Trauma Informed Care at the IWK

Trauma Informed Care at the IWK

Yesterday afternoon Leah Parsons and I had the pleasure to speak via teleconference with Dr. Jana Davidson and Dr. Connie Coniglio regarding todays release of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Halifax Regional Municipality report. The report was “undertaken by the authors, with the agreement of the appropriate departments, toRead more about Trauma Informed Care at the IWK[…]

Truth Is, Lisa B & Meme – For Rehtaeh Parsons (CFSW 2013)

Truth Is, Lisa B & Meme – For Rehtaeh Parsons (CFSW 2013)

Truth Is, Lisa B and Meme from Guelph Spoken Word perform an incredibly important piece about Rehtaeh Parsons for the semi-finals of the 2013 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Montreal. [box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]Celebrating 10 years of spoken word magic November 4-9, 2013 Du 4 au 9 novembre 2013, la célébration de 10 annéesRead more about Truth Is, Lisa B & Meme – For Rehtaeh Parsons (CFSW 2013)[…]

Canadian Arrests Underscore Importance of Reporting to Cybertip.ca

Canadian Arrests Underscore Importance of Reporting to Cybertip.ca

I am very proud to know many of the people working tirelessly at the Canadian Centre for Child Protection and honoured that to call them friends. [box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]TORONTO – At least 386 children have been rescued from sexual exploitation and hundreds of suspects arrested in a sweeping child pornography investigation that began withRead more about Canadian Arrests Underscore Importance of Reporting to Cybertip.ca[…]

Parents of Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda Todd to be honoured for their child advocacy work

Parents of Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda Todd to be honoured for their child advocacy work

MEDIA RELEASE November 12, 2013 [divider] WINNIPEG, MB – The parents of Rehtaeh Parsons and mother of Amanda Todd will be presented with the Rosalind Prober Award for Advocacy at the Beyond Borders ECPAT Canada Media Awards in Winnipeg on November 18. The event falls during Bullying Awareness Week and also commemorates Universal Children’s DayRead more about Parents of Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda Todd to be honoured for their child advocacy work[…]

Project Blame

Project Blame

Project Blame was created to expose the victim blaming culture that permeates within law enforcement agencies. It is in the spirit of Project Unbreakable: http://projectunbreakable.tumblr.com/. We are seeking images from sexual assault victims (either showing your face or not), who reported their assaults to the police, holding a sign that states in a sentence orRead more about Project Blame[…]