Making Sense of Trauma: Practical Tools for Responding to Children and Youth is a free online webinar designed to help those working with families learn how to use a Trauma-Informed perspective to better understand the relational, neurobiological and developmental impact of trauma on children and youth.
Read MoreAll Kinds of Minds is a children’s book that has been made with and for children with neurological or psychological differences, in order to celebrate difference. A free copy is available to organizations and groups serving children aged 7 and under.
Read MoreHeart Mind Online have produced a three-minute emotional literacy video featuring an early childhood educator using books that express an emotional arc in order to help pre-school children learn to identify their feelings and relate to feelings in others.
Read MoreRaising Our Healthy Kids is a series of evidence-based 1-2 minute videos, consistent with information in PEN: Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition®, and providing information to parents and care providers on healthy growth and development of children up to 12 years of age. The videos were developed by a multi-stakeholder group including Dietitians of Canada and Alberta Health Services and with input from physicians and community stakeholders across Canada.
Read MoreLast autumn, First Call wrote a public letter to the new BC Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, asking for a reversal of the decision made by the previous provincial government to the Child Care Licensing Regulations, to reduce the outdoor space per child for licensed child care programs from 7 square metres per child to 6 square metres, and requesting that the minimum outdoor play space per child be increased.
Read MoreJourney 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!
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