Whats New

The Good Food Machine gets growing in Canadian classrooms

New program for Canadian schools helps kids be healthier through fresh food

TORONTO, May 16, 2016 – LoyaltyOne announced today it is partnering with FoodShare Toronto and Global Teacher finalist Stephen Ritz of the educationally acclaimed Green Bronx Machine to launch the Good Food Machine, a new healthy food education program for children in Canadian communities. 

Read More

New and improved accessibility for the 2016 World’s Largest Sandbox

The 5th Annual World’s Largest Sandbox is now accessible to more children

Every year, The Sandbox Project holds the World’s Largest Sandbox – our signature annual event that aims to raise awareness of the importance of collaborating, investing and focusing on the health and wellbeing of Canada’s children and youth.  This yearly event brings together Parliamentarians, media personalities, not-for-profit organizations and industry professionals in a giant sandbox with local children and school groups for an exciting sandcastle-building competition. 

This year, The Sandbox Project has partnered with Smilezone Foundation to build a fully inclusive sandbox structure. For the first time ever, in collaboration with the Ontario Association of Children’s Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) and the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (OCTC), we are happy to announce that the World’s Largest Sandbox event is now accessible to all children.

Read More

Telemental Health: An Approach to Addressing Mental Health Care Disparities for Children and Adolescents

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Special Issue on Telemental Health: An Approach to Addressing Mental Health Care Disparities for Children and Adolescents. Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH, MS, and Jonathan S. Comer, PhD, Guest Editors

Complete special issue: http://online.liebertpub.com/toc/cap/26/3

Introduction: The Case for Telemental Health for Improving the Accessibility and Quality of Children’s Mental Health Services

Read More

New UNICEF report: Canadian children at back of the pack among rich nations

Well-being of most vulnerable children at risk if widening gaps are not addressed

TORONTO, April 14, 2016 – A new report released today by UNICEF highlights the inequalities in child well-being in the world’s most affluent nations, including Canada. While progress in reducing child wellbeing gaps has been modest overall, Canada’s children are at the back of the pack, ranking in the bottom third when measured against other rich nations.

Read More