Voices for Children team hosting gathering at Friendship Centre in Sioux Lookout
Voices for Children works in partnership with diverse groups and organizations to raise awareness about how children and youth are faring in Ontario.
Since 2002, we have published 35 reports on a range of issues like child abuse, resiliency, environmental contaminants, and many more. Their e-Bulletins and reports (www.voicesforchildren.ca) reach nearly 5,000 subscribers.
Their most successful report, written entirely by youth from across the province, "Just Listen to Me: Youth Voices on Violence" was presented to the Ontario Government, attracted extensive media attention, and drew 20,000 visits to their website in just one month.
With short-term funding from the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Children's Mental Health at CHEO, they hope to draw similar attention to the mental health and suicide issues affecting youth in the north. They will endeavour to increase the visibility of these issues affecting Aboriginal youth with the media and with provincial and federal governments.
In order to learn from the voices of those most closely involved, Voices for Children is currently organizing an information session (see poster below) for key educators, researchers, counsellors, political officials, community leaders, youth and concerned citizens.
We hope that you will be able to join us at the Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Center on April 11th from 9:00-12:00. A light lunch will be served at noon.
We encourage you to share the poster with those who are interested in these issues. We also encourage you to post this notice at work.
Please RSVP to Don via email (degedon@sympatico.ca) or 737-7492.
Don DeGenova
Consultant
Sioux Lookout 807-737-7492
Ottawa 819-595-8572
Cell 613-298-0551
