TELUS Wise footprint Comic Contest is back!

 After a two-year hiatus, the TELUS Wise footprint contest is back! The contest is open to all Canadian Youth in grade 2-6 and gives students the opportunity to author a comic that speaks to good digital citizenship for a chance to win prizes for them and their school.

The Top 3 Contest Entrants have the opportunity to work with a professional illustrator to bring their comic strip to life. The comic will be posted online for Canadians to vote for their favorite. Each student in the Top 3 is awarded $500 and their schools are awarded $3000 for 1st place, $2000 for 2nd place, $1000 for 3rd place comics.

Contest submissions close May 6, 2022. To enter the contest, visit telus.com/FootprintContest.

National Immunization Awareness Week

“The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that immunization prevents between 2-3 million deaths every year.”

April 23 to 30 marks National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW), an annual event to highlight and recognize the importance of immunization for all ages. Occurring at the same time as World Immunization Week, this year’s event will see many organizations in Canada and around the world participate in international strategies to raise awareness about the important role of vaccines.

Connecting the Sector Conference and the YCRH's Stacie Smith

From April 4th to the 6th, the National Alliance for Children and Youth (NACY) will hold the inaugural Connecting the Sector Conference in Toronto. Bringing together in person those working in the children and youth sectors for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference presents an opportunity to listen to keynote speakers and plenaries, receive formal training opportunities and take part in small group sessions.

Stacie Smith, the Executive Director of the YCRH is serving as a keynote speaker and will be speaking about The YCRH and youth engagement on April 6th.

Registration are open. Please click here

CHILD Cohort Study's COVID-19 Add-on Study nearing it's conclusion

The CHILD COVID-19 add-on study has been providing important insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the physical and mental health of Canadian families.

This one-year study has been exploring why some people infected with the virus become seriously ill while others do not; risk factors for infection; and how physical distancing and school and business closures have affected mental health and wellbeing, especially of children.

The study’s findings will help control subsequent waves of transmission and will help minimize the unintended consequences of pandemic management policies. Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals but in addition, to accelerate and maximize the impact of this research, results have been shared through a dedicated webpage to quickly reach policymakers, other researchers, and families participating in the study

To find out more about the study; click here