Community Action articles from April 2006

Community Action archives from April 2006

Children's stories.(COMMENTS)
April 24, 2006... Unhappy stories of children are prominent in this issue. They are about children murdered by their own relatives while under the watchful eye of the child welfare system. The particular children were placed in the custody of their relatives by...

Manitoba reviews 10,000 child cases after girl disappears.(GENERAL)
April 24, 2006... Spurred by the disappearance of a child after she was returned to her parents by child protection authorities, social workers in Manitoba's four child welfare agencies have been told to check into the safety of children in their care. Workers...

WHO reports shortage of health care workers, desperate in some places.(World Health Organization)
April 24, 2006... A world-wide shortage of health workers--doctors, nurses and lab technicians--exists and is most critical and desperate in poor countries, the World Health Organization warns in The World Health Report 2006. WHO Assistant Director General...

Most Canadian kids under 6 years in some type of non-parental child care.(GENERAL)
April 24, 2006... Arriving in time for the upcoming parliamentary debate on federal child care funding policy, Statistics Canada reports that a growing number of Canadian children aged six months to five years are in some form of non-parental childcare. ...

Ontario sets drug reform plan.(HEALTH)
April 24, 2006... The Ontario government will introduce a bill in the legislature which promises a comprehensive plan to reform the province's drug system, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced. The announcement was greeted with...

Calendar Canada.(Calendar)
April 24, 2006... Apr. 27: Compassionate Listening; Toronto; Leading Edge Seminars www.leadingedgeseminars.org Apr. 28: Fostering Resilience and Hope; Toronto; Leading Edge Seminars. www.leadingedgeseminars.org Apr. 28: Workshop on Reducing the Risk of...

Foreign calendar.(Calendar)
April 24, 2006... Apr. 28-30: International Conference on Healthy Ageing & Longevity; Melbourne, AU; www.longevityinternational.com May 25-28: Convention: American Psychological Society; New York; www.psychologicalscience.org May 31-June 2: Juvenile...

Child's murder brought changes to agency.(CHILD & FAMILY)(Toronto Catholic Children's Aid Society)(Jeffrey Kidman)
April 24, 2006... "Knowing that we could have done more to prevent Jeffrey's death has been heartbreaking for everyone involved," Mary McConville, Executive Director of the Toronto Catholic Children's Aid Society stated after the completion of the trial for the...

BC's child protection system needs stability.(CHILD & FAMILY)
April 24, 2006... Upheavals in British Columbia's child protection system have "stretched it far beyond its limits," Ted Hughes said as he released the final report of his independent B.C. Children and Youth Review. "The need for equilibrium and stability is a...

Unsociable work times a problem.(poor mental health)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... Unsociable work times (hours during evenings, weekends, or nights) are associated with poorer mental health in parents and more social and emotional difficulties in children, researchers report in the April issue of the Journal of Marriage and...

General satisfaction found in Manitoba native kinship program.(Centre for Excellence in Child Welfare)
April 24, 2006... A study conducted by the Centre for Excellence in Child Welfare reports "general satisfaction" with the kinship care program in Awasis Pimicikamak Cree First Nation Kinship Care Program, a northern Manitoba community. However, the community's...

Canadian International Development Agency.(donates)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... Ottawa 819-953-6238 Service d'assistance canadienne aux organismes and Canada 25: Young Leaders Forum (Toronto) Canada-Cameroon project to promote greater public involvement in local governance: to strengthen the capacity of two provincial...

Ontario ministry of children & youth services youth intervention centres.(Community organizations donations)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... 416-325-5156 For new centres that provide community alternatives to custody programs for youth in conflict with the law. Community Oriented Sentencing, Belleville. $146,000 WAYS/Community Homes Ltd. Chatham. $450,000 Cornwall Youth...

Trillium foundation, Ontario.(Community organization services)
April 24, 2006... 800-263-2887 Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa. To develop materials, train staff and deliver a comprehensive parenting education and family therapy program. This will help prevent family breakdowns and reduce the need for out-of-home...

Social Science and humanities research council.(FUNDING)
April 24, 2006... 613-992-0691 The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto): Investigating comorbid substance use and psychiatric disorders: An integrated approach, Researchers--Usoa E. Busto, Francesco Leri, Marco Leyton, Laurie A. Zcwertailo,...

Relocate Manitoba women's facility.( Portage Correctional Centre )(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... The 113-year-old Women's Facility at the Portage Correctional Centre will be relocated, the Manitoba government announced, acting on the recommendations of an independent committee which recommends: * relocating the corrections centre to...

CRC funds WUSC Sri Lanka project.(Canadian Red Cross Society, World University Service of Canada )(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... With a $10.9 million allocation from the Canadian Red Cross, the World University Service of Canada will expand its vocational training program for tsunamiaffected women and youths in Sri Lanka. The program is designed to provide quality,...

U.S. Bank mergers cause problems for low income areas, researchers say.(GENERAL)
April 24, 2006... Bank mergers in the U.S. generate negative economic impacts on poor neighborhoods, resulting in an increase in property crime, researchers report in The Journal of Finance (April, 2006). The authors argue that bank mergers should be...

CRC plans dual use centre in Louisiana.(GENERAL)
April 24, 2006... The Canadian Red Cross, backed by the RBC Financial Group and Magna International, announced plans for a new community centre in Louisiana, which can serve as a shelter if needed. Situated in the town of Simmesport, the new centre will...

U.S. budget cuts will create problems for U.S. charities.
April 24, 2006... Plans to cut social program funding will force charities in the United States to seek a much larger share of their financing through donation from individuals and corporations. However, aggressive campaigns and increased charitable giving...

Social jobs rise sharply in March.( health and social care sectors see a rise in employmnet)
April 24, 2006... Almost one third of all new jobs created in Canada in March 2006 were in the health and social care sector which rose by 16,800 in one month. However, almost all of the increase occurred in hospital and clinic services. Employment in...

Housing affordability rate droos.(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... Canada's housing affordability mildly deteriorated in the fourth quarter of 2005 due to relatively weak growth in household income, according to the latest Housing Affordability Index released by RBC Economics. "The erosion in Canada's...

Nanaimo care facility under way.(GENERAL)
April 24, 2006... The Salvation Army New Hope Centre in Nanaimo, a new $4.2-million housing development aimed at helping Nanaimo's homeless and families in crisis, is under construction. The centre will provide a continuum of social and health...

One in five over qualified for jobs.(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... About one out of every five people in the work force who had a university education was overqualified for their job at some point during 2001. According to a new study, they had worked in a job that required at most high school education,...

Publications.
April 24, 2006... Child care in Canada (89-599-MIE2006003, free). Statistics Canada www.statcan.ca Denied assistnace, closing the front door on welfare in BC. Bruce Wallace, Seth Klein and Marge Reitsma-Street. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. BC...

BC nurses get 14.2% increase plus signing bonus.(British Columbia nurses )(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... British Columbia nurses will receive a 14.2% increase over four years and a signing bonus of $3,150 under an agreement between The Health Employers Association of British Columbia and the Nursing Bargaining Association. The contract covers...

BC paramedics get 10.3% more.(Health Employers Association of British Columbia and the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association sign agreement)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... Vancouver -- The Health Employers Association of British Columbia and the Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association have signed a four-year agreement, the first contract for this diverse group of unionized health service employees in...

Plans for Iraq health care may stall on security costs.(HEALTH)
April 24, 2006... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planning to build 142 primary health centers across Iraq is running out of money, after two years and roughly $200 million, with no more than 20 clinics now expected to be completed, according to a Washington...

Ontario expands addiction treatment services for social assistance clients.(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... The Addiction Services Initiative for people on social assistance is being expanded. The aim is to help people whose substance abuse makes it difficult for them to become or stay employed. It is one of a number of employment assistance...

One in five in long term care under 65.(HEALTH)
April 24, 2006... One in five continuing care patients being cared for in Ontario hospitals is under the age of 65. This is among the facts revealed by The Canadian Institute for Health Information in its first report on continuing care facilities and their...

Specialized networks to aid agencies with high needs adults.(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... The Ontario government plans to create four new Community Networks of Specialized Care, Minister of Community and Social Services Sandra Pupatello announced. The purpose is to strengthen supports for adults with a developmental disability. ...

New Ontario disabilities group forming to promote use of new act.(Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... The Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee will cease operations on August 31, 2006 and a new advocacy organization called the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance will take its place. The AODA Alliance will...

Developmental staff 'wage crisis'.(Ontario Association for Community Living)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... Community Living Ontario has taken the Ontario government to task for failing to consider the "wage crisis" for staff who work with people with intellectual disabilities. "The labour crisis in developmental services is not unknown to the...

Craig Kielburger awarded World Children's prize in Stockholm.(2006 World Children's Prize)
April 24, 2006... Craig Kielburger, International child rights activist and founder of Free The Children, received the 2006 World Children's Prize. The award was presented by Queen Silvia of Sweden at a prize ceremony in Stockholm. The prize was conferred...

Federal credentials assessment agency is planned.(GENERAL)(immigrant professionals)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... A new federal agency being ensure that assessment of immigrant professional credentials will be more efficient, according to Diversity Works. However, the scheme has run into criticism. The new body, however, is not intended to replace...

Child care pilots for french minorities.(GENERAL)
April 24, 2006... A Child Care Pilot Project is being undertaken in five communities across Canada to gain new knowledge about the development of young francophone children in minority francophone communities. This pilot project is part of the Government of...