Journey to Perinatal Well Being: e-Tools and Resources to Identify and Support Women with Perinatal Depression and Anxiety is an online course, developed for public health nurses, but targeted, to support capacity to identify and respond to perinatal depression and anxiety. Access dates for the course are from February 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018. For more details, click here.
Read MoreIn their January 10, 2018 blog post, Healthy Families BC has published a FAQ about Perinatal Anxiety. They stress, “Whether you are a new parent experiencing perinatal anxiety, a partner to someone who is, a friend, or a family member, know that you are not alone. These conditions are very common. Having information about what you might be experiencing and knowing where to get support can help.”
Read MoreDr. Shannon McDonald, FNHA Acting Chief Medical Officer, has written letter to her community of care welcoming the move by BC Ferries to introduce a smoking ban, which took effect as of January 22, 2018. BC Ferries smoke-free policy applies to all vessels and terminals, and includes smoking medical marijuana, vapour products and e-cigarettes. The policy was put in place to promote the health and wellness of customers and employees by controlling exposure to second-hand smoke. Click here to read the letter.
Read MoreFamily Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) has offered a Single Moms’ Group, through its CAPC programs, based in New Westminster, for over a decade. The program offers support for moms raising children on their own, along with an opportunity to connect with other moms about the joys and challenges of solo parenting.
Read MoreJoelene Siemens Abbott is piloting a Mom and Baby Yoga program as part of her CPNP program based at Carrier Sekani Family Services in Vanderhoof. It is a first for their community and has been incredibly well received!
Read MoreThe BC Ministry of Children and Family Development is making a one-time $500,000 investment to enable Perinatal Services BC and BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre to increase the availability of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), an innovative skin-to-skin attachment program, for at-risk and premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Read MoreDeveloped as part of the three-year BC Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, with collaboration amongst various ministries and community organizations, Early Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence: You Can Help, is a recently-released toolkit designed for use by individuals working with children in the 0-5 age range.
Read MoreThe Hand in Hand: Growing Together Every Day family of resources provides activities and tips for caregivers to support social and emotional development during the early years, through the creation of a plan that is unique to the child and family. The toolkit includes a series of useful handout sheets for caregivers to assist in fostering.
Read MoreUnderstanding mothers experiencing homelessness: A gendered approach to finding solutions for family homelessness, a report produced for the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press, looks at the experiences of mothers and children in dealing with homelessness and makes recommendations for interventions based on trauma-informed care.
Read MoreBuilding Connection: Supporting Community-Based Programs to Address Interpersonal Violence and Child Maltreatment is a detailed, practical toolkit produced by Mothercraft with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada to provide support to CAPC, CPNP and AHSUNC programs in their work with mothers and children experiencing the effects of Interpersonal Violence (IPV).
Read MoreHost your own Discussion on the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework is a toolkit produced by Employment and Social Development Canada offering a Discussion Guide and a Response Template to assist groups to share their ideas together and participate in the engagement process around the development of the Framework. “Have your say, share your ideas, and take part in the engagement process!”
Read MoreIn this short video, members of the HELP Aboriginal Steering Committee reflect on the Middle Years Development Instrument and the power of children’s voices.
Read MoreThe Early Years Conference 2018, taking place January 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, focuses on Strengthening Resilience in Today’s World – Leading with Kindness and Understanding.
Read MoreThe Dalai Lama Center for Peace & Education presents Heart-Mind 2018: Take Care of Yourself – The Science and Practice of Well-Being February 23-24 in Langley, BC.
Read MoreMark Turner has worked with CAPC at the Hiiye’yu Lelum Society on Vancouver Island since 1996, as Coordinator of the Healthy Children Healthy Futures CAPC, as an active member of Advisories for CAPC provincial and regional training initiatives, and on a National Projects committee. Click here to continue reading!
Read MoreGrace Tait grew up in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) Vancouver neighbourhood. Encouraged by her mother and her grandfather, she began volunteering as a teenager with Meals on Wheels, and, through that experience, got to know and value many elders in the community. When she became a parent in her early twenties, her family were a great support to her in raising her kids. She worked two or three part-time jobs to support herself and her kids, and her kids went to Ray-Cam Community Centre Daycare. Click here to continue reading!
Read MoreHazel has run the CAPC program for 21 years in the small town of Chase, in the Interior of BC, located at the outlet of Little Shuswap Lake, the source of the South Thompson River. The town has a population of roughly 2,500 and its main industries are forestry and tourism. She facilitates the program on her own, as the sole staff person for the program. Click here to continue reading!
Read MoreA discernment process for Germaine about the next stages in her personal life has coincided with restructuring in the agency she has worked for, and so she made the decision to explore new opportunities, after coordinating the Victoria’s Best Babies CPNP program for the past 24 years. Click here to continue reading!
Read MoreRegister for the upcoming Vancouver Coastal Regional Training opportunity. PHAC will be sponsoring Vancouver Coastal AHS, CAPC, and CPNP program staff to attend Day 1 of the BCAPOP annual conference coming up in October. The registration deadline is fast approaching next week.
Save the date for the PHAC AHS, CAPC, and CPNP Vancouver Island Regional Training event taking place on February 19 and February 20, 2018. More information will be available soon!
The Public Health Agency of Canada and the BC Council for Families presented a webinar on March 23, 2017 to present an overview of the Growing Together: Supporting the mental health and wellness of young children, mothers, and their families Toolkit, designed to support service providers working with mothers with mental health, substance use, and other challenges, and their families.
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