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The voice for vulnerable children in Canada |
November 20, 2012
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Greetings!
Welcome to the latest edition of the CWLC e-News.
Today is National Child Day & Universal Children's Day! See what these organizations have going on to celebrate this important day:
On behalf of everyone at the Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC), the e-News team would like to express our appreciation for your continued support and friendship, and thank each of you for your work in bringing hope to children, youth and their families across the country and around the world.
We appreciate receiving the news & events you send us to populate this electronic newsletter. Please keep them coming!
Kind regards,
The CWLC Staff |
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Upcoming CWLC webinar: Nov 29, 2012 @ 2 PM EST
The CWLC has launched its Mental Health Knowledge Network (MHKN) webinar series - a unique and valuable knowledge-sharing forum by members, for members. The MHKN is a compelling webinar series on child, youth, and family mental health issues specifically designed for frontline workers.
Next topic: The caregiving relationship and infant mental health
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 2-3 PM EST
Summary: The significance of the infant's primary caregiving relationship is indisputably central to the infant's overall cognitive, social and emotional development.
Speaker: Mary Rella, B.A., Dip. C.S. Mary is the Manager of Consultation Assessment and Training Services at the Panorama Program, Thistletown Regional Center part of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
Register here! |
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CWRP: two new Information Sheet series
The Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal (CWRP) has just released two new series of Information Sheets on the CIS-2008 Major Findings and on First Nations Child Welfare. Please be aware that more Information Sheets will be published over the next few weeks.
Click here to view the CIS-2008 Major Findings Supplementary Tables Series
Here are new additions to the First Nations Child Welfare Series:
First Nations Child Welfare in Nova Scotia
First Nations Child Welfare in Ontario
First Nations Child Welfare in Saskatchewan
First Nations Child Welfare in British Columbia
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Last chance! IFCW 2012: November 26-29
This year's International Forum of Child Welfare (IFCW) conference is fast approaching.
Theme: Family, children and education at the core of the new challenges of social development: global scenarios, migration and active citizenship
Registration ongoing: click here
Date: November 26-29, 2012
Location: Tourist Harbour, Naples, Italy
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Call for proposals: 2013 CASWE-ACFTS CONFERENCE
Proposal submission deadline for Papers, Posters, Workshops, Panels, Roundtables and Think Tanks: Thursday, January 10, 2013
This year's theme: "Social Work at the Speed of Life"
Summary: Come to the edge and beyond during Congress 2013 at the University of Victoria. Question, honour, and challenge social work in our fast paced, changing world. Let's gather to revisit current and emerging theories and practice approaches and our commitments to social justice. Let's imagine social work @ the edge!
Further instructions for creation and submission of digital stories will be posted on the CASWE website shortly.
Download detailed Call for Proposal here.
Click here for online submission form.
Conference dates: June 3-6, 2013
Location: University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia |
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New OACAS report on Child Welfare
On October 25, 2012, the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS) released the 2012 Child Welfare Report presenting recommendations to the government on child welfare priorities. These priorities have come out of in-depth discussion with the child welfare field, community partners, government officials, and families and youth working with Children's Aid.
This year the recommendations focus on ensuring that Children's Aid is able to provide the right service at the right time, asking the government to deliver on the obligation to give Aboriginal authority over the practice of child welfare in Aboriginal communities, raising the age of protection, and helping youth stay at home while they complete their education.
See the bilingual report here. |
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New ICPC International Report on Crime
Newly published by the International Centre for Prevention of Crime (ICPC): the 2012 International Report on Crime Prevention and Community Safety.
The 2012 International Report focuses on five topics of high significance for crime prevention policymaking at the international level: Human Trafficking, Informal Settlements, Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Areas, Drug Production in Developed Countries and ICPC's own Global Survey on Safety in Cities.
ICPC is pleased to announce the release of the third edition of its International Report in English, French and Spanish and, for the first time, an Executive Summary in 8 languages is available.
Read this report here. |
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New Fact Sheet: First Nations Children and the Child Welfare System
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) has developed a First Nations approach and response to the current child welfare system in Saskatchewan.
Read their latest fact sheet here. |
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Have your say in the fight against human trafficking
At the Luxor International Forum "End Human Trafficking Now, Enforcing the UN Protocol", in Egypt in December 2010, LexisNexis received the Business Leader's Award to Fight Human Trafficking. LexisNexis is an organization which provides content and technology solutions to professionals. As part of their corporate responsibility program, LexisNexis is running a campaign named "Not in Canada", asking everyone around the world to vote for one of three Canadian organizations that fight human trafficking.
Click here to vote for one of three organizations, thereby helping to advance their cause.
Voting closes on Friday, November 30, 2012. |
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New CCCYA website
The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) has launched their new website!
Their mandate: The CCCYA is an alliance of ten children's advocates from across Canada who have mandates to support the rights of children and youth and to promote youth voice. The council is working to do this by:
- Increasing the knowledge and understanding of children's advocacy across Canada;
- Identifying areas for common action;
- Influencing policy and practice affecting children;
- Increasing public awareness of child advocacy and children issues.
See their new website. On this site, you can meet each member, read about their mandate and see the services provided in their respective Province/Territory. |
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Funding opportunity: projects on child protection and prevention of violence against children
The Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation (EuropeAid), on behalf of the European Commission, is inviting concept notes from applicants interested in applying for projects under a new €41 million program on child protection and the prevention of violence against children.
Applications are open to the following non-profit organisations: non-state actors, public and parastatal bodies, local authorities and consortia of such organisations, and international and regional intergovernmental organisations.
Applications must be submitted in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese. Funding is worth between a minimum of €500,000 and a maximum of €1.5m. Funding is limited to 80% of eligible costs. The call is open until December 4, 2012.
Click here for more information.
World Health Organization contact person:
Christopher Mikton, PhD (Email: miktonc@who.int)
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| ICPC Feb 2012 conference proceedings now online
International Centre for Crime Prevention (ICPC) has announced that the proceedings of the February 2012 ICPC Colloquium on the theme "Filling the gaps: integrated approaches to crime prevention and safety", organized in association with the South African government and South African Police Service (SAPS), are now available online. 
Included are the speakers' presentations, press reviews and photos that were taken during the event which was attended by 220 participants from 20 countries. |
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