Community Action articles from June 2002

Community Action archives from June 2002

Profitization of hospitals. (Comments).(study shows privately-owned hospitals have a higher mortality rate)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... Hospitals in the United States recently came under the microscope at McMaster University medical faculty. Their report comes up with the surprising finding that privately-owned hospitals have higher mortality rates than do the non-profit...

Higher risks in for-profit hospitals, CMA journal report shows.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- Private for-profit ownership of hospitals compared with private not-for-profit ownership results in a higher risk of death for patients, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The higher...

E-therapy splits U.S. social workers, OASW studies technology issues.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... ARLINGTON, VA -- E-therapy, or online text-based therapy, is fraught with risks and hazards for both clients and Social workers, says a position paper from the Clinical Social Work Federation. The Ontario Association of Social Workers is...

Ontario's house-in-spouse ruling found unconstitutional.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- Ontario's spouse-in-the-house rule is unconstitutional, the Ontario Court of Appeal said in a ruling that recognizes receipt of social assistance as a prohibited ground of discrimination under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. ...

Food banks served 718,334 in 2001.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- The number of Canadians using foods banks increased by 90% from March 1989 to 2001, bringing the total to 718,334, according to Hunger Count 2001. Forty-one per cent of food bank recipients were children, says the report...

Calendar Canada.
June 17, 2002... June 20-21: Conference: PTSD and dissociation; P.G. Mitchell & Associates; Hull-Ottawa; 613.225.1435 June 20-21: Conference, Partnerships for Families Project; Waterloo; Fax 519-884-8848 June 21: Conference: Risk management &...

Foreign calendar.
June 17, 2002... July 2-4: International Conference: Developmental disabilities: Policy, Practice & Research; Belt Issie Shapiro's Tel-Aviv; www.beitissie.org/conference July 7-10, International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Denver, CO; email:...

Child care "disturbingly politicized, says report on early childhood. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- Child care must be central to any successful early years' initiatives, which have become disturbingly politicized, says a report by Toronto's Commission on Early Learning and Child Care. The commission was co-chaired by Charles...

NGO group critical of UN session on children. (Child And Family).(Child Rights Caucus group of non-governmental organizations)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... OTTAWA -- The United Nations General Assembly missed an opportunity to make the Convention on the Rights of the Child a centrepiece of the final declaration from its special meeting on children in May. That was the view of the Child Rights...

Quebec allows G&L couples to adopt. (Child And Family).(gay and lesbian couples)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... QUEBEC -- Quebec Justice Minister Paul Begin introduced a new bill giving gay and lesbian couples the fight to adopt. The bill gives G&L couples the same rights as married heterosexual couples. Leaders of all parties in the National Assembly...

Newfoundland support employment improves job prospects. (Income And Employment).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 17, 2002... ST. JOHN'S -- More than 450 people with a developmental disability found work last year through Newfoundland's Supported Employment Initiative, according to a report prepared for the provincial government. Program clients earned an average...

Three challenge Ontario's lifetime ban for welfare fraud. (Income And Employment).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- Three Ontario residents have gone to court to challenge a 2001 law that imposes a lifetime ban on receiving social assistance for anyone convicted of welfare fraud. Robert Beauparlant and Dale Broomer were convicted of fraud...

National strategy on community safety and crime prevention: 613-954-1721. (Funding).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... Comite de vie de quartier Duff-Court, of Lachine. For its project, Les residants s'occupent de leur securite!, which aims to reduce the sense of insecurity of women and of the general public in the neighbourhood. A previous survey of these...

Alzheimer Society research grants and training awards, 2002-03: 1-800-616-8816. (Funding).
June 17, 2002... Social & Psychological Research Grants Lynn Beattie, University of British Columbia. CSHA-BC cohort linkage: characterization, prediction and costs of Health Services. $107,515 Neena Chappell, University of Victoria, BC. Quality of...

Trillium Foundation: 1-800-263-2887. (Funding).
June 17, 2002... The Community Foundation of Mississauga (Halton-Peel). To support the establishment and initial development of a community foundation in the City of Mississauga. $230,000 over four years. Community Living North Halton (Halton-Peel). To...

National homelessness initiative. (Funding).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... Kamloops Safe Housing Society, To renovate a property and operate it as a "safe house" for homeless men recovering from substance misuse. $95,023 Avant-garde en sante mentale. (through the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative...

Quebec only province to meet affordable housing goals. (Shelter).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... VANCOUVER -- Quebec is the only province that has met its obligations and the federal provincial Affordable Housing Framework Agreement in Quebec City in November of 2001, according to a report by the National Housing and Homelessness Network....

Voice mail for homeless set by Boston agencies and telcos. (Shelter).(New England Public Communications Council provides pay phone voice mail access)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... BOSTON -- The public payphone is literally a lifeline for homeless and low-income people--their phone is their home phone, their contact to the world around them. The New England Public Communications Council, a lead provider of payphones...

Protocols set for rooming house emergencies in Toronto. (Shelter).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- A team of community organizations and City of Toronto departments launched the Rooming House Emergency Response Protocol. This partnership establishes policies, procedures and a chain of command in response to emergencies that...

Canada and Ontario sign affordable housing program agreement. (Shelter).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... OTTAWA -- The Governments of Canada and Ontario signed an Affordable Housing Program Agreement which will provide $489.42 million over the next five years to help increase the supply of affordable housing in the province. Federal funding...

Homeless women not fully understood. (Shelter).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- The full extent of women's homelessness is severely underestimated because of a failure to understand the continuum of women's homelessness, according to Common Occurrence: The Impact of Homelessness on Women's Health, a study...

McGlaghlan foundation winds up with $40 million payout to hospital. (Voluntary Sector).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- Trustees are winding up the affairs of the McLaughlin Foundation with a $40 million gift to the research and capital campaign of St. Michael's Hospital. This gift is the second-largest donation ever received by the hospital. St....

Profitable businesses of non-profits described in study. (Voluntary Sector).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... NEW HAVEN -- Here are examples of money raising businesses run by non-profit organizations, cited in a study, Enterprising Nonprofits: Revenue Generation in the Nonprofit Sector, by Cynthia W. Massarsky and Samantha L. Beinhacker, Yale School...

New UK charity bank will lend to charities and social enterprises. (Voluntary Sector).(Charity Bank)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... LONDON -- UK charity bank--Britain's first not-for-profit bank will begin in September to accept deposits from people who want to use their savings to provide loans to charities and social enterprises. Charity Bank is both a registered...

London launches seniors help line. (Voluntary Sector).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... LONDON, ON -- Seniors Help Line was established recently in London as a collaboration between The London & District Distress Centre and Project S.E.N.I.O.R. Service delivery is the responsibility of Distress Centre. 519-660-6710

Con Game: The Truth about Canada's Prisons.
June 17, 2002... by Michael Harris Some think that prisons should primarily be places where people suffer while others think they are places where people should be helped to change. As one should expect under these circumstances, a system that tries to...

Publications.(Brief Article)(Directory)
June 17, 2002... The publications listed below are for information purposes only. Community Action does not distribute these publications. To obtain copies contact the publisher. The entries in this section are listed free of charge and are limited to material...

Periodicals received.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 17, 2002... abilities, Canadian Abilities Foundation, Toronto, Summer 2002 The Atkinson Letter, The Atkinson Charitable Foundation, Toronto, April 2002 Communicate, Children's Aid Society of Toronto, Spring 2002 health planner, Toronto...

CMA call for 5 year funding, optimal use of private sector. (Romanow Commission).(Canadian Medical Association)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... OTTAWA -- The family physician should be the central provider and co-ordinator of publicly funded medical services in a system based on three pillars: a Canadian Health Charter, a Canadian Health Commission, and a renewed federal legislative...

National phamacare plan advocated by Arthritis Society. (Romanow Commission).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- Representatives of the The Arthritis Society appeared before the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care to advocate a federally funded and federally managed pharmacare system. "Arthritis patients across Canada are...

Canadian worrying and willing to pay more taxes for health care system. (Romanow Commission).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 17, 2002... HALIFAX -- Only one in two Canadians is confident a solution will be found to sustain the health care system, according to the fifth annual Health Care in Canada Survey, conducted by POLLARA. They are ready to pay more taxes to support the...

Universality lacking for inner city people. (Romanow Commission).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- As it provides medical care to vulnerable downtown populations, St. Michael's Hospital is able to meet all the principles of the Canada Health Act except universality, staff told the Romanow Commission. Only the federal and...

Researcher explains doctor shortage. (Romanow Commission).(senior scientist at Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies Benjamin Chan)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- Canada's doctor shortage is not caused by reduced medical school enrolment nor an exodus to the United States, says Benjamin Chan, a senior scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies. "The biggest factor is...

Teen drug use up in Toronto during '90s, study shows. (Romanow Commission).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 17, 2002... TORONTO -- Illicit drug use by adolescents increased during the 1990s in Toronto as it did across the country, according to the 10th anniversary report by Toronto Public Health's Research Group on Drug Use. The use of cannabis by junior...

Ontario's first family health network opens. (Romanow Commission).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... OAKVILLE ON -- Ontario's first Family Health Network opened here, four years after the provincial government and the Ontario Medical Association launched a series of pilot projects. The Dorval Medical Associates Family Health Network is a...

Nova Scotia settlement funds justice projects for mentally disabled. (Romanow Commission).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government is funding projects help people with mental disabilities work through Nova Scotia's justice system and access other advocacy services. The funds administered by Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, in...

University of Toronto. (Appointments).(Professor James Barber)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... Professor James Barber, Dean, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.

Family Counselling Centre. (Appointments).(Timothy Butler, Executive Director)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... Timothy Butler, Executive Director, Family Counselling Centre, Sarnia ON.

Catholic Family Services. (Appointments).(Linda Dayler, Executive Director)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... Linda Dayler, Executive Director, Catholic Family Services of Hamilton-Wentworth.

International Development Research Centre. (Appointments).(Dr. Rohinton Medhora)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... Dr. Rohinton Medhora, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa.

Ryerson University. (Appointments).(Judy Rebick)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... Judy Rebick, CAW, Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy, Ryerson University, Toronto.

Alberta studies jail privatization. (Romanow Commission).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... EDMONTON -- A government study of Alberta's corrections programs is a waste of money that could be better spent on health care and education, says the union representing the province's jail guards. The suggestion that the panel of three...

Ottawa YMCA bets on gambling project. (Romanow Commission).(Brief Article)
June 17, 2002... OTTAWA -- The National Capital Region YMCA has launched a gambling education and awareness program targeted to children and youth aged eight to 24. The Youth Gambling Project, funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, is...