Community Action articles from May 2002

Community Action archives from May 2002

The doctors' dilemma. (Comments).(controversial comments on antipsychotic drug testing and prescription)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Why was Dr. David Healy fired by the University of Toronto and the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health after they made a joint offer of a position as a clinical professor? This question has not been answered by the statement of...

Health care consensus. (Comments).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... The consultative process of the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care has been salutory. It has brought out overwhelming support for a public, universal health care system. Until now, the supporters had been dispirited by the...

Over $3.5 billlion paid by families on child care services in 1999.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 13, 2002... OTTAWA -- One in eight Canadian households paid for child care services at some point in 1999 and, on average, spent 16% more in real terms than in 1986, according to Statistics Canada. Overall, the domestic consumer market for childcare...

Healy, U of. T and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health settle dispute.(David Healy, University of Toronto)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... TORONTO -- Welsh psychiatrist Dr. David Healy, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and the University of Toronto announced the settlement of all litigation and other outstanding disputes. The offer of a joint clinical appointment by...

Charity lottery on internet illegal, PEI court rules.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... CHARLOTTETOWN -- PEI'S Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that the PEI government does not have the authority to issue the Earth Fund a license to operate the Earth Future Lottery. The Court said that because ticket purchases could be accepted...

Ontario's child abuse rates soar -- study.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 13, 2002... TORONTO -- The number of confirmed victims of child abuse and neglect nearly doubled in Ontario between 1993 and 1998, according to U of T research published by the Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare. While substantiated cases of...

Calendar Canada.
May 13, 2002... May 20-25: Conference: Training in an entrepreneurial approach; Tatamagouche, NS; www.ceed.ednet.ns.ca/facilitator/index.html May 23: Workshop: When psychopharmacology goes wrong with Dr. David Healy; Leading Edge Seminars; Toronto;...

Foreign calendar.
May 13, 2002... June 7-13: International Conference for the Advancement of private practice in clinical social work; Lisbon; Portugal; 856-985-3404 June 13-16: Joint Conference: Alliance for Nonprofit Management and National Council of Nonprofit...

Lifetime ban on fraudulent welfare claimants; limits on BC assistance. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... VICTORIA -- British Columbia is joining Ontario in imposing a lifetime ban from social assistance for any person convicted under the Criminal Code of Canada of defrauding the system. Employable recipients will be eligible to receive...

Common assessment tool for Yukon welfare and housing. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... YELLOWKNIFE -- Many tenants in public housing will see a rent decrease under a new common assessment tool for housing and income assistance, according to the Northwest Territories government. Harmonization of the two systems will include a...

Workloads are major issues in current Ontario CAS-union talks. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... TORONTO -- Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Ontario Public Service Employees' are coordinating their current contact talks with children's aid societies in Ontario. Workload issues will be a major concern in these negotiations. ...

Delaying children means more income for mothers. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 13, 2002... OTTAWA -- Working women who delay having children until later in life earned at least six per cent more in 1998 than women who had their children early, according to Statistics Canada. The report Wives, mothers and wages: Does timing...

UK seeks to find problem kids early. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... LONDON -- British Home Secretary David Blunkett calls for measures to spot children as young as three who could eventually become problems in the community. Blunkett also announced that persistent young offenders aged 10 and 11, who are legally...

Manitoba budget adds more for kids and cuts clawback on child benefit. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government will introduce a multi-year plan for child care along with $16 million in increased funding as part of its 2002 budget, Finance Minister Greg Selinger announced. In 2003 they will restore the child benefit...

Hamilton project supports teen mothers at risk of homelessness. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... HAMILTON -- The Children's Aid Society of Hamilton, together with five partner organizations, has launched a pilot program to support teen mothers who are at risk of being homeless. The federal government is providing $692,500 under the...

Restorative justice for train derailment boy. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's restorative justice program is the ideal route for a 14-year-old boy accused of causing a train derailment last fall, said a senior. Crown attorney. The boy pleaded guilty in April to a charge of mischief...

Child welfare restored to Native group. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... EDMONTON -- Under a co-management agreement with the provincial government the Kashohkowew Child Wellness Society will again administer child welfare services for the Sampson Cree Nation. Authority for child welfare was removed from the Society...

Kids Help Phone aids 340 thousand. (Child And Family).
May 13, 2002... TORONTO -- Marking its tenth year of operation, Kids Help Phone reports that their counsellors assisted 340,000 Canadian children and families from almost 3,000 communities. They aided homeless families, homeless teens, suicidal kids, and...

Trillium Foundation 1-800-263-2887. (Funding).
May 13, 2002... Alzheimer Society, Kitchener-Waterloo-Dufferin. To review, develop and implement a three-year fund development plan to enable the organization to expand programs to meet the needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia....

National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention 613-954-1721. (Funding).
May 13, 2002... Centre-Femmes de Beauce Inc. For study of the impact of pornography on the population as a whole and specifically on the personal and family lives of women and girls in three regional county municipalities in Beauce-Etchemins. Entitled La porno...

Ontario Children's Secretariat Early Years Challenge Fund 416-326-2800. (Funding).
May 13, 2002... Roots of Empathy. To demonstrate and teach nurturing and responsible parenting, infant development and safety. To reduce levels of aggression and violence in children's lives and build peaceful societies. To reinforce messages of inclusion and...

National homelessness initiative. (Funding).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 13, 2002... Hebergement Jeunesse Sainte-Foy: to enable the agency to hire additional staff to consolidate existing services, develop post-shelter follow-up and reach a greater number of youth in need of assistance. $347,597 Park Extension Youth...

Two volunteers receive Therese Casgrain award. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... OTTAWA -- Two volunteers were presented with the Therese Ca,grain Volunteer Award by Jane Stewart, Minister of Human Resources Development Canada. The recipients are Patricia Anzovino of Fort Erie, Ontario, and Samuel Bowman of Markham,...

UPS volunteering qualify organizations for grants. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... MISSISSAUGA -- UPS employees volunteer hours help chosen charities to qualify for grants from the ups Foundation. In 2001, 2,069 hours of ups volunteering were recorded for those organizations that went on to receive grants from the ups...

B.C. government developing 3500 supportive housing units. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... VICTORIA -- The provincial government will develop 3,500 supportive living units throughout B.C. over the next four years for seniors and people with disabilities who have low or modest incomes. The announcement is part of the provincial...

New golden age for U.S. philanthropy ahead, Boston researchers say. (General).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 13, 2002... BOSTON -- A new golden age of philanthropy could see more than $6 trillion going to U.S. charities over a 55-year period, say researchers at the Boston College Social Welfare Research Institute. They say their new, estimates update the...

Boys and Girls Clubs to receive 400 computers from Can Tech program. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... DARTMOUTH -- Microsoft Canada and Future Shop launched their Can Tech program by providing 37 fully-loaded computers to nine Nova Scotia Boys and Girls Clubs. The $2.2 million program, funded by cash and software donations from Microsoft...

Desjardin caisses populaires contributed $31m for community services. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... LEVIS -- The Desjardin Group of caisses populaires, credit unions, contributed $31 million in sponsorships, grants and study grants in 2001, according to the company's annual report. Eight hundred thousand copies of the report were...

Jordan receives aid from New Brunswick and CIDA. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... FREDERICTON -- Susan Whelan, Minister for International Cooperation, announced that Canada is contributing $1.5 million to the New Brunswick Department of Education to implement new technology into the Jordanian education system. The New...

Winnipeg centre opens in Beer Sheva, aided by Asper Foundation. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... WINNIPEG -- Winnipeg Community Action Center was opened in Beer-Sheva, Israel, funded by The Asper Foundation. Combining technology-oriented education with instruction on leadership skills and heritage, the Winnipeg Community Action Center...

Charity secrecy under attack in UK. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... LONDON, ENG. -- The English Charities Commission is looking at the possibility of regulating annual reports and then naming and shaming those that do not provide an acceptable amount of information, according to Commissioner Julia Unwin. ...

Wal-Mart awards to 75 groups. (General).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 13, 2002... MISSISSAUGA -- Wal-Mart Canada has awarded 75 local grants to organizations across Canada. Through the company's Local Matching Grant Program, for the month of March, Wal-Mart has awarded $180,000 in grants to organizations in need in every...

Resident-run U.K. housing as charity. (General).
May 13, 2002... LONDON, ENG. -- A social housing development with a resident majority on its board can become a charity under new guidelines published by the Charity Commission and the Housing Corporation. www. charitycommission.gov.uk

Habitat and Vim build houses. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... HAMILTON -- Habitat for Humanity Canada and Vim, Unilever Canada's household cleaner brand, have launched a national sponsorship program that involves the building of two Vim Homes for Canadian families in need this year. The fist home...

All You Can Eat: Greed, Lust and the New Capitalism.
May 13, 2002... Linda McQuaig takes another well-reasoned side-swipe at the current political and economic reality of Canada and, by extension, much of the rest of the western post-industrial world. As with her two previous books - Shooting the Hippo and The...

Publications.
May 13, 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.
May 13, 2002... The 15th Annual Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy, The Atkinson Charitable Foundation, Toronto. at work, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, April 2002 Canadian Mental Health Association, Winnipeg Region, April 2002 Care...

Let users pay for health care on their tax returns, C.D. Howe paper proposes. (Health).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... TORONTO -- The greater the burden an individual imposes on the health care system, the more he or she should pay, up to a maximum of three per cent of annual income, a paper published by the C.D. Howe Institute proposes. The paper, Funding...

Most BC interior hospitals will have fewer acute care beds, three will close. (Health).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... VANCOUVER -- Three hospitals in British Columbia's Interior health district will close under restructuring plans announced by the provincial government in April. Many other hospitals in the Northern health district, which covers 64 per...

Sault home care workers join SEIU. (Health).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... SAULT STE. MARIE -- Home care workers, employed by We Care Home Health Services in Sault Ste. Marie, have voted overwhelmingly to join Service Employees International Union, Local 268. The 50 workers provide services for elderly and...

Health Centre for refugees set at Fort Erie, will detect TB earlier. (Health).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... FORT ERIE -- The Fort Erie Multicultural Centre has announced plans for a refugee health centre that, among other things, will provide speedy screening for tuberculosis. About 8,000 refugees cross the Peace Bridge to enter Canada from the...

TB cases found among babies in Sick Children's neonatal unit. (Health).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... TORONTO -- Ninety-four out of 105 babies who may have been exposed to tuberculosis at the Hospital for Sick Children were put on preventative treatment in April. No new cases of TB had been found, officials said. The infants may have been...

Equal distribution wealth is good for the heart, report claims. (Health).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... TORONTO -- There could be more than 6,000 fewer deaths per year from cardiovascular disease if wealth were more equally distributed in Canada, says a new study published by the Centre for Social Justice Foundation for Research and Education....

BC and feds fund primary health care renewal. (Health).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... VICTORIA -- Together the British Columbia and federal governments will spend $74 million over four years to strengthen family medicine and support primary care teams. The primary health care renewal program will focus on early diagnosis...

Kenya OKs generics for HIV/AIDS. (Health).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... NAIROBI -- A Kenyan law allowing genetic and other inexpensive anti-retroviral HIV/AIDS drugs to be imported into Kenya and manufactured in the country came into effect recently. Drug companies blasted the country, but aid agencies said the...

UNICEF Canada. (Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... David Agnew, President and CEO of UNICEF Canada, Toronto.

Regional Municipality of York. (Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Craig Piper, Senior Planner, Human Services Planning branch of the Regional Municipality of York.

Rouge Valley Health System. (Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Hume Martin, Rouge Valley Health System CEO Toronto.

Riverdale Hospital. (Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Ian Sinclair, Vice President Planning, Riverdale Hospital, Toronto.

Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers. (Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Kartin Horowitz, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers.

Canadian Policy Research Networks. (Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Mary Pat MacKinnon, Director, Public Involvement Program Canadian Policy Research Networks, Ottawa.

British "care trusts" start after meeting organizational resistance. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... LONDON --The British government has launched four pilot "care trusts" designed to integrate health and social services, after a two year delay. Care trusts are supposed to commission and deliver primary and community health and social care...

Community groups innovate with technology as partners with universities. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... NEW YORK -- Community development organizations are more likely to make innovative use of information technology if they partner with a university or foundation, according to a report by Seedco. The national non-profit organization has made...

Working but still poor -- U.S. study. (General).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... CHICAGO -- Hundreds of thousands of U.S. midwest states welfare recipients have gone to work since 1996, but most have taken jobs that pay low wages, are part-time, or don't last, according to a report, Welfare to Work: What Have We Learned?...