The Federal Government is changing its health policy to begin paying for someone to travel with Indigenous women who need to leave their communities to give birth. This comes after recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to recognize the state of Indigenous health.
Read MoreThe respected medical journal, The Lancet, has published a groundbreaking series on early child development, “Advancing Early Childhood Development from Science to Scale.” The 3-part series argues that the growing social and economic costs to nations of under-investment in prenatal and early childhood development are unsustainable. In their review of a wide range of international programs, the findings demonstrate that the best results combine what's known as "nurturing" care with basic health, nutrition, and cognitive programs.
Read MoreToday’s grandparents are relied upon to provide child care and financial support, and are more likely to live with the grandchildren than they used to be, maintaining longer relationships with their grandchildren than was common in the past. A BC Council for Families explores the current realities of grandparent involvement for children in BC.
Read MoreThe Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Child Rights Toolkit was inspired by the need to improve children’s access to justice in Canada. It is designed for professionals working in legal and administrative decision-making who want to better understand and implement a child rights based approach in practice and strengthen their advocacy for children.
Read MoreThe BC Representative of Children and Youth released a report in March 2017 calling for new funding models to encourage different outcomes. The report calls for a comprehensive re-think of how the province delivers services to youth and children in Indigenous communities that takes into account the unique needs of their communities and the lingering impacts of historical policies.
Read MoreNine organisations involved with education in BC have sent an open letter to the provincial government calling for action on issues around education standards, capacity, and school safety.
Read MoreThe BC Council for Families has partnered with SPARC BC to produce a series of infographics about family demographics in regional districts across BC using the results of their 2015 Let’s Talk Families BC! survey.
Read MoreParents as First Teachers is one of a series of resource booklets available through FNHA to support First Nations and Métis parents in BC.
Read MoreECE professionals and primary school teachers in the Comox Valley are working collaboratively to facilitate children’s school entry. Read more about the tools and supports they have created to facilitate this significant transition point in the lives of children in their community.
Read MoreA series of LGBTQ Parenting Tip Sheets, produced by BC Council for Families (BCCF), has been designed to support LGBTQ parents, and the professionals they work with in community organizations, around parenting issues and options.
Read MoreDiabetes Canada’s Food Skills for Families program is designed to support low income, newcomers, Punjabi, Aboriginal and active seniors populations to learn food preparation and nutrition skills in a fun, community environment. Check out this video report on the Squamish Food Skills for Families Cooking Class for Punjabi speakers.
Read MoreDr. Lynn Miller of UBC presents a video on anxiety in children as part of the FRIENDS program, which offers a range of techniques for children to use to manage their worries and anxieties.
Read MoreA national training webinar is available (in English and French) on the new resource manual Building Connections: Using Trauma-Informed and Relational Approaches to Help Women and Children Experiencing Interpersonal Violence.
Read MoreFor everyone located in BC, free access is now available to a range of online educational ECD resources through the Science of Early Child Development (SECD) project, in partnership with the BC Provincial Government.
Read MoreFor decades, Participaction has encouraged Canadians to stay active and improve health. Their 2016 report Are Canadian Kids Too Tired to Move? focuses on the important inter-relationship between sleep and energy in children.
Read MoreThe communities of Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Hope are cooperating together across their region, in partnership with Live 5-2-1-0, to spread clear, consistent messages about healthy eating to children in their communities.
Read MoreThe $10aday childcare campaign is currently running a petition and is planning a week of action at the beginning of March.
Read MoreThe CPNP program in Tofino-Ucluelet is becoming mobile to better serve families in outlying areas of their rural community.
Read MoreThis video, developed by the Terrace/Kitimat and area Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee, provides insight into indigenous cultural practices around birth. Aboriginal Health, North Health provided funding for this video.
Read MoreComing March 1-2, 2017, Side By Side: Strategies for Working with Vulnerable Fathers, a conference in Winnipeg for those working with fathers at risk.
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