The Child and Youth Health Network would like parents to know that they have opened up 6 spots for this event and that they will fund the parent (driver) and the vehicle if they would like to go...please call Jenny at 250-538-4880 to inquire.
On December 2nd please join us for the morning at Royal Roads University for a meeting of the Child & Youth Health Network, a Collective Impact initiative in the capital region:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/child-youth-health-network-of-the-capital-region-tickets-18630336839 This meeting will be fun & interactive. It will include: - A keynote address on Youth Connectedness & Youth Mental Health by Annie Smith, Executive Director of the McCreary Centre Society;
- A short presentation on Early Childhood and Connectedness by Richard Stanwick, Chief Medical Health Officer for Island Health;
- Discussion about 'Connectedness' as the Child & Youth Health Network's proposed population-level outcome;
- Networking & other opportunities to get involved~.
Our current partners include: - Government: Island Health; Capital Regional District; Ministry of Children & Family Development; School Districts (SD61-64);
- Recreation: Oak Bay Recreation; Saanich Parks and Recreation; SEAPARC; Westshore Parks and Recreation;
- Local Funders: Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island; Horner Foundation; Victoria Foundation;
- Neighbourhood Houses: Saanich Neighbourhood Place; Quadra Village; Community Centre; Burnside Gorge Community Centre; Sooke Family Resource Society; James Bay Community Project;
- Non-profit organizations: International Institute for Child Rights and Development; Young Parents Support Network; Spectrum Job Search Society; Island Sexual Health;
- Postsecondary: The School of Child & Youth Care; Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia; Centre for Youth and Society;
- Community Members: Youth, Families and others with lived experience.
- And you~!
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/child-youth-health-network-of-the-capital-region-tickets-18630336839 Tickets are free (or $20, for those with a pro-d budget). Petra Chambers-Sinclair MA Coordinator, Child & Youth Health Network Collective Impact initiative Innovation & Development Coordinator/Family Support Worker Young Parents Support Network 3100 Tillicum Road, Victoria BC V9A-6T2 |