Community Action articles from October 2002

Community Action archives from October 2002

More of the same. (Comments).
October 14, 2002... The recent Speech from the Throne is supposed to signal Prime Minister Jean Chretien's renewed interest in social issues. It also marks the approaching end of his career as a federal politician. The speech is a broad statement of the...

Major changes to English charity laws proposed in government report.
October 14, 2002... LONDON -- England's 400-year old charity laws are certain to undergo major changes once a three -month consultation and review process is completed later this year. The same laws have influenced policy and practice in countries guided by...

Expect court challenges on changes to health services, researcher says.
October 14, 2002... REGINA -- Governments can under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms if they delist more services or significantly alter the mix between private and public sector delivery of health care services, warns Donna Greschner in her discussion paper,...

Ontario wants public defenders, lawyers disagree.
October 14, 2002... TORONTO -- The Ontario government's commitment to change the province's current legal aid program to a public defender system, similar to what exists in many states in the USA, has been condemned by the Law Society of Upper Canada as...

Accounting for social areas weak.
October 14, 2002... OTTAWA -- Auditor-General Sheila Fraser reported inadequacies in the federal government's handling of social programs. These include: * inadequate controls on the issuance of Social Insurance Numbers; * lack of information of the...

Calendar Canada.
October 14, 2002... Oct. 18-19: Workshop: Folk psychology and therapy; Toronto; Gall Appel Institute; 416.972.1935 x3345 training@hincksdellcrest.org Oct. 18-20: Conference: Mothering, law, politics and public policy; Association for Research on...

Foreign calendar.
October 14, 2002... Oct. 24-26: Conference: Recovery and rehabilitation; Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Boston; byanulis@bu.edu Oct. 24-27: Conference: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; Cincinnati OH;...

Early years authors criticize Ontario government for inadequate actions. (Children, Youth & Families).
October 14, 2002... TORONTO -- Despite the Ontario government's failure to adequately act on recommendations from the groundbreaking Early Years Study of three years ago, individuals have tried to find ways to implement key elements that are relevant to their...

WHO looks at violence as public health issue, women uniformly vulnerable. (Children, Youth & Families).
October 14, 2002... GENEVA -- More than 1.6 million people are killed by violence every year and women are uniformly vulnerable to attacks, the World Health Organization said in a report. Violence is often "predictable and preventable," it continued, calling on...

Halifax CAS falls $1 million short of needs, to cut soft services. (Children, Youth & Families).
October 14, 2002... HALIFAX -- Provincial funding for the Children's Aid Society of Halifax fell $1 million short of what the organization needs to meet the costs for caring for children under their protection despite a $900,000 increase over last year. Faced...

Ontario gives $2.2 million for non-English domestic violence victims. (Children, Youth & Families).
October 14, 2002... TORONTO -- Almost $2.2 million in provincial funding to help victims of domestic violence who do not speak English was announced today by Carl DeFaria, Minister of Citizenship. Funding will be distributed to 11 organizations across Ontario....

Turnabout for Manitoba children under 12 in trouble with the law. (Children, Youth & Families).
October 14, 2002... WINNIPEG -- Children under the age of 12, who run afoul of the law will be served by Turnabout, a new, two-year project of Manitoba government The program aims coordinate existing services available to these children. The project will...

Almost 15,00 youths serving sentences in custody. (Children, Youth & Families).
October 14, 2002... OTTAWA -- In 2000/01, there were 14,909 admissions to sentenced custody, representing 60 admissions for every 10,000 youth, according to the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics of Statistics Canada. Among these, 53% were sentenced...

$1 million prize to kids aid group. (Children, Youth & Families).
October 14, 2002... BERLIN -- SOS-Kinderdorf International, umbrella organization of sos Children's Villages, a child welfare organization headquartered in Austria, will received the $1million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the world's largest humanitarian...

Youth Employment Strategy Youth Service Canada, Quebec: 800 935-5555. (Funding).
October 14, 2002... Cafe jeunesse multiculturel, Montreal North: For biscyclette project to promote science among visible minority, for whom these fields seem particularly remote. Through hands-on activities in a bicycle/motorbike workshop, the youth will...

Trillium Foundation Ontario: 800-263-2887. (Funding).
October 14, 2002... The Sault Ste. Marie & 49th Field Regiment R.C.A. Historical Society. For the Sault Ste. Marie Museum to help expand its education program, which promotes local heritage and attracts tourists to the area. $35,300 over three years. Sault...

Children's Aid Foundation Child Abuse Prevention Grant Program: 416-923-0924. (Funding).
October 14, 2002... Housing Action Now! Coalition. Newcomer Out- reach Project. Towards the translation of the Housing Action Now! platform into a variety of languages. $3,000 Jessie's Centre for Teenagers. Intensive Parenting Program. To develop and...

Nation Strategy on Community Safety: 613-954-1721. (Funding).
October 14, 2002... Continuite famille aupres des detenues (C.F.A.D.) of Montreal. For its Dejouer la delinquance initiative, intended to educate the children of mothers who are inmates and former inmates on the consequences of criminality. The aim is to reduce...

Aboriginal diabetes study in Vancouver. (Inner City Health).
October 14, 2002... Pamela Fergusson, Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative, Vancouver Native Health Society, reported on a study that examined the impact of health determinants on diabetes in the urban aboriginal population of Vancouver's downtown eastside; a...

Police contact with mental illness in mid-sized city. (Inner City Health).
October 14, 2002... Trends in police contact with persons with serious mental illness in a mid-size Canadian city was the subject of a study reported by Lisa Heslop, Consortium for Applied Research and Evaluation in Mental Health, The University of Western...

Community development approach to health. (Inner City Health).
October 14, 2002... Positive health outcomes can be generated by engaging target members of inner city communities as key agents in generating more accessible, holistic approaches to health. Results show that asset-based community development has effected positive...

Explaining high mortality of street youth. (Inner City Health).
October 14, 2002... Elise Roy, Direction de la sante publique de Montreal, Institut national de sante publique du Quebec, McGiil University, Montreal, reported on mortality among street youth. Mortality is very high among street youth aged 14 to 25 years. Those at...

BMO gives $730,00 for Inner City Research Unit. (Inner City Health).
October 14, 2002... A $730,000 BMO Financial Group contribution to the Inner City Health Research Unit at St. Michael's Hospital will be dedicated to inner city health research in areas such as homelessness, HIV and substance abuse and mental health.

Social inequality, mental health and the law. (Inner City Health).
October 14, 2002... C. Tess Sheldon, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto presented a paper: Social inequity, mental health and the law as predictors of legal involvement in users of community mental health programs in Ontario. Legal involvement is...

McGill management faculty partners with Dupont for social innovation. (Voluntary Sector).
October 14, 2002... MONTREAL -- A Social Innovation Initiative at the McGill University Faculty of Management has been set up to promote innovation in the social sector. The project is a collaboration between McGill and DuPont Canada. According to a statement...

Alberta consulting on protection for people in care. (General).
October 14, 2002... EDMONTON -- Alberta is seeking public reactions on its Protection for Persons in Care Act. A public discussion guide and questionnaire are available online or by request. The guide and questionnaire address some of the issues surrounding...

Justice training centre opens in Nova Scotia. (General).
October 14, 2002... HALIFAX -- The Justice Learning Centre, a joint venture between the provincial government and the Nova Scotia Community College, opened in Nova Scotia. The Centre is a result of a recommendation stemming from a report that reviewed the...

CMHA Sudbury gets French designation. (General).
October 14, 2002... SUDBURY -- The CMHA Sudbury branch received French language designation from the Ontario government. Staff at the branch have provided services in French and English whenever possible, says branch Executive Director Marion Quigley, but the...

Voluntary panel wants new regulatory agency for Canadian charities. (Voluntary Sector).
October 14, 2002... OTTAWA -- Reform of the federal government's current regulatory group, the Charities Directorate of the Canada Custom and Revenue Agency is recommended by the Voluntary Sector Initiative: * creating an enhanced Charities Directorate, which...

Xerox sets printer donations. (Voluntary Sector).
October 14, 2002... TORONTO -- Xerox Canada and the National Cristina Foundation, a U.S. based charity, will facilitate the donation of pre-owned printers from Xerox customers to people with disabilities, students-at-risk, economically disadvantaged individuals...

Allegations churn Washington UW. (Voluntary Sector).
October 14, 2002... WASHINGTON D.C. -- Robert Egger took control of the United Way of the National Capital Area, as the interim executive vice president. Federal Prosecutors, the Internal Revenue Services and others are investigating the agency on allegations of...

Publications.
October 14, 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...

Appointments.
October 14, 2002... Bonnie Adamson, President and CEO, North York General Hospital, Toronto. Simon Cheng, Director, Fund Distribution and Planning, United Way of York Region, Toronto. Thomas C. Esakin, Executive Director, AIDS BC Foundation,...

NS adds rural addiction services.
October 14, 2002... HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government announced an expansion of addiction services for youth and women throughout the province, particularly in rural areas. Currently, specialized addiction services and programs are mainly located in the...

CIDA funds UN population fund.
October 14, 2002... OTTAWA -- Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency, will contribute $4 million to the United Nations Fund for Population and Development to support family planning, reproductive health and population programs in developing...

Periodicals received.
October 14, 2002... Baycrest Bulletin, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, September 2002 Bloodlines, Hemophilia Ontario, Toronto, Fall 2002 Canadian Social Trends, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Autumn 2002 Concerned Friends, Concerned...

Morgentaler may sue NB and NS for support of abortion clinics. (Health).
October 14, 2002... TORONTO -- Dr. Henry Morgentaler is suing the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia governments to force them to pay for abortion services offered by private clinics within those provinces. Charging that not paying for abortions performed in...

Mental illness data in Canada lacking. (Health).
October 14, 2002... OTTAWA -- "Existing data provide a very limited profile of mental illnesses in Canada", according to A Report on Mental Illness in Canada, released by the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. The report, which is the result of a review of existing...

WPG hospital workers end strike. (Health).
October 14, 2002... WINNIPEG -- More than 1,000 staff at St. Boniface Hospital, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers, voted 93% in favour of ending their four-day strike and to seek mediation and arbitration, if necessary, to settle a labour dispute...

Federal-provincial relations exclude social issues in health care policy. (Health).
October 14, 2002... ST. CATHERINES, ON -- Current federal-provincial health care relations not only undermine the ability of those governments to engage in dynamic policy changes but also exclude crucial social issues from the health care policy debate states...

Nursing home fees highest in Nova Scotia. (Health).
October 14, 2002... HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government should pay for the health or personal care of people residing in nursing homes while the resident would pay room and board says the provincial NDP leader Darrell Dexter recently, Dexter, who intends to...

Canada's population. (Health).
October 14, 2002... OTTAWA -- According to current estimates of Statistics Canada, Canada's population reached 31,414,000 on July 1, up 303,400 persons from July 1, 2001. The 1.0% population growth rate was similar to that of the previous year, when the population...

Lifestyle ailments sweep East Asia. (Health).
October 14, 2002... GENEVA -- An epidemic of lifestyle-related diseases--such as diabetes, hear disease, cancer and obesity is sweeping East Asia and the Pacific more rapidly than in other regions, the World Health Organization reported at the conclusion of its...

High rates of death among aboriginals. (Health).
October 14, 2002... VANCOUVER -- Aboriginal people had higher incidences of HIV infection, diabetes and death, but lower survival rate than Non-Aboriginals, a study of Aboriginal patients treated at an inner city health clinic in the downtown eastside of Vancouver...