The YCRH are collaborating with TEAM work Collaborative to host "Youth Mental Health and Housing Crisis Webinar"

The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) will partner with TEAM Work Cooperative to host the Youth Mental Health and Housing Crisis Webinar on August 31st from 10:30-11:30 am Atlantic on Zoom.

The Webinar is an opportunity to explore how to approach conversations about mental health with young people and where to get further guidance to protect their well-being. The Webinar will also address the need for a space where other youth can connect and share experiences.

To register for free, please register: https://bit.ly/43Wddhn

The YCRH submits to the Pre-Budget 2024 consultations

The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) has submitted three recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for the Pre-Budget 2024 Consultations.

The submission and recommendations result from carrying out environmental scans on what impacts youth and children in Canada and engaging stakeholders and experts to develop attainable action items.

The Submission can be found here: https://sandboxproject.ca/policy-and-publications

Ducks for Bucks- Synergy's annual fundraiser is happening soon!

This year’s Sandbox Impact Program partner, Synergy, is hosting its annual Ducks for Bucks Fundraiser on August 19th at 11:00 AM. The fundraiser is an opportunity for the community to get together and raise funds to support youth and community development programs in Chestermere, Langdon, and SE Rocky View- Alberta.

An obstacle race with swimming, sports activities, yard games, and other activities will take place on August 19th. Each competitor will randomly grab a rubber duck before completing the race, and prizes will be awarded to the individuals whose sponsored ducks obtain 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes.

Interested individuals/ organizations can also sponsor a duck. Ducks can be bought for $10 at the event or at the Lifepath Center for Community Leadership in Chestermere.

If you’d like to purchase a duck online, please visit: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/adb5e572-f841-47cf-b5e6-06f6ee3fb55b

To learn more about this event and the work of Synergy, please visit: https://www.yoursynergy.ca/

Marking National Injury Prevention Day on July 5th with Parachute and other partners.

On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, The Sandbox Project will join Parachute and others to celebrate the seventh National Injury Prevention Day in Canada. Our goal: to educate others about the devastating effects of predictable and preventable injuries and help all Canadians live long lives to the fullest.

Parachute’s National Injury Prevention Day (NIPD) is a day to raise awareness around the importance of injury prevention and aid Canadians to live long lives to the fullest through education and advocacy. Health Canada recognizes this date as an official National Health Promotion Day.

Most injuries are predictable and preventable:

The goal is to provide the necessary information and tools to the public and to work diligently to ensure that one day Canada will be free of serious injuries. 

Quick facts

  • Every day, 48 Canadians die, and 634 are hospitalized because of injuries.

  • Preventable injury kills more Canadian children than any disease, and more youth than all other causes combined.

  • 75% of injury-related deaths are from unintentional causes, such as falls, car crashes and poisonings.

  • Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths, hospitalizations, emergency department visits and disabilities in Canada.

Improvements in the area of injury prevention have been made, but there’s still more work to do.

Impact of 2022’s National Injury Prevention Day

Media coverage of NIPD garnered 33.4 million impressions in 2022: Parachute staff did 21 interviews with CBC Radio / Radio-Canada morning shows; news outlets in Ontario and Alberta published stories about injury-prevention initiatives in those provinces, such as ATV safety best practices. Both Parachute and the Canadian Kinesiology Alliance issued news releases about NIPD, with the Alliance drawing attention to the fact that falls cause twice as many deaths among older adults than motor vehicle crashes. These releases drew another 61.4 million impressions.

Youth Participation sought in Pan-Canadian School Food Consultation

The Government of Canada values the perspectives of Canadian children and youth and wants to encourage diverse young people to participate in this vital step of developing their policy. 

The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, wants to engage directly with children and youth on a national school food policy.

A virtual conversation for youth in grades 7-12 on June 3rd, 2023 will be held to hear what children and youth think should be included in the Government’s school food policy and their opinions on school food programming. Youth with or without school food experience are invited to join. 

Join a Virtual Event 

The session will be hosted by the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and facilitated by Children First Canada.  

 The session will take place on Zoom. Details on how to connect will be provided once youth sign up to attend. 

Youth Input is Needed

During the session, youth will be asked questions like :

Is there a breakfast or lunch program at your school? What do you think about it? 

  • Besides feeding students, what do you think the most important benefit of a school food program would be and why? 

  • What do you think would encourage your friends and classmates to participate in a school food program? 

Note: Youth between the ages of 12 and 14 will need to ask their parent or guardian to sign a consent form. Youth aged 15 and over may sign the consent form on their own behalf.  

To get consent forms, register for the event or to learn more about the session, please email cicely.mcwilliam@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca