Positive mental health is the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections and personal dignity.
—Public Health Agency of Canada
Positive mental health is the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections and personal dignity.
—Public Health Agency of Canada
C. LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT/C02 ALBERTA/SOCIAL POLICY FRAMEWORK/CMH_ActionPlan_Web_Final.pdf
A Lunch and Learn Companion Fact Sheet
The Early Development Instrument measured the development of Albertan kindergartners over a period of five years. How are Albertan kids doing?
From 2009–2013, the Government of Alberta ran a research study on early childhood development. They used the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a standardized method to measure the development of five-year-old-children. Kindergarten teachers filled out questionnaires about the development of each child in their classrooms in order to report on children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
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Title:Safe haven workshop: enhancing accessibility in Alberta’s women’s shelters.
Corporate Author: Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities
Subject:Women – programs, services|split|Disabilities – physical, mental – general|split|Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness
Publisher:Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities
Place of Publication:Edmonton
Date of Publication:2009
Abstract:
Why are women with disabilities under-represented at women’s shelters? Some of the barriers to accessing shelter services are practical, measurable limitations such as insufficient access to transportation, an inability to enter a building by wheelchair, or a lack of alternatives to print materials. However, the women we spoke to when conducting our research said that attitudinal barriers and a lack of understanding were the most significant obstacles they encountered when accessing shelter services.
This workshop aims to address these concerns by raising awareness among women’s shelters’ staff members and management regarding the unique situations faced by women with disabilities who seek their services. Workers need to understand why women with disabilities are vulnerable, how they can adapt their approaches to meet the needs of these women, and how to support them in appropriate and respectful ways.
Language:English
Material Type:Report
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Title:No more stolen sisters: the need for a comprehensive response to discrimination and violence against indigenous women in Canada.
Corporate Author: Amnesty International Publications
Subject:Women – sexual assault, violence against women|split|Children – child welfare system|split|Children – Indigenous|split|Indigenous peoples – health, welfare|split|Indigenous peoples – planning, policy|split|Indigenous peoples – statistics|split|Racism|split|Women – poverty|split|Women – planning, policy
Publisher:Amnesty International Publications
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2009
Abstract:
This report discusses violence against aboriginal women in Canada. It looks at root causes of this problem, such as poverty in aboriginal communities, the oppression of aboriginal people, systemic racism, and other major social issues that impact these individuals. It also encourages the federal government to adopt certain policies and strategies to protect Canadian aboriginal women from violence and to improve their quality of life.
Language:English
Material Type:Report
F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.10 WOMEN/2009 No-More-Stolen-Sisters-Amnesty-2009.pdf