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The voice for vulnerable children in Canada
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June 25, 2013
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Greetings!
Welcome to the latest edition of CWLC e-News.
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,
CWLC Staff
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Last Chance! International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child in July 2013
The course: The Working Group on the Rights of the Child within the Francophonie, in collaboration with the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates and l'Université de Moncton, presents the International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child. The focus will be Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Right Against all Forms of Violence, Injury or Abuse, Neglect or Negligent Treatment, Maltreatment or Exploitation.
Dates: July 12 to 19, 2013
Location: Moncton Campus of l'Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Click here to register
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Registration open for ISPCAN Conference in Dublin in September 2013
13th International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Theme: "Protecting Children in a Changing World"
Sub-themes:
- Prevention of child abuse and neglect through early and sustained involvement
- Interventions and programmes for children and families experiencing adversity
- Addressing children's rights and participation
- Reforms in child protection and welfare policy
- Children in out of home care
- Building the evidence base
- Contemporary issues
Dates: September 15 - 18, 2013
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Read more and/or register here
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2013 Canadian Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Conference - November 5-7, 2013Theme: Evidence to Action: Prevent Injury and Violence Now!Hosted by Parachute and Canadian Red Cross, this conference will feature prominent Canadian and international speakers. Read more about the plenary sessions by clicking here. Location: Place Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal, Quebec
Dates: November 5-7, 2013
Registration now open. Click here. Early bird rates effective until July 31st. |
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Save the Date! Cities Fit for Children Conference - November 21-23, 2013
Conference: Cities Fit for Children
The theme for this year's conference will be the Rights of the Child, and will include workshops on:
- healthy built environments,
- programs and services, and
- meaningful civic engagement.
Read more about the Conference here.
Registration and workshop information coming soon!
Early Bird registration rate of $195 until September 20.
Location: Sheraton Guildford Hotel, Surrey, BC
Dates: November 21-23, 2013
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Call for Abstracts: Thirteenth International Biennial Symposium on Genital Autonomy and Children's Rights
This year's theme: Whole Bodies, Whole Selves: Activating Social Change
Sponsored by NOCIRC (USA), Intact America (USA), Genital Autonomy (UK/Australia), and The Sexpo Foundation (Finland), these Symposia focus on the non-therapeutic genital cutting of infants and children and on strategies for protecting children from medically unnecessary genital alteration, encompassing a wide range of medical, ethical, legal, psychological, social, and religious topics.
The Call for Abstracts, with full details on how to submit, is available online at: www.genitalautonomy2014.com. This year's papers will be published in an e-journal by Springer publishing.
Deadline: December 15, 2013.
Location: University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dates: July 24-26, 2014
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Canadian Human Rights Tribunal News
In 2007 the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations launched a human rights complaint at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal alleging that the Federal government underfunds First Nations child welfare agencies. After years of delay due to federal appeals, evidence regarding the complaint was finally heard at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal beginning on February 25, 2013. The case has significant ramifications for First Nations children, families and communities. Due to government disclosure of over 50,000 documents, the tribunal hearings adjourned until July 15, 2013. The hearings continue through the end of August.
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MHCC Announces New Website
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is proud to announce its newly redesigned website, effectively organized by issues, initiatives and projects, to clearly represent the MHCC's work.
Featuring updated content, visitors can use the new website to easily navigate and access the Commission's mental health resources, documents, reports, photos, and videos.
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Kinark's Rise Against Stigma Campaign
One in five children will be diagnosed with a mental health issue, such as depression or anxiety, serious enough to affect school, social or family life.
To support kids, Kinark Child and Family Services launched a campaign called 'Rise Against Stigma'. The campaign is led by two former Kinark youth, Jacob and Jessica who struggled with bullying and depression.
The pledge is meant to show kids that they are safe to ask for help. It also shows that mental health is important to you.
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Watch the ABC Family Original Series, The Fosters
This is a new series that follows the lives of the Foster family, an interracial lesbian couple who are raising biological and adoptive children together.This new series will be exploring and highlighting important issues such as the everyday challenges faced by Foster Kids, Foster Parents and siblings. As the story unfolds, the characters confront issues related to abuse & neglect, cross-over kids, inter-ethnic adoption and fostering, educational access and success for foster kids, LGBT foster parenting and adoption, inter-sibling placement & reunification and many other topics front & center in the community. This show tells the story of one unique family and in doing so, it tells the powerful story of the Foster Care and Adoptive Communities.
When: Mondays at 9/8 central
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New Book - Cruel But Not Unusual: Violence in Canadian Families
Summary: Violence in families and intimate relationships affects a significant proportion of the population-from very young children to the elderly-with far-reaching and often devastating consequences. This second edition book offers additional perspectives and topics including the interrelationship of trauma and resilience, putting gender back into the family violence equation, and re-examining violence against women by bringing in voices from the margins.
Cruel But Not Unusual: Violence in Canadian Families, Second Edition, by:
- Ramona Alaggia is an associate professor of social work and the Factor-Inwentash Chair in Children's Mental Health at the University of Toronto. She is also the co-chair of the CWLC Mental Health Knowledge Network webinar series. View past webinars here.
- Cathy Vine engages in research, writing, and action projects to advance the well-being and rights of children and youth.
Available ($52.95) from Wilfred Laurier University Press. |
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New publication: Recommendations for Canada from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Youth Friendly language
Summary: This document is a summary of the recommendations (Concluding Observations) that the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) has made for the Government of Canada to make sure that all children in Canada under the age of 18 have all the rights listed in the Convention.
Prepared by UNICEF Canada & the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children & Youth, Ontario
Download your copy here.
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