W2A Toronto: Reconciliation & Youth

Description

• Bringing youth together to discuss how to mobilize for reconciliation
• Share promising practices for youth working together to promote well being
• Come with your experience, wisdom and passion to share

Facilitated by the W2A Youth Advisory Committee of Wisdom2Action.

Support from Laidlaw Foundation Resilience 150 PopUp

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Learning Objectives

1. To identify historical settlement events in Nunavut which impacted Inuit families and continue to impact families today
2. To develop an understanding of basic principles of Inunnguiniq (childrearing philosophy)
3. To explore a community-led process to develop a caregiver/parenting support program based on Inunnguiniq

Registration Fee: This webinar is free to all participants.

To register, visit the Best Start Resource Centre website. 

For further information contact Marie Brisson. 

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Food Allergy Canada is launching monthly webinars just for kids as a part of their Allergy Pals program. 
 
Every month, kids with food allergies that are between the ages of 7-11 can participate in webinars that will cover key educational information on managing food allergies. 
 
Each webinar will be led by a trained peer mentor with food allergies where they will highlight a different topic each month, such as birthday parties, friends, school, and bullying. There will also be plenty of interactive games and activities that will have your child glued to the presentation!
 
The one-hour sessions will be held on the last Sunday of every month at 7pm EST, starting July 30th. And unlike our traditional 8-week Allergy Pals program, there is no long-term commitment with Allergy Pals Monthly.

Register your child today for the first webinar on July 30th. This month's topic will be on managing your allergies at birthday parties.
 

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Get to know CHILD-BRIGHT, an innovative pan-Canadian network that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based developmental disabilities and their families.

Join Dr. Annette Majnemer, along with Dr. Steven Miller, Dr. Dan Goldowitz, Frank Gavin and Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas as they share an overview of the network and how it is currently supported by patient-oriented research, patient-oriented training, citizen engagement and knowledge translation programs.

From this presentation, participants should come to appreciate:

• How our research aims to improve child health and development, enhance patient/family experience, and develop cost-effective strategies.
• How patients, families, researchers, clinicians, policy makers, and other key stakeholders are working together to (1) create novel interventions to optimize development, (2) identify better ways to deliver responsive and supportive services, and (3) improve systems, knowledge, and practices to ensure better outcomes for these children and their families.
• How CAPHC’s international community of child and youth healthcare practitioners, patients, families, researchers and other stakeholders can impact our decisions, activities and events. Your voice is the one that matters.

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How might we leverage technology and digital tools to better support and enhance youth work? How can the youth sector build its capacity to utilize technology in ways that reflect the context(s) and needs of the sector? 

In October 2016, YouthREX hosted a Design Day that resulted in eight prototypes, two for each of the four challenges we were tackling. When they sat down and reviewed all the prototypes, half of them were rooted in technology - a proposal for an app or platform to enhance connections and information sharing. The pitches reflected the desire, and perhaps a need, for the youth sector to integrate technology more effectively into our work.

Join YouthREX for this webinar as they explore this topic with Michael Furdyk, Co-Founder and Director of Technology at TakingITGlobal, Kathryn McLeod, Marketing and Innovation Lead at mindyourmind, and Jessica Valleu, a Virtual Youth Outreach Worker at East Metro Youth Services in Toronto, who will share how they leverage technology in their work with youth.

Learn more and register on the YouthREX website. 

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There is growing concern about unhealthy eating habits in children and youth including not eating enough vegetables and fruit and consuming too many processed foods and beverages. Involving children in food literacy programs, particularly those involving participatory cooking and learning, helps children learn where food comes from, how to choose and prepare healthy food—and can result in healthy eating behaviours such as choosing more vegetables and fruit.

In this webinar, join three speakers with a wealth of experience in developing and providing food literacy programming for children who will share about their innovative community food literacy programs in Ontario. Sandra Maxwell and Lucy Valleau will discuss You're the Chef, an evidence-based and evaluated food literacy program for children focused on increasing vegetables and fruit intake. You will also hear about Adam Hudson's hands-on cooking workshops offered to school children in Northumberland County at the Port Hope Community Health Centre. You will learn how these programs were initiated and developed; lessons learned; how to engage educators, parents, and peers; and gain ideas for how to promote food literacy programs in your community.

Learn more on the Nutrition Resource Centre website. 

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Approximately 70% of mental illnesses can be diagnosed before age 25, which makes adolescence a critical time for mental health promotion, and the prevention, early identification, and effective treatment of mental disorders. Canadian teenagers spend a great deal of time in school each week, which makes schools an ideal location for recognizing and addressing the mental health needs of youth. More young people can be reached through schools than in any other method of service delivery.

At present, schools and healthcare exist as separate systems, making it difficult to coordinate needed enhancements in mental health literacy and provide better access to effective care for young people. The Pathway Through Care model proposes a simple, innovative method for integrating education and healthcare opportunities that would result in youth, teachers, families, student service providers, primary care providers, and even mental health professionals becoming more mental health literate while concurrently establishing better access to effective mental health care for those youth who need it.

The giant sandbox is returning to Ottawa for an Ontario150 Community Celebration! For details about Sandbox150: Building Healthy Futures, visit the event page. 

Teen Workshop and Baseball Game - May 28th in Toronto

Food Allergy Canada is hosting a grand slam event for teens with food allergies on Sunday, May 28 in Toronto. This teen workshop will feature a fun-filled morning with interactive youth-led presentations, prizes, lively discussions, and team-building activities. 
 
Following the workshop, there will be a group trip to the Toronto Blue Jays baseball game where seats are reserved in the peanut/nut-reduced section.

This event is a must for teens with food allergies.

Details:

• When is it: May 28, 2017 from 8am-12pm EST for the workshop and 1pm-4pm EST for the Blue Jays baseball game (optional).
• Who should attend: Teens with food allergies, who are 13-21 years old.
• Where is it:
  o    Workshop: 918 Bathurst, at 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON
  o    Baseball Game (optional): Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way, Toronto, ON
• How much does it cost: $20 - Teen Workshop, $35 - Blue Jays Baseball Game (optional)
• Invite a guest for free: The participants can invite one friend to join them at the workshop free of charge. If the friend also wants to attend the baseball game, they will need to pay for their ticket. The friend does not need to have food allergies. To register a friend for the workshop/baseball game, please call us at 1-866-785-5660.

Learn more and register today. You can also register via phone at 1-866-785-5660. Space is limited – register now to ensure you secure your spot.

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The last few decades have seen an alarming increase in rates of obesity in adults and children, across Canada and globally. Often described as an “epidemic”, there is no lack of discussion on causes and consequences of rising rates of obesity, but little evidence that the system issues underpinning this, and that affect us all regardless of weight status, are being adequately addressed. These system issues include increasing income and social inequalities, reductions in physical activity, increasing time spent engaged in sedentary behaviours and an abundance of energy dense, nutrient poor foods. Instead of a focus on fixing these broken systems, the prevailing narrative focuses on obesity as an individual problem that can be solved by eating less and moving more, which in turn fuels a cycle of blaming and shaming – of parents and children among others.

This begs the question “is a focus on the scales actually helpful or harmful?”. In this webinar, Dr. Sara Kirk will discuss the challenges of the prevailing focus on weight as an endpoint rather than on health disruptive environments that impact everyone. She will also share evidence-informed strategies and solutions for future research, policy and practice to reduce weight bias and stigma and support health for all Canadians, regardless of weight.

Visit CAPHC Presents! for more information and to register.

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The RBC Learn to Play project is in its third and final year.  They will be hosting a five-part Sport for Life-RBC Learn to Play webinar series in the coming months. The first webinar, titled "Parent Engagement," will take place May 8, from 1-2:30pm EDT. 

Often practitioners are looking for ways to engage and educate parents about quality sport, physical literacy, and Long-Term Athlete Development. This webinar will provide some strategies and resources to engage and help parents understand the added value of programs that integrate quality sport and physical literacy. In addition, a list of what good physical activity and sport programs for children and youth look like will be shared.

Whether we recognize them or not, we are all affected by mental health issues. Some maybe more than others - what makes indigenous youth more susceptible to mental health issues compared to non-indigenous youth?

Healthy Minds Canada is hosting a free Lunch and Learn where they will discuss issues such as social determinants of health affecting mental health, living with a family member who is experiencing mental health issues, supporting personal mental health, and how to recognize indicators early enough to avoid onset of mental health issues. Join Healthy Minds Canada for an exciting dialogue with experts in the field and individuals with lived experience.

For more information and to register, visit the Healthy Minds Canada website. 

 Visit the Sandbox Summit registration page for full event details. 

Wisdom2Action: From Trauma to Resilience (W2A-TR) is a knowledge mobilization and outreach event that addresses sexual violence experienced by Canadian youth. Hosted by the CYCC Network in collaboration with local and national partners, this event will bring together a diverse group of people who are involved in preventing sexual violence and in supporting young people who experience it. W2A-TR will allow people passionate about improving the mental health and well-being of young people to build their networks and be exposed to best and promising practices.

The event is open to researchers, community service providers, educators, government agencies, youth, and others who work with young people to prevent or respond to sexual violence.

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Webinar: Supporting Positive Outcomes for Youth Involved with the Law
March 23, 2017 | 11:00am-12:00pm EST

How can we support positive outcomes for youth involved with the law? What is the impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) on particular groups of young people facing barriers?

The YCJA has successfully changed the youth justice system by moving it away from punitive toward more rehabilitative approaches to youth justice, and by reducing the incarcerated rate of youth in general. However, not all youth are benefiting from the changes. The incarcerated rate of Indigenous youth has not decreased and there have been unintended adverse impacts on youth from racialized groups.

This webinar features Dr. Siu-Ming Kwok speaking on youth criminal justice in conversation with youth advocates, Rebecca Weatherstone and Heidi HeavyShield, who have experience working within the corrections system. Our webinar presenters will share a case scenario of a youth navigating the criminal justice system that we will discuss from the perspective of research and practice.

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This free webinar focuses on the new guidelines for the introduction of peanut to babies and what they mean, followed by a Q&A where participants can ask questions. Hosted by Food Allergy Canada and the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI), this webinar will be presented by Canadian allergist Dr. Julia Upton. 

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Guest speaker: Dr. Robyn McQuaid, Research and Policy Analyst at the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

The MHCC’s webinars on suicide prevention are designed for everyone involved in mental health services, including people living with mental health problems or illnesses and their families. Most of all, the webinars are intended for people who can help make the practical, organizational, and cultural shifts needed to recognize the importance of suicide prevention and how we can all work together to reduce the number of deaths by suicide.
 
This free webinar will be in English and a recording will be available on the website following the live event in April 2017. The PowerPoint presentation will also be available afterwards in both English and French.

For more information contact:
Samantha Fauteux
Program Coordinator, Suicide Prevention
Prevention and Promotion
613-683-3747
sfauteux@mentalhealthcommission.ca