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What good data mean for black youth in foster care: opinion

BlogBy The General AuthorityJuly 18, 2018

A Globe and Mail opinion piece talks about the importance of compiling data on foster youth, based on the experiences of black youth in care in Ontario.   Not enough snacks, not enough privacy, not…

LGBTQ youth and the foster care system

BlogBy The General AuthorityJuly 17, 2018

From the Chronicle of Social Change: Why we need to collect data on LGBTQ youth in the U.S. foster system: opinion article In the United States, the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System…

Today is PTSD Awareness Day

BlogBy The General AuthorityJune 27, 2018

Of children who experience at least one trauma, up to 15 per cent may develop PTSD, according to research.  Learn about risk factors, symptoms, and treatment at this fact sheet about how trauma affects young children as well…

Making college graduation a reality for foster youth

BlogBy The General AuthorityJune 20, 2018

If you are a foster youth graduating from high school, there are programs out there to help you. Youths who are aging out of the child welfare system CAN get access to university scholarships and…

Manitoba invests in Child Protection Centre

BlogBy The General AuthorityJune 12, 2018

MANITOBA GOVERNMENT RELEASE Funding to Increase Timely, Relevant  Assessments of Children in Care:  Fielding The Manitoba government is providing $424,000 toward a new pilot project at Winnipeg’s Child Protection Centre (CPC), to increase the number…

Parliamentary roundtable focuses on youth mental health

BlogBy The General AuthorityMay 28, 2018

From the Mental Health Commission Catalyst: Mental health means different things to different people – but it should matter to everyone. On May 1, Member of Parliament from Guelph, Ontario, Lloyd Longfield, partnered with the Mental…

Today is International Missing Children’s Day

BlogBy The General AuthorityMay 25, 2018

From the Deputy Minister of Families: May 25th, 2018, marks the 32nd anniversary of Canada’s participation in International Missing Children’s Day. First proclaimed in Canada in 1986, International Missing Children’s Day serves as an annual…

New podcast series advocates for foster youth

BlogBy The General AuthorityMay 22, 2018

From the Chronicle of Social Change: The U.S.-based Foster Movement Podcast brings awareness to the difficulties associated with life in the foster care system. It features a revolving series of guests, all who have had…

New Mexico announces tax credit for hiring foster youth

BlogBy The General AuthorityMay 15, 2018

New Mexico has just announced it will provide a tax credit to employers for hiring foster youth. These youths often have more obstacles to obtaining employment. New Mexico is the first state to pass a…

Mental Health First Aid trains 300,000th person

BlogBy The General AuthorityMay 4, 2018

From the CMHA newsletter: W. Brett Wilson, Dragons’ Den denizen becomes the honorary 300,000th Canadian trained in MHFA More than 300,000 people in Canada are now trained in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). To commemorate…

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