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Canadian Centre for Child Protection calls for changes to stop spread of child sexual abuse materials
From CTV News--The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is calling for regulatory changes that will better monitor the posting and sharing of child sexual abuse materials in the digital sphere. "We have an epidemic...
Province enhances services at family violence shelters with new information system
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government is providing over $88,000 to End Homelessness Winnipeg to assist provincially funded family violence agencies in using a shared information system that will...
Peer support programs provide services to nearly 1,500 Manitobans in 2020
Manitoba Government News Release--Nearly 1,500 Manitobans have accessed mental health services through Peer Connections, Manitoba’s peer support program that provides peer and family support services in Winnipeg and...
Government seeks input from parents on future of child care in Manitoba
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government is launching an online survey to promote the involvement of parents across the province in identifying their needs and priorities for child care and their ideas...
Province provides additional supports for vulnerable Manitobans
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government is taking a number of steps to ensure additional supports are available to Manitobans who rely on social services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Families...
Ottawa hospital, Children’s Aid Society raise awareness of supports for parents after increase in infant head trauma cases
CTV News--More babies are being brought into hospitals with serious head trauma and fractures in recent months, according to figures compiled by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), an alarming trend that...
Manitoba government investing in pregnancy, infant loss program to support parents’ mental health
Manitoba Governmen News Release--The Manitoba government has awarded a tender to the Women’s Health Clinic to develop, implement and co-ordinate a provincial pregnancy and infant loss program in Manitoba, Mental...
FASD Coalition workshop on experiences of family well-being to be held Jan. 29
From the Manitoba FASD Coalition--If you have not yet registered for the upcoming info series workshop, Families with FASD: Exploring Experiences of Family Well-Being, there is still time. To view the poster for this...
Biden appoints child welfare policy expert and former foster child to Budget Office
From The Imprint--The leader of a prominent foster care reform group – who spent time as a child in foster care herself, a searing experience that she’s said shaped her work as a congressional policy adviser – has been...
CFS workers in group homes now eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations
Manitoba Government News Release--The eligibility criteria for COVID-19 vaccination have been expanded to include: • staff employed in congregate group care settings who provide direct care to individuals in the...