We spoke with Joseph Dunn, Executive Director of the BC Council for Families (BCCF), who is a community development and child and family health, training, policy and practice professional with over 16 years of leadership experience in organizational strategic development, both in the non-profit and government sectors across British Columbia.

The BC Association of Family Resource Programs recognizes outstanding Family Resource Programs and individuals that work tirelessly towards creating healthy families and healthy communities in BC. The awards focus on the impact that member organizations or an individual have in their communities.

Carmen Contreras, of Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House (MPNH), was one of the 2018 recipients of the Catalyst of Change Award.

Dr. Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, shares in a TED talk about how the attitude a person has towards stress can be a significant determiner of whether the stress has a negative or positive impact on health.

In a two-part video series from the Dalai Lama Center, trauma-informed yoga therapist Nicole Marcia explores what it means to be trauma-informed and explains how supporting teens with a trauma-informed approach is strongly linked to Heart-Mind well-being; and introduces yoga as a potential tool for teens to use to manage stress.

The Canada FASD Research Network (CanFASD) has produced a free, short, on-line course, Foundations in FASD, to introduce basic information on FASD for families, workers, and the general public, anyone who will come in contact with individuals with FASD.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) hosts the UBC Learning Circle, a partnership between the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health and the First Nations Health Authority, an ongoing videoconference and computer webinar initiative that encourages sharing knowledge about our health and well-being. The intention of the Learning Circle is to provide educational and informational opportunities to health care workers and professionals in First Nations communities.