November 2014 Network Update
Information and updates from Ability Online, Active for Life and Play Safe Initiative (PSI).
YCRH at the Arctic Youth Ambassador Summit
YCRH member Hannah Hill as The Sandbox Project’s representative at the Arctic Council Youth Ambassador Summit (ACYAS) from October 30 to November 2, 2014
Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) member Hannah Hill is back from Iqaluit where she represented The Sandbox Project at Global Vision’s first-ever Arctic Youth Ambassador Summit (ACYAS) from October 30 to November 2.
“It was a truly incredible four days,” said Hannah.
2014 Ontario Child Health Study
The 2014 Ontario Child Health Study seeks to assess the mental health status and needs of children and youth living in Ontario
The 1983 Ontario Child Health Study told us that 1 in 5 children and youth experienced serious mental health challenges. This estimate is outdated as is much of what we know about child and youth mental health in Ontario. The 2014 Ontario Child Health Study will tell us about the mental health status and needs of children and youth living in Ontario today.
From October 2014 to May 2015, Statistics Canada will be inviting 7,000 families with children aged 4 -17 years to complete an interview in their home. At the same time, McMaster researchers will be conducting School Mental Health Surveys in 240 Ontario schools to help us learn new ways of promoting and addressing student mental health needs.
CAPHC’s 2014 Annual Conference
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New online course helps educators to keep allergic kids safe at school
Anaphylaxis Canada has launched a new online course to help teachers, administrators and educational staff to keep allergic students safe at school
Anaphylaxis in Schools: What Educators Need to Know is a free, bilingual resource available to schools across the country. The course incorporates graphics, audio narration, practice scenarios, and step-by-step visual guides to help educators prevent and manage emergency situations at school.
Change, Challenge and Opportunity: an interdisciplinary symposium on injury prevention in sport and recreation
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, you are invited to join PSI for “Change, Challenge and Opportunity: an interdisciplinary symposium on injury prevention in sport and recreation,” a day of presentations and discussions focused on injury prevention in sport and recreation.
September 2014 Network Update
Updates from the 60 Minute Kids’ Club, Active at School, Canadian Obesity Network (CON-RCO) and CYCC.
AllerGen researchers awarded CIHR grants
CHILD research team awarded five-year CIHR grant
Dr. Malcolm Sears, an AllerGen research leader and a professor of medicine at McMaster University, together with a team of CHILD researchers from across Canada, has received a five-year operating grant, valued at over $1 million, from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health. The CHILD Study application was ranked first among 65 proposals reviewed by the respiratory committee in the March 2014 competition.
Two outstanding mental health initiatives for youth launched in June
The YCRH’s Andy Hall on the Family Navigation Project and the new national awareness campaign led by Companies Committed to Kids
23 June 2014
On behalf of The Sandbox Project, I attended June receptions celebrating two outstanding mental health and wellness initiatives for children and youth. Sunnybrook has launched a unique navigational service to guide and support families who have youth struggling with mental health and addictions concerns. Companies Committed to Kids launched a series of awareness raising public service announcements that reveal some fundamental truths about kids’ mental health.
Sandbox Project Summer Newsletter: World’s Largest Sandbox 2014 Recap
On June 4th, 2014, The Sandbox Project held its third annual World’s Largest Sandbox in Ottawa. This event is designed to raise awareness of the importance of child and youth health issues. The world’s largest sandbox brings everyone together, in the sandbox for a common cause: making Canada the healthiest place in the world for children and youth to grow up.