MCFD Trauma-Informed Practice Guide: Healing Families, Helping Systems
Healing Families, Helping Systems is a trauma-informed practice guide for working with children, youth and families, produced by the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development (2016). The guide, designed for use by system planners, leaders and practitioners in the field of children, youth, and families, aims to identify trauma-informed approaches, raise awareness of evidence-informed approaches to trauma-informed service delivery, and to increase capacity amongst service providers.
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PHAC National Guidelines: Release of a New Chapter on Breastfeeding
The Public Health Agency of Canada has recently released a new chapter of the Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines. Chapter 6: “Breastfeeding”
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Making Sense of Trauma: Practical Tools for Responding to Children and Youth
Making Sense of Trauma: Practical Tools for Responding to Children and Youth is a free online webinar designed to help those working with families learn how to use a Trauma-Informed perspective to better understand the relational, neurobiological and developmental impact of trauma on children and youth.
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Celebrating Difference with the All Kinds of Minds Book for Children
All Kinds of Minds is a children’s book that has been made with and for children with neurological or psychological differences, in order to celebrate difference. A free copy is available to organizations and groups serving children aged 7 and under.
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Dieticians of Canada/Alberta Health Services: Raising Our Healthy Kids information videos
Raising Our Healthy Kids is a series of evidence-based 1-2 minute videos, consistent with information in PEN: Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition®, and providing information to parents and care providers on healthy growth and development of children up to 12 years of age. The videos were developed by a multi-stakeholder group including Dietitians of Canada and Alberta Health Services and with input from physicians and community stakeholders across Canada.
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New Toolkit – Domestic Violence Intervention
Developed as part of the three-year BC Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, with collaboration amongst various ministries and community organizations, Early Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence: You Can Help, is a recently-released toolkit designed for use by individuals working with children in the 0-5 age range.
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IMHP: Hand in Hand Development Support Planning
The Hand in Hand: Growing Together Every Day family of resources provides activities and tips for caregivers to support social and emotional development during the early years, through the creation of a plan that is unique to the child and family. The toolkit includes a series of useful handout sheets for caregivers to assist in fostering.
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Mothercraft: Building Connections Manual
Building Connection: Supporting Community-Based Programs to Address Interpersonal Violence and Child Maltreatment is a detailed, practical toolkit produced by Mothercraft with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada to provide support to CAPC, CPNP and AHSUNC programs in their work with mothers and children experiencing the effects of Interpersonal Violence (IPV).
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Employment & Social Development Canada: Invitation to Host your own Discussion on the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework
Host your own Discussion on the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework is a toolkit produced by Employment and Social Development Canada offering a Discussion Guide and a Response Template to assist groups to share their ideas together and participate in the engagement process around the development of the Framework. “Have your say, share your ideas, and take part in the engagement process!”
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Monique Gray Smith's New Book
Monique Gray Smith recently released her new book, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience. Now available in both soft cover and ebook formats.
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Kids, The Heart of Co-Parenting Resources from the BC Council for Families
Click here to learn about a helpful resource when working with families experiencing divorce or separation.
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Training & Resource Opportunities
Resources and upcoming training opportunities from around the province! Moe the Mouse; Brain Development and Learning Conference; and Children: the Heart of the Matter Conference.
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Violence Against Women and the Law: Resources for Woman and Advocates
Battered Women’s Support Services has developed a manual for workers who are the first point of contact for immigrant and refugee women experiencing domestic violence.
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Resource Opportunities
This month's hand-picked resources and toolkits to benefit educators, administrators, parents and caregivers across BC. A must read!
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