Yukon First Nations Violence Prevention Program
The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is collaborating with the John Howard Society Pacific to adapt, deliver and evaluate the STOP (Stop Taking it Out on Your Partner) program, a community-based intimate partner violence intervention program, in order to meet the unique needs of 14 Yukon communities.
Delivered through a train-the-trainer model, this project enables Yukon First Nations men, or those who identify as Yukon First Nations men, who have used or are at risk of using family violence to have the opportunity to engage in a voluntary violence prevention program in their home community.
Community of Practice members:
Shandell McCarthy; J.D., B.Ed
Shandell is member and beneficiary of the Teslin Tlingit Council First Nation and belongs to the Déshitaan (Split-tail Beaver) & Crow Clans. Shandell was born in Whitehorse, Yukon where she continues to live and reside with her 3 children. Shandell graduated from Yukon College in 2003 with an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education conferred by the University of Regina. She obtained her Juris Doctor with a concentration in Business Law in May 2017 from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. Shandell was called to the Yukon Bar in 2018 and then to the Alberta Bar in 2022. Shandell has worked within Yukon First Nations Self- Government in management capacities for over 11 years and has sat on several boards and committees as member, Co-Chair and Chair. Shandell worked as a Federal and Crown Prosecutor from 2018-2023 where she managed domestic violence files. She recently accepted a position at the Council of Yukon First Nations as the Director of the Family Preservation Wellness Centre and is very pleased to be able to bring her wide range of experiences to the position.
Chantal Genier
