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How parents can prepare their students for changes at school
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How parents can prepare their students for changes at school https://www.ktre.com/2020/08/09/how-parents-can-prepare-their-students-changes-school/
Check out this great resource for helping youth cope during #COVID19: https://twitter.com/CAMHnews/status/1286663720299528192
#COVID19 isn’t going away anytime soon, and youth need ways to cope during these times.
We reached out to @NYAC_ & our Youth Engagement Initiative to share tips and strategies on how youth can support their #Mentalhealth: http://ow.ly/LFbf50AEtki
A government-commissioned report on the creation of a national #FoodStrategy in the UK states that «Up to 1.5 million more children in England should get free school meals to help tackle a growing crisis of food poverty and unhealthy eating »
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/29/huge-growth-in-free-school-meals-urged-to-tackle-food-poverty-crisis
Partnership for Children has developed a selection of free to download play-based activities to promote young children's social and emotional development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHgaUKJJ0LU&feature=youtu.be
Radical hope: What young dreamers in literature can teach us about COVID-19 https://theconversation.com/radical-hope-what-young-dreamers-in-literature-can-teach-us-about-covid-19-142528?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @ConversationCA
I’m proud of the small role @StdntsCmmssn 🇨🇦 played in supporting this work in 2016-2018. We facilitated the Residential Services Youth Panel Im even more proud of the brave young people who shared their input into much needed reforms. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ontario-to-overhaul-child-welfare-system-will-focus-on-keeping-children-linked-to-their-family
https://apnews.com/dd33f735c053f6274943fe0e8bdc0bbc
Bill Nye Says ‘We’re All One Species’ As He Simplifies Race In Viral Video https://etcanada.com/news/670184/bill-nye-says-were-all-one-species-as-he-simplifies-race-in-viral-video/