UNICEF Canada recently launched the Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-Being. This is a framework to communicate to Canadians what Canada is like for kids from birth to age 18, track progress for their rights and well-being, and guide action to address the greatest challenges. Canada’s middle position among its MORE
The Research to Practice Network is a collection of academics and researchers working in collaborative partnership with The Federation of Community Social Services of BC to provide practitioners with insight into emerging research in the field of child and family practice. They recently released an article by Patty Ranahan from Concordia University to discuss MORE
According to recent research earlier this year from Dr. David Hammond at the University of Waterloo, youth vaping rates in Canada have increased significantly and, even more troubling, so have youth smoking rates. The study found that among those 16-19 years old, vaping increased by a stunning 74% from 2017 to 2018, MORE
As explained in this APTN News article, First Nations educator Harvey McCue produced a program of 24 one-hour sessions designed for youth between the ages of 11 and 13. The purpose of the First Nations Youth Suicide Prevention Curriculum is to promote resilience and instill hope amongst First Nations youth. The resource includes MORE
The Adoption and Permanency Fund of BC was established by the Province of BC and the Adoption Council of Canada to support individuals and organizations that are working to help British Columbia’s children and youth who are awaiting adoption and/or other permanent connections. They are currently accepting grant applications for projects and MORE
The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is developing a service framework to better support children and youth with special needs (CYSN) and their families. The framework will guide how the ministry provides and funds CYSN programs and services and will be ready for phased implementation in spring 2020. MORE
In a recent Vancouver Coastal Health Chief Medial Health Officer Report, Dr. Patricia Daly outlines that since the province declared the opioid overdose public health emergency in 2016, Vancouver Coastal Health has had the highest rate of overdose deaths of any BC health region. As of May 31, eight of MORE
A new resource by SickKids outlines how chronic conditions can affect many aspects of a child’s everyday routine at a time when they are figuring out who they are and what they enjoy. Some children with a chronic condition may be more likely to develop symptoms of anxiety, depression or MORE
To ensure Canadians of voting age understand what is at stake, UNICEF Canada is launching #VoteForEveryChild, their first election advocacy campaign challenging voters to make their vote become a vote for every child in Canada and overseas. In their recent news release, UNICEF Canada says that Canada ranks a disappointing 25th out MORE
Similarly to UNICEF Canada’s #VoteForEveryChild Campaign to raise attention to the fact that children are not allowed to vote, the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) recently sent a letter to each leader of a federal political party, asking them to consider 10 Steps for Children, as they develop their MORE
In case you missed it, UNICEF launched the Mapping the Global Goals for Sustainable Development and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The detailed, interactive mapping aims to reinforce, but also to move beyond, the more obvious links between the Global Goals and the Convention – such as in MORE
In this year’s BC budget submission, First Call highlights five recommendations from our 2018 Child Poverty Report Card starting with important targeted poverty reduction measures for families living in deep poverty. Our Key Recommendations: 1. Increase income supports for families living in deep poverty 2. Invest in early childhood 3. Ensure MORE
Plan International Canada and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation recently released the first-ever Youth-Led Roadmap for Gender Equality in Canada. Throughout the process in creating this document, diverse youth across Canada started a conversation about gender equality with more than 300 youth in Canada about the pathways we can take to MORE
Making the Shift is a Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab was recently launched with a mandate to contribute to the transformation of how we respond to youth homelessness through research and knowledge mobilization specific to youth homelessness prevention and housing stabilization. It is co-led by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness MORE
Parachute Safe Kids Week is an annual campaign to raise public awareness of child safety issues in Canada, encouraging community involvement as part of the solution. This year, Safe Kids Week runs June 3 to 9, and is focused on preventing harm from children’s falls in the home and at MORE