Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC (CCCABC) are working together to better understand child care needs in small, rural and remote communities. Their new report provides a summary of survey and in-person meetings with local governments and others. The survey asked about child MORE
The Government of Canada has been preparing a Food Policy for Canada, engaging stakeholders and experts by asking people to share their priorities for Canada’s food system. In their What We Heard Report, one of the four priorities is to increase access to affordable, nutritious, and safe food, particularly among more MORE
The report was created by Children First Canada, a national non-profit organization committed to improving the lives of Canada’s children, and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary. The report’s purpose is to paint a high-level picture of children in Canada, and their health and wellbeing, using MORE
 Mashkûpímâtsît Awash (AMA) aims to enhance the health and well-being of pregnant mothers, young children, and their families by providing intensive interdisciplinary care and follow-up. It emphasizes the role of local female Indigenous family support workers in providing culturally safe outreach services in the form of home visits. The article MORE
Thank you to Amy Lubik for sourcing the article. In 2015, a group of researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and of Public Health conducted a study on children under the age of one at well child cares. The study investigated if systemically screening for unmet basic needs and providing simple MORE
The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) published a paper titled Understanding Social Work and Child Welfare: Canadian Survey and Interviews with Child Welfare Experts earlier this month. The research took two main forms: a nation-wide, bilingual survey completed by more than 3,200 social workers, as well as interviews with child-welfare leaders MORE
The ParticipACTION Report Card is a comprehensive assessment of child and youth physical activity in Canada. This year’s report card gave Canadian children and youth a D+ for overall physical activity. Only 35% of 5-17 year olds and 62% of 3-4 year olds meet the physical activity recommendation. The report graded various MORE
University of Victoria researchers teamed up to share findings of a long-term study of street-involved youth in BC. The researchers followed 200 participants over a period of 6-10 years and held interviews throughout the process. The findings speak to the nature of the instability they experience and their struggles toward adult lives MORE
Kevin Carmichael from the Financial Post provided commentary on the recent government announcement that the Canada Child Benefit will be indexed to inflation as of July 2018. The maximum annual amount families can receive for children under six is now $6,496, up from $6,400 and for children aged 6-17 it MORE
The Canadian Psychological Association and the Psychology Foundation of Canada have collaboratively released a report on the topic of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (2015) report. The task force was created in order to develop concrete, action-oriented recommendations to improve the field’s service to the First Nations, Métis, MORE
Alberta-based scholars Dr. Peter Choate and Gabrielle Lindstrom describe how parenting capacity assessments in Canada have been and continue to be used to extend the colonial position of child protection in relation to First Nations populations. They explain that the methods to decide if a parent is “good enough” to MORE
On June 15th, Senator Art Eggleton tabled a motion calling on the federal government to launch a national nutrition program for children and youth. The Coalition for Healthy School Food has been advocating for a national school food program since 2013. Coalition Coordinator Carolyn Webb explains that only one-third of MORE
On May 22, 2018, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced Bill C-78 to the House during its second reading. The bill amends the Divorce Act to establish frameworks, terminology, and processes related to the best interests of the child, amongst other amendments. The Canadian Coalition for the MORE
The Childcare Resource and Research Unit has published the 11th data-based report of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Canada. The resource includes a portrait of each province and territory’s ECEC programs and services, as well as those falling under federal jurisdiction. The British Columbia-specific information outlines the number of kids in child MORE
This research points to the importance of school-led social and emotional learning in promoting positive mental health. The paper highlights the multi-faceted approach undertaken in British Columbia over the past decade to promote positive mental health through social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. SEL has been implemented in school curriculum, recently in MORE