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…
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…
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 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…
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…
An excerpt from Policy Options on Canada’s crossover youth: …Unfortunately, many Canadian youth involved in the child protection system tend to end up in the criminal justice system at one point or another. Findings from a…
For youth in care, achieving employment success can be difficult, because they often have barriers to job success that other young people do not. Now, young people who are currently in care or who have…
Working with survivors of domestic violence and their families requires specific strategies, and sometimes it can be challenging for workers to hold the perpetrator accountable while keeping the children safe and together with the survivor.…
From Youth Today: Research has shown that adolescent parenthood is far more common among young people in foster care than among their peers in the general population. Potential explanations for the high rate of parenthood…
The Manitoba government is raising awareness of the serious issue of sexual violence in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for status of women, announced today. “As sexual…