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Province announces additional mental health funding to support return to school
Manitoba Government News Release--The province will provide more than $1-million in additional funding for staff and student mental health supports, and work with school divisions to ensure student needs are met,...
Child suicide attempts, abuse rose during pandemic: new report
From Global News--During a year of lockdowns and school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rising rates of child abuse and suicide attempts among Canada’s youth have sparked concern, according to a new report...
Province to provide increased respite supports for children with disabilities
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government and St.Amant will work together to provide an enhanced respite care option to children with disabilities as part of a new pilot project, Families Minister...
Families will be able to access $10 a day daycare by 2025-26: federal government
Government of Canada News Release--Every child deserves the best possible start in life, and all parents should have the ability to build both a family and career. Yet, too many families across Canada lack access to...
Manitoba dedicated to enhancing supports for vulnerable citizens with web-based crisis line
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government is launching a request for proposals seeking a vendor to provide a web-based crisis line service to improve access to support for Manitobans experiencing...
Province announces consultation plan for mental health, wellness and recovery
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government has begun the consultation phase on the development of a five-year action plan for growing and adapting the work needed to support a strong, co-ordinated system...
Study shows most Ontario youth suffered from depression during pandemic
From The Canadian Press--Preliminary research suggests the COVID-19 crisis is having a sustained and significant impact on youth mental health in Ontario. Researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children released...
Supported Guardianship program announced by province, General Authority
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government and the General Child and Family Services Authority are introducing the new Supported Guardianship Program to ensure that children grow up with their family...
New Texas law makes it harder to remove kids from parental home
From the Imprint--Child protective services officials in Texas can no longer remove a child from their family just because a parent tested positive for cannabis. That’s one provision of a broader child welfare bill...
Students in Winnipeg, Brandon, several other communities to continue remote learning to end of school year
Manitoba Government News Release--To mitigate the transmission of COVID-19, all kindergarten to Grade 12 schools in Winnipeg and Brandon, as well as the Garden Valley and Red River Valley school divisions, will remain...