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Province invests in additional mental health supports for students, staff

BlogBy The General AuthorityDecember 18, 2020

Manitoba Government News Release–The Manitoba government is investing in targeted mental health supports for the well-being of students during this pandemic, Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced today. “School divisions, parents and mental health agencies report…

Manitoba extends home nutrition and learning program

BlogBy The General AuthorityDecember 14, 2020

Manitoba Government News Release–The Manitoba government is investing $1.2-million to extend the Home Nutrition and Learning Program until the end of March, helping to protect more than 1,800 families and 4,300 children who are at…

The Screen Time Diet: helping your teen find the balance with tech

Blog, Covid-19By The General AuthorityDecember 7, 2020

Guest blog post from My Tutor–For teens, the wave of daily activity on Snapchat, Instagram and games like Fortnite can consume hours a day at the best of times. And since lockdown, with leaving the…

Advisory committee struck to guide future of child care in Manitoba

BlogBy The General AuthorityDecember 7, 2020

Manitoba Government News Release–The Manitoba government is establishing a new parent advisory committee that will guide public engagement and provide advice to the province on how to ensure child-care services meet the diverse needs of…

COVID-19 making women more vulnerable to gender violence: opinion piece

BlogBy The General AuthorityDecember 3, 2020

From the Winnipeg Free Press–OPINION–IN a year like no other, the United Nations Secretary General is marking 16 days of activism against gender violence with an understanding that violence against women and girls has reached…

Manitoba recognizes front-line workers, including child welfare workers, with wage top-up

Blog, Covid-19By The General AuthorityNovember 27, 2020

Manitoba Government News Release–The Manitoba government will recognize thousands of front-line workers who provide direct care and help protect vulnerable Manitobans at personal care homes and other critical settings with the new $35-million Caregiver Wage…

Province expands residential addictions treatment program for women

BlogBy The General AuthorityNovember 27, 2020

Manitoba Government News Release–As part of the province’s ongoing commitment to enhance mental health and addiction services and programs, new women’s residential treatment spaces will be added to the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba’s (AFM) Portage…

Province announces online training on family violence for civil servants, front-line workers

Blog, Covid-19By The General AuthorityNovember 19, 2020

Manitoba Government Press Release–A new online family violence awareness course is now available to Manitoba government employees and other front-line workers around the province, Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Cathy Cox, minister responsible for the…

Government announces $10-million in pandemic staffing support for child care, child welfare, other services

Blog, Covid-19By The General AuthorityNovember 18, 2020

Manitoba Government Press Release–The Manitoba government will provide $10-million for a new Pandemic Staffing Support Benefit to help address urgent staffing needs in the disability services, child-care and child welfare sectors, Families Minister Heather Stefanson…

Children’s mental health could be ‘significantly’ affected by pandemic: study

Blog, Covid-19By The General AuthorityNovember 13, 2020

From CBC News–A new study has found children’s mental health is likely to be “significantly” affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, affirming the worry countless parents have been feeling since March and putting pressure on policymakers…

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