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Stop Child Sexual Exploitation Week proclaimed
Manitoba Government Press Release--The Manitoba government is investing more than $100,000 with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) to help protect children and youth from the dangers of online sexual...
Each for Equal is the International Women’s Day theme
March 8 is International Women's Day. How will you celebrate the women in your lives? This year's theme is #EachforEqual. From the International Women's Day website--An equal world is an enabled world. Individually,...
Violence similarly prevalent in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships: study
From The Globe and Mail--Intimate partner violence is similarly prevalent in same-sex relationships as in heterosexual ones, a new study from the University of Guelph has found. The research, which was published in the...
Province expands Families and Schools Together program
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government is investing $60,000 to expand the highly successful Families and Schools Together (F&ST) program, bringing the total to nine schools benefiting from the...
Youth with mental illnesses should have access to in-patient care: Manitoba Advocate
From CBC News--A 16-year-old who died by suicide, despite many contacts with community supports and therapists, should have had access to long-term in-patient care, says a new report from Manitoba's advocate for...
Opinion: Better ways to support foster youth than extending care to 26
From the Chronicle of Social Change--Ten years ago, I was George White, a 17-year-old high school student in foster care advocating for the extension of foster care to age 21 through AB 12. Today, I introduce myself as...
Help the Dave Thomas Foundation reach its goal of providing more foster children with forever families
From the Dave Thomas Foundation--It is often the simplest moments with family that we cherish the most. The encouraging words of a parent, laughter shared with a sibling or the warmth of home are memories that provide...
Tootoo brings message of hope on mental health
From the Winnipeg Free Press--Indigenous hockey star Jordin Tootoo shared a message of hope and resilience at Red River College on Thursday, encouraging a gymnasium packed full of students and fans to find the courage...
Manitoba to end use of birth alerts
Manitoba Government Press Release--As of April 1, child welfare and public health systems in Manitoba will be ready to more effectively and proactively connect mothers with supports, and will no longer issue birth...
Bell Let’s Talk Day continues to create positive change
January 29 was Bell Let's Talk Day. Canadians and people around the world joined in to help create positive change for people living with mental health issues. With the help of so many, Bell will donate more to...