By Elizabeth Wall-Wieler Canadian children, children, children advocates, foster care, indigenous children, infants, rehabilitation program, separated from mothers, teenage mothers
The reality of mothers who give birth in care There is a well-known connection between teen pregnancy and child protection services. Girls who spend time in the care of child protection services have higher rates of teenage pregnancy and teenage mothers are more likely to have their child taken into care. Teenage mothers who give […]
By Jennifer Zwicker and Stephanie Dunn Canadian children, child and youth, children, children with disabilities, disabilities, health initiative, healthcare, measure of health, measure of special needs, poverty, studies, UNICEF, WHO
Why is the Canada Revenue Agency denying the Disability Tax Credit to those who need it most? A version of this commentary appeared in Policy Options, the Hill Times and the Vancouver Province “Providing benefits not burdens” is how former Health Minister, Judy LaMarsh once described the vision for disability policy in Canada. Unfortunately, this […]
By Jennifer Zwicker and Stephanie Dunn Canadian children, child and youth, children, children with disabilities, disabilities, health initiative, healthcare, measure of health, measure of special needs, poverty, studies, UNICEF, WHO
The most recent data on Canadian children with disabilities is almost a decade old “The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to its children, including their health, safety, material security, education and socialization and their sense of being loved, valued and included in the families and societies into which […]
By Monique Potvin Kent advertising, Canadian children, child obesity rates, Childhood obesity, children, children's health, food advertisting, Healthy choices, junk food, kids, Obesity, obesity epidemic, Obesity prevention, obesity trends
New study shows Canadian kids see more than 25 million online food and beverage ads a year — mostly for junk food A version of this commentary appeared in Policy Options, the Hamilton Spectator and the Waterloo Region Record Dear Parents, I’m writing you because you may be in the dark about the amount of unhealthy […]