Community Action articles from November 2002

Community Action archives from November 2002

Autism and children's rights. (Comments).
November 18, 2002... A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal could have far reaching consequences. The Court backed the claims of a group of parents seeking treatment for children with autism. The court put forward the idea that government loses...

BC must fund early intervention for children, court rules.
November 18, 2002... VICTORIA -- In a landmark decision the British Columbia Court of Appeal recently upheld a ruling by a lower court that forces the BC Government to provide health care money for intensive early intervention for children with Autism Spectrum...

Developmental workers face health risks and high levels of stress and violence.
November 18, 2002... HAMILTO -- "Take the well being of workers and clients more seriously," a study of workplace conditions in social services urges the Ontario government. Researcher Baines calls for an immediate increase in funding of the developmental sector in...

New federal money needed but must buy better system--Kirby report.
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- New federal money for health care must be earmarked and "be spent on health of Canadians and health care only," stresses the so-called Kirby report on health care in Canada, delivered a month before the scheduled presentation of the...

Mental health staff in US combat units?
November 18, 2002... FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- U.S. Army mental health workers--psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers--may become pan of combat units. An army team reviewed domestic murders and suicides among soldier families at this special forces training...

Calendar Canada.
November 18, 2002... Nov. 22: Workshop: The essentials of supervision with Lawrence Shulman; Leading Edge Seminars; Toronto; 416.964.7172 Nov. 22-23: Workshop: Advanced facilitator program; ICA Associates Inc.; Toronto; 416.691.2316 Nov 22-23: Conference:...

Foreign calendar.
November 18, 2002... Nov. 19-22: Nonnviolent Crisis Interventionr Training; San Francisco; Crisis Prevention Institute; crisisprevention.com; 800-558-8976 Nov. 20-22: Education conference: Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education; Scottsdale...

Poorer families get poorer says CCSD report on children. (Children & Families).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- More Canadian children are living in large urban centres and increasingly more are living in single parent families says a released report by the Canadian Council on Social Development. Further, the disparity in income growth...

"B" rating for BC welfare reforms from the Fraser Institute. (Children & Families).
November 18, 2002... VANCOUVER -- Welfare reforms in British Columbia are a "watershed event in welfare policy in Canada", says a report of the Fraser Institute prepared by Jason Clemens. The conservative think tank gave a "B" rating to BC's drastic efforts to...

Early childhood resources fills less than a quarter of the needs. (Children & Families).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- "There are not enough ECEC resources to accommodate even a quarter of children in Canada who are under the age of six.", a report Diversity or Disparity? Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada indicates. Campaign 2000, a...

Traditional families in decline--Statcan. (Children & Families).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- The proportion of "traditional" families continues to decline, according to a report by Statistics Canada, Profile of Canadian families and households. Diversification of families and households continues. * Same-sex common-law...

English courts hear first "wrongful adoption case". (Children & Families).
November 18, 2002... LONDON -- The first case of negligence for "wrongful adoption" was launched in the English courts in by a couple who claim they were unwittingly allowed to adopt a "wild child". The boy's adoptive parents are suing the Essex county council...

Low income family numbers decline. (Children & Families).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- The number of families with low incomes fell to its lowest level in a decade while the low income rate also declined to its lowest level since 1989 says a recently released report. The report prepared by Statistics Canada...

World's children. (Children & Families).
November 18, 2002... Seventy-two warring parties in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe employ child soldiers, according to a new Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers study. Three years after the signing of the Lome Peace Accord, young people in...

Funding.
November 18, 2002... Children's Aid Foundation Child Abuse Prevention Grant Program 416-923-0924 78 Scarborough Women's Centre: Mothers & Children At Risk Support Group. To develop and implement a support group for women leaving abusive relationships who have...

Kitchener-Waterloo gets 28 public Internet access centres. (General).
November 18, 2002... KITCHENER -- A network of 28 public Internet access centres in Kitchener-Waterloo, will be hosted by the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo. Industry Canada's Community Access Program has contributed $200,975 towards these centres....

Low income loans not any riskier. (General).
November 18, 2002... WASHINGTON -- Loans to low-income people and communities are no riskier than loans made to traditional, higher income markets says a recently released study. (Link to study at communityaction.ca) The National Community Capital Association...

Governments not meeting social union promises. (General).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- The federal and provincial governments along with the territories have failed to fulfill their promises to monitor the effectiveness and implementation of social programs and priorities says the Canadian Council on Social Development....

First time and longer term hostel users similar--Toronto study finds. (General).
November 18, 2002... TORONTO -- People who enter a homeless shelter in Toronto for the first time differ little from longer term users, a study by a University of Toronto Group revealed. Both groups have multiple indicators of serious problems, suggesting that...

Israel agency loses tax exemption. (General).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- The Middle East conflict entered the fund raising scene in Canada. The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency has revoked the tax exempt status of donations made to the Magen David Adom organization, because funds raised are used for...

A Poetics of Social Work: Personal Agency and Social Transformation in Canada, 1920-1939.
November 18, 2002... By Ken Moffatt, University of Toronto Press If you have the ability to get past the title of this book, and its bland cover, it is well worth reading. This unusual and interesting book explores the way that social work emerged as a...

Periodicals received.
November 18, 2002... at work, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, October 2002 Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division, Toronto 2002 Community Report, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto,...

Publications.
November 18, 2002... The publications listed below are for information purposes only. To obtain copies contact the publisher. The entries in this section are listed free of charge and are limited to material published in Canada and by Canadian authors. Publishers...

NB sets four community health centres--a step in health care plan. (Health).
November 18, 2002... SAINT JOHN -- The New Brunswick government announced the sites of the province's first four community health centres which are a key element of its health care plan. The health centres will be located in hospitals in Saint John, Lameque,...

York Region does not get a fair share of health dollars, coalition complains. (Health).
November 18, 2002... NEWMARKET -- York Region, immediately north of Toronto and the fastest growing region in Ontario, receives the least in provincial health care dollars than other regions says a report by the York Region Human Resources Planning Coalition. ...

Agency loses BC funding and becomes "enterprising charity". (Health).
November 18, 2002... VANCOUVER -- Faced with an end to provincial government funding, the Tzu Chi Institute announced that it has become an "enterprising charity" that will follow a "third road" between government-funded and profit-making health care. The move...

National health human resources agency needed, report says. (Health).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- Canada's health care system needs a national health human resources co-ordinating agency to provide "planning continuity over electoral cycles" and to stop competition between jurisdictions for limited resources says a report released...

Family physicians groups oppose networks, want "enhancements". (Health).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- The newly formed Coalition of Family Physicians of Ontario is opposing the Ontario Medical Associations stand in backing the Ontario government's initiative of the Ontario Family Health Network. Responding to a government...

Canadian Forces test peer support program for operational stress injuries. (Health).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- Canadian Forces initiated an Operational Stress Injury Social Support in October. Its mandate is to create a national peer-support program for CF members, veterans and their families The project was set up in recognition of the...

World nurse count declining--WHO. (Health).
November 18, 2002... GENEVA -- The World Health Organization is launching a new strategy to help countries recruit and train nurses and midwives. The WHO cited studies indicating nurses and midwives' numbers are declining--and that it is hard to recruit...

"Orphan patients" get family doctor. (Health).
November 18, 2002... OTTAWA -- Patients, whose family doctors do not have hospital privileges at the Ottawa-Carleton Hospital, now have a doctor to follow up on their treatment. The hospital recently hired Dr. Omer Choudhri as a hospitalist to be responsible...

World health briefs. (Health).
November 18, 2002... The U.S. State Department announced that the United States may withdraw its pledged $3 million for a World Health Organization reproductive health program that includes research on RU-486, the so-called "abortion pill." With the next...

NS compensation for allegations.
November 18, 2002... HALIFAX -- Past and present employees of youth detention centers who faced allegations of abuse and have been cleared by the RCMP and government's Internal Investigation Unit will get settlement offers from the Nova Scotia government. In making...

Appointments.
November 18, 2002... Gisela Cote, Director of Communications, the Sisters of St. Joseph, Toronto. George Dyck, has been appointed Interim Executive Director of the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies. Kim Rochon, Director, Accessible Transportation...