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Sunday, September 9, 2012 9:00 AM
Did you know that approximately nine out of every 1,000 babies in Canada are born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)?
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Saturday, September 1, 2012 9:15 AM
To kick off Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention and Support Month, the B.C. government is launching an awareness campaign with new online tools and an interactive quiz to get people of all ages involved.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:45 PM
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It's estimated that every year in Canada, 800,000 children will witness a woman being abused.
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Monday, May 7, 2012 8:25 AM
It's a surprising statistic for many British Columbians: one in seven children and youth in B.C. struggles with a mental health challenge that interferes with their daily lives and their relationships with friends and relatives.
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Friday, May 4, 2012 11:30 AM
The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) and Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Society are celebrating the grand opening of a new safe house for vulnerable teens in Nanaimo, which doubles the capacity of the former youth safe house.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 9:00 AM
Every year, British Columbians commemorate Autism Awareness Month as a way to recognize and honour children, youth and adults dealing with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:00 AM
Youth who have a parent suffering from a mental illness are about to receive support through an innovative program in Victoria.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1:30 PM
The Ministry of Children and Family Development has appointed the director of investigations from the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth to lead the newly created Provincial Office of Domestic Violence.
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Monday, February 6, 2012 9:00 AM
Research has shown that anxiety has the highest prevalence rate of all childhood mental disorders, affecting approximately 65,000 children and youth in B.C.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:15 AM
The Community Action Initiative (CAI), a provincewide program that supports mental health and substance use projects and innovation in B.C., is awarding almost $2 million to 10 grassroots mental health and substance use groups throughout the province.
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