Posters, Mental Health
Too many women around the world still die during pregnancy and childbirthAs part of Canada’s role as global citizens committed to improving child and maternal outcomes around the world, we should direct our policies, training and funding at tackling disrespect and abuse at health facilities in low and middle income countries.
Too many women around the world still die during pregnancy and childbirthThe Trudeau government has said that it wants Canada to take a leadership role in global health, including infant and maternal mortality. Addressing maternal barriers to health care — including eliminating disrespect and abuse from health facilities — is a good place to start.
Why do Canada’s children lag so far behind?Handing over cash to parents for their children does nothing to address issues of quality care. We don’t have adequate quality care for kids in Canada.
Why do Canada’s children lag so far behind?Society doesn’t fully appreciate how crucially important those first years are, and how important that parent-child relationship is. It’s not just quality time, it’s quantity of quality time. Children need caregivers who are there, who are not preoccupied by work.
Why do Canada’s children lag so far behind?I think we need to really understand that child-bearing families in Canada need a lot more support than they’re getting.
Canada needs to rethink approach to early childhood developmentNorway, Sweden and Germany have significantly more generous parental leave policies than Canada. In these countries, parents on leave receive 85% to 90% of their annual salaries compared to Canada’s 50%
Canada needs to rethink approach to early childhood developmentWhere countries like Sweden and the Netherlands really get it right – and where we in Canada really need to focus our attention – is in reframing early childhood development as an issue worthy of our attention. Canada lacks a national vision.
What I’ve learned after a decade of researching suicideIncreasing access to crisis services and evidence-based treatments for depression, anxiety, psychosis and substance use disorders have shown to be associated with reductions in suicide
What I’ve learned after a decade of researching suicideThere is a strong adverse relationship between childhood experiences (sexual abuse, physical abuse) and suicidal behaviour. This is why positive-parenting programs, and culturally-grounded interventions to improve parent-child relationships are so important.
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