The federal government is investing $3 million in two projects aimed at preventing and addressing child maltreatment.<\/p>\n
Aslam Rana, MP for Hamilton Centre, announced the funding June 23 on behalf of Health Minister Marjorie Michel.<\/p>\n
The money is being provided through the Public Health Agency of Canada\u2019s Preventing Family Violence Program.<\/p>\n
The federal government says the projects will help strengthen prevention efforts, support safe and healthy relationships, identify risks faced by children and families, and reinforce community supports.<\/p>\n
McMaster University receives $1.7 million<\/p>\n
McMaster University is receiving $1.7 million for a project focused on improving outcomes for youth in care.<\/p>\n
The project is aimed at addressing risk factors and systemic barriers that can contribute to youth entering the child welfare system across multiple generations.<\/p>\n
It will also support youth in care as they transition into adulthood and evaluate the long-term impact of that support.<\/p>\n
Melissa Kimber, associate professor and Chedoke Health Chair in Child Psychiatry at McMaster University, said the funding will support equity-driven systems change for youth in and from care.<\/p>\n
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Indigenous parenting program supported<\/p>\n
Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg is receiving $1.3 million to adapt, co-create, deliver and evaluate an Anishinaabe version of the Nobody\u2019s Perfect Parenting Program.<\/p>\n
The culturally adapted, community-led program will focus on positive parenting and will be tested in three urban, northern and rural communities across Ontario.<\/p>\n
The federal government says the project will support efforts to prevent child maltreatment through culturally grounded programming.<\/p>\n
Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg executive director Monique Lavallee said the project will be grounded in Anishinaabe language, teachings and cultural practices connected to family and child wellness.<\/p>\n
Child maltreatment called serious public health issue<\/p>\n
The federal government says child maltreatment remains a serious public health issue in Canada, with long-term impacts on the health and well-being of children, families and communities.<\/p>\n
Child maltreatment can include physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect and exposure to intimate partner violence.<\/p>\n
Michel said the effects of violence can be complex and long-lasting, including impacts on future generations.<\/p>\n
She said the funding is meant to strengthen knowledge, skills and support systems so children can grow in safer and healthier environments.<\/p>\n
The federal government says it has invested more than $820 million since 2017 through Canada\u2019s gender-based violence strategy, including work focused on preventing family violence, supporting victims and survivors, and promoting a responsive justice system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The federal government is investing $3 million in two projects aimed at preventing and addressing child maltreatment. Aslam…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":781859,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-781858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=781858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/781859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=781858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=781858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=781858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}