Category: Weekly

Child Health Symposium 2018: The ‘P-Words’: Play, Physical Activity, People, Participation, and Possibilities

Bringing together clinicians, service leaders, researchers, educators and students from all disciplines to share knowledge, ideas, research and best practices for service delivery and child health.

Thursday, May 17, 2018

• 8:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
• Thames Valley Children’s Centre
• Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m.

Learn more, submit a presentation proposal and register by visiting the symposium home page.

For more information, contact Nicole Chabot – nchabot@uwo.ca

Presented by Western’s Faculty of Health Sciences and the Thames Valley Children’s Centre

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The 10th Annual Life as a Refugee Conference will be held June 20, 8:30am-4pm. Featuring a keynote address by Claire Roque (President, Canadian Council for Refugees). Registration information will follow. For more information, please contact Dalia Elbargisy at delbargisy@lcclc.org

The impacts of technology, shifting demographics, and development means that cities must think differently about how they invest in and support residents. Mid-sized cities are well positioned to be leaders in creating innovative and inclusive urban environments, if we commit to learning from each other and finding new opportunities for participation and collaboration across sectors and communities.

On May 16th, 2018 the Mid-Sized Cities Researcher + Practitioner Roundtable will bring together leaders from mid-sized cities across Canada to share and discuss opportunities for innovative city-building. Through deep-dive discussions with experts in both theory and practice, participants will learn about age-friendly communities, creating smart mid-sized cities, advancing sustainable development, approaches to newcomer integration, partnership-building with Indigenous communities, and addressing pressing social issues.

Registration for the Mid-Sized Cities Researcher + Practitioner Roundtable is now open!

The roundtable will l bring together leaders from mid-sized cities across Canada to share and discuss opportunities for innovative city-building. Through deep-dive discussions with experts in both theory and practice, participants will learn about age-friendly communities, creating smart mid-sized cities, advancing sustainable development, approaches to newcomer integration, partnership-building with Indigenous communities, and addressing pressing social issues.

Date: Wednesday, May 16^th, 2018

Location: Museum London, London, Ontario

Time: 9 to 5pm

Register here.

CRHESI and community members convened on November 15 for a collaborative symposium about trauma- and violence-informed care (TVIC) in our community. The discussion reviewed activities currently in progress and explored potential for collaboration moving forward.

Read the follow-up one-pager report of the event.

Presenters included:
Margaret MacPherson, who presented on the possibilities and characteristics of a trauma and violence informed community, including ongoing work by the Southwest Region Coordinating committee.

Susan McPhail, of CMHA and My Sisters’ Place, shared on-the-ground experiences and organizational lessons from MSP’s process of becoming trauma- and violence-informed.

Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Nadine Wathen, both from Western University, shared current tools and lessons learned from EQUIP trainings. They also discussed the role of TVIC in broader Equity-Oriented Healthcare.

Based on this community conversation, important actions moving forward are:
1. To share what we know about trauma- and violence-informed care
2. To map out what different organizations and individuals are already doing, or need to do towards TVIC
3. To build capacity, commitments and evaluation of TVIC training and initiatives

This event was co-hosted by Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion (CRHESI) and the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC).

If you were unable to join us on Nov. 15, but are interested in joining this community of interest, please email us at info@crhesi.ca to be notified of further events and news. A compilation of resources for Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care is available at crhesi.ca/resources/tvic.