Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: May 3, 2021
• Invested on: May 08, 2024

Gloria Dennis, M.S.M.
Alexandra, Prince Edward Island
Julie Devon Dodd, M.S.M.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Kirstin Lund, M.S.M.
Stratford, Prince Edward Island

In 2007, Gloria Dennis, Julie Devon Dodd and Kirstin Lund created Circles of Safety for women at high risk after leaving abusive relationships. Community and government service providers, family, employers and friends come together in a facilitated circle with individual women to help them devise a comprehensive safety plan. The first of its kind in Canada, the program has been adopted in other regions to help survivors of intimate partner violence feel supported, confident and safe.