gender-based violence, technology, and access to justice. We’re on a mission to eradicate rape culture by empowering survivors. In 2021, we launched VESTA Community; ­­a trusted online hub that provides a safe digital space for survivors who want to seek support, record, or report their experience. In 2022, we launched VESTA Campus. We're currently available in Ontario, Canada, with police, community, and university partner. Early indicators point to their being a significant benefit to those who have experienced sexual violence and we need assistance in increasing awareness of our app and our mission.