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Times Colonist 10k Run Fundraiser

"Runnin’ Like the Wind-ed” TC 10K Run 
When: Sunday April 29, 2011
Time: 8:00am
Location: Government & Bellville St, Victoria BC

One of the main purposes of the Caring for First Nations Children society is to provide culturally competent training for the social workers employed by the Aboriginal Child and Family Service Agencies. The Society is a unique provincial organization in that we are the only organization in the country providing this type of service. The Society supports the capacity of Aboriginal agencies to assume local authority for the delivery of child welfare services. We do this through our culturally relevant child welfare training and through policy development.
This training is especially important as Aboriginal children continue to be over represented in the child welfare system in British Columbia. Currently, 55.6% of 8,371 children in care are of Aboriginal ancestry despite the fact they account for only 8% of the population. The benefits of this project will also be felt by Aboriginal Agencies in that there will be one consistent site for training. Further, the Aboriginal children in care will eventually be transferred back to the Aboriginal agency and will benefit from the Society’s impact on the cultural awareness and sensitivity of their social worker.
The importance of our training is reflected in our growth. Happily we are bursting at the seams in our current location. With added training programs, new staff, youth mentoring programs and social worker practicum students, we are looking to expand to a larger location that will facilitate our current and future growth. Your donation can go a long way towards helping us reach this goal of a bigger training facility.The staff at Caring for First Nations Children Society has registered in the Times Colonist 10K Run to raise funds for a new building. Our team is called "Runnin' Like the Wind-ed!" Come out to watch and support our team.

Kiskisik Awasisak: Remember the Children

Bending But Not Breaking Conference 2012

5th Annual Building SustainAble Communities Conference

Child and Youth Mental Health Matters

Three Conferences in One:
First National Family Mental Health Conference
First International Young Carers Congress
Third International World Congress on Children of Parents with Mental Illness
Conference Dates:
May 6-8, 2012
Description of the Concurrent Conferences:
This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals working in the field of mental health with young people and parents and other stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences related to child and youth mental health. There are three themes woven through the conferences: Family Mental Health, Children of Parents with Mental Illness and Young Carers.
This first ever gathering of this nature will provide a forum for focusing on the needs of young people and families as they struggle with issues related to mental health concerns across the generations. The overall goal of the concurrent conferences is to help us develop a common language and understanding of the needs of young people and families. By bringing together people from diverse backgrounds we hope to enrich our collective knowledge of mental health strategies, best practices and the latest research in order to improve outcomes for young people and families. Our goal is to create at the conference a community of practice that spans the three themes where we can each share our knowledge and support while we discuss areas of mutual interest and concern.
Conference Format:
This three day conference will begin with an afternoon of network meetings concerning each of the three theme areas. For the remainder of the conference, presentations and panels will be held both on specific themes and cross theme areas. We will be providing opportunities throughout the conference for people to formally and informally gather to discuss issues of common concern. In addition we will have the following keynote presentations on each of the theme areas:
Family Mental Health
Dr. Ian Manion is the Executive Director of the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health and Clinical Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa
Children of Parents with Mental Illness
Dr. Stephen Hinshaw is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of California (Berkeley)
Young Carers
Professor Saul Becker is Head of the School of Sociology and Social Policy and Professor of Social Policy and Social Care at The University of Nottingha
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1763 Comox Street, Vancouver, BC Canada
Telephone: 604.688.7711 Fax: 604.688.5934
Toll free in North America: 1.800.716.6199

The Early Years Conference 2012
The Development of Children's Mental Health: How Do We Become Who We Are?

Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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