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Every now and then a newsletter comes out that provides a list of online resources that connects to additional valuable web sites. The recent UNBC Task Force on Substance Abuse, Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs e-bulletin provided such an opportunity to create a list of online resources for parents and children support systems. 

Upcoming Conferences & Workshop 

* January 31 & February 1, 2007 - Attachment & Healing Conference in Regina - This conference has a special focus on child welfare trends and issues facing aboriginal children and families. For information, visit: www.ehrlo.com/conference/ConferenceTitlePg.htm   

* March 7-10, 2007, The 2nd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Victoria - This year’s conference is called “Research, Policy and Practice Around the World.” For information, visit: http://nearbc.ca/documents/FASD2007.pdf

* April 11-14, 2006, Community Campus Partnerships for Health Conference in Toronto, Ontario  For information, visit: http://www.ccph.info/  

* April 20-22, 2007, 2nd International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health: Solutions, Not Problems in Montreal, Quebec  For information, visit: http://www.aap.org/nach/2InternationalMeeting.htm 

Interesting Online Resources   

* Internet Resources for Special Children provides links to a range of useful resources: www.irsc.org 

* Be Drug Wise helps youth make smart choices about alcohol and drugs: http://drugwise-droguesoisfute.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.asp  

* ActNow BC offers an information page for people with physical challenges:  www.actnowbc.gov.bc.ca/EN/406 

* BC Reproductive Care Program is intended to optimize maternal and infant health: www.rcp.gov.bc.ca 

* American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center focuses specifically on American Indian and Alaska Native populations: www.uchsc.edu/ai/ncaianmhr/journal_online.htm   

* The Doll Revolt: A Digital Exhibition of Girl-Made Artworks, sponsored by the US National Women’s Studies Association’s Girls and their Allies Caucus: http://www.dollrevolt.org 

* Preventing Substance Use Problems Among Young People: A Compendium of Best Practices:  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/alt_formats/hecs-sesc/pdf/pubs/drugs-drogues/prevent/young-jeune_e.pdf

* Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada, dedicated to the reduction of tobacco-caused illness through reduced smoking and reduced exposure to second-hand smoke: www.smoke-free.ca 

* Mother of All Blogs, a blog about pregnancy, motherhood, writing and parenting  and parenting by book author and mom of four Ann Douglas: http://anndouglas.blogspot.com/  

* FAS World, an international alliance of parents and professionals who do not want to see any more children, teenagers and adults struggle with birth defects caused when their mothers drank alcohol in pregnancy: www.fasworld.com 

* GURL, an interactive web-thing for teen girls with information about life, choices, and abilities: www.gurl.com

* The Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning (ACCEL)  clearinghouse on Aboriginal early childhood development (ECD) for review, research and discuss best and promising practices; to exchange with a highly engaged network of Aboriginal ECD practitioners and researchers; and to keep in touch with the emerging needs of communities across Canada: http://www.accel-capea.ca/index_en.php

* Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development - Improves knowledge of the social and emotional development of young children by developing and disseminating scientific knowledge, and making recommendations based on that knowledge: http://www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca

* Child & Family Canada - Over 60 Canadian non-profit organizations have partnered to provide quality, credible resources on children and families: http://www.cfc-efc.ca/

* Early Learning Canada - Site supports Trainers and Workshop Leaders of a family literacy/healthy child development program designed for parents and other adults working with young children: http://www.elc-apec.ca/

* Healthy Spaces - Provides practical information to support environmental health in children’s day-to-day activities: http://www.cfc-efc.ca/healthy-spaces/

* Work Family Tips - Families help other families by finding tips and leaving tips on a variety of topics that offer strategies to help achieve better work life balance: http://www.wft-ifb.ca/

* Campaign 2000 - 55 partners working together to end child poverty in Canada: http://www.campaign2000.ca/

* Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children - 60 national & provincial organizations working to make children’s rights known and understood: http://www.rightsofchildren.ca/

* Canadian Health Network, Children's Health Affiliate - Offers links to hundreds of practical, credible web-based documents that support children’s health. Organized by topic area: http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/1children.html

* Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment - an affiliation of organizations working together to protect children's health from environmental contaminants: http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/english

* Centres of Excellence for Children’s Well-Being - Federal initiative whose mandate is to disseminate advanced knowledge on key issues of children's health to those individuals or groups who need it most. There are five Centres: child welfare, communities, early childhood development, special needs, and youth engagement: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/allchildren_touslesenfants/centres_main_e.html

* Child & Family Canada - Over 50 Canadian non-profit organizations have partnered to provide quality, credible resources on children and families: http://www.cfc-efc.ca/

* Coalition on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth - A national coalition of organizations concerned with the well-being of children and their families which has launched a joint statement on the physical punishment of children and youth. The statement presents research that shows the physical punishment of children and youth plays no useful role in their upbringing and poses only risks to their development: http://www.cheo.on.ca/english/1120.html

* Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network - A venture that brings leading scientists, clinicians, students and educators together with public and private partners. Its mandate is to generate, integrate and disseminate bias-free scientific research and knowledge that is focused on improving and sustaining children's language and literacy development in Canada: http://www.cllrnet.ca/

* National Children’s Alliance - 60 national organizations supporting a National Children's Agenda: http://www.nationalchildrensalliance.com/

* Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario - Promotes the interests of independent child care operators in Ontario: http://www.adco-o.on.ca/

* Association for Child Care International - Promotes and supports the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and influences the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society: http://www.acei.org/

* Canadian Paediatric Society - Provides both CPS members, other health care professionals and parents with information they need to make informed decisions about child health care: http://www.cps.ca/

* Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being - Promotes individual and family well-being, responsive and productive work environments, and strong, sustainable communities through research and teaching: http://www.worklifecanada.ca/

* Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada - Promotes accessible quality, publicly funded child care: http://www.childcareadvocacy.ca/index.shtml

* Child Care Connections – Nova Scotia - Promotes quality child care and connects child care practitioners, organizations and other interested individuals with information, resources and support: http://www.cccns.org/

* Child Care Sector Council - Portal to access information about human resource issues in the child care sector: http://www.ccsc-cssge.ca/

* Childcare Resource and Research Unit - Focuses on early childhood care and education research and policy to advance a publicly-funded, universally accessible, comprehensive, high quality, not-for-profit early childhood care and education system in Canada: http://www.childcarecanada.org/

* Children’s Rights Centre - Supports children's rights through research, public education and monitoring of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada. Offers online children’s right curricula: http://discovery.uccb.ns.ca/children/

* Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC - Promotes and supports quality community-based, non-profit child care services that benefit children, families and the public and the best interests of society: http://www.cccabc.bc.ca/

* EnableLink - Links people with disabilities to a world of resources and includes a section on family life: http://www.enablelink.org/

* Institute for Child Rights and Development - Promotes innovative research and education for implementing and promoting the Convention on the Rights of the Child in less-developed countries: http://web.uvic.ca/iicrd/

* Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care - Creates public awareness about the benefits of early childhood education and advocate for high quality non-profit, accessible child care services in Ontario and nationally: http://www.childcareontario.org/

* Ontario Network of Home Child Care Provider Groups - Provides caregivers and caregiver groups with information services and a provincial voice for home child care: http://www.geocities.com/ottawachildcare/onet

* Parent Voices - Works with and unites parents to make the case for the quality, affordable and accessible child care services they need in their communities: http://www.parentvoices.ca/

* Partners in Practice : Mentoring in Early Childhood Practice - Provides information, support and resources for mentoring in early childhood practice: http://www.partnersinpractice.org/

* Reaching IN...Reaching OUT - Adapts and evaluates the Penn Resilience Program (PRP) school-age model for use with children six years and younger. This program helps children learn to reach in to think more flexibly and accurately and to reach out to take on new opportunities: http://www.reachinginreachingout.com/index.htm

* Rural Voices - Looks at how government policy impact on the development and delivery of rural child care in Saskatchewan and Manitoba: http://ruralvoices.cimnet.ca/

* SpeciaLink: National Centre for Child Care Inclusion - Expands the quality and quantity of inclusion in child care for children with special needs in Canada by putting researchers, policy makers and parents in touch with the best inclusive practices: http://www.specialinkcanada.org/

* Talaris Research Institute - Discover how children think, feel and learn -- and what parents and caregivers can do in the first five years of life to support their healthy development. This website provides useful research-based tools and helpful parenting tips: http://www.talaris.org/

* The Information Sidewalk - Hosted by Senator Landon Pearson, supports public knowledge of children’s rights and legislation affecting children: http://sen.parl.gc.ca/lpearson/