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Wanted: foster parents
TheStar.com – Opinion/editorial – Wanted: foster parents
January 05, 2009
Difficult economic times can be hard on families, particular those already under stress. So, understandably, child welfare workers are concerned about the days ahead.
When children must be taken into custody, the best place for them is in the family-like setting of a caring foster home. Sadly, too few kids in the GTA get that chance because children’s aid societies don’t have nearly enough foster families to meet the need.
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Ringing in health, safety [CINOT Dental Program]
TheStar.com – Ontario/healthzone.ca – Ringing in health, safety
January 01, 2009. Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief
Despite the bleak economic outlook, some things will get better in Ontario this year.
As of today, new laws take effect that will enable poor teenagers to get increased access to dental care, men to obtain free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests, and motorists to feel safer because trucks will be equipped with speed limiters.
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New approach to sex ed
TheStar.com – Opinion/editorial – New approach to sex ed
December 29, 2008
Thankfully, it’s a rare and shocking event when a student is sexually assaulted in a school.
But what about the more common teenage experiences of sexual harassment, homophobia and dating violence outside our schools? Is there a role for teachers to make sure our youth aren’t just respected and safe inside school walls but also prepared for what faces them in broader society? Yes, the province has answered.
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Smiles that say poverty [Ontario’s emergency dental program]
TheStar.com – Opinion/editorial – Smiles that say poverty
December 27, 2008
A person’s smile is one of the first things that gets them noticed. Is it genuine? Shy? Full of joy?
But for many poor Ontarians, smiling isn’t so simple. Teeth are expensive to take care of properly. And a mouth with blackened and missing teeth puts a life of poverty on public display.
Bad teeth leave children vulnerable to ridicule from their peers and make it difficult for adults to get good jobs.
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Residents adjust to living in group homes
TheStar.com – living – Residents adjust to living in group homes: Used to large institutions, intellectually disabled and their families adapt to group homes
December 27, 2008. Trish Crawford, Living Reporter
It’s the end of an era.
Advocates for the intellectually disabled are cheering as Ontario moves to close its last remaining institutions, following the example of Newfoundland, British Columbia and New Brunswick.
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‘Vulnerability brings us together’
TheGlobeandMail.com – Nation Builder 2008 – ‘Vulnerability brings us together’: He comes from an elite Canadian political family, but Jean Vanier shed his privilege and dedicated his life to creating communities where people with mental handicaps can have meaningful encounters with other human beings. His insights and courage have inspired the world.
December 26, 2008. ELIZABETH RENZETTI
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