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Reproductive Justice & Violence Against Women: Understanding the Intersections
Submitted by powercamp on Wed, 2010-07-07 13:29This website page is a special collection and it's purpose is to provide resources and an introduction to reproductive justice, focusing particularly on the connections between the elimination of reproductive oppression and domestic and sexual violence.
Empowering Teenage Girls Through Technology
Submitted by powercamp on Wed, 2010-06-16 11:43The paper describes the elements for success in helping girls to use technology to empower themselves, and provides concrete examples of effective initiatives in school and community settings. It details the role that caring adults play in identifying appropriate resources and providing positive experiences which engage girls in deeper technology skills and applications.
Rethinking Relationships: Engaging Youth & Connecting Communities Resource Guide
Submitted by powercamp on Wed, 2010-06-09 15:05In this document is an abundance of books, manuals and programs designed to assist parents and professionals in their efforts to teach children how to grow up healthy in an unhealthy world, and how to promote healthy and equal relationships in a world where inequality is deeply entrenched in our everyday lives.
Compilation of social and health ressource across Northern Canada
Submitted by powercamp on Mon, 2010-06-07 13:57Girls Action compiled these ressources in preparation for our Northern Light program, that took place the summer of 2008, in Whithorse Yukon. In the resource compilation you will find lists of community organizations, health centres, information and crisis lines, women’s shelters, youth groups, etc. They are organized by region.
National Women's Resource Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse and Mental Illness
Submitted by powercamp on Mon, 2010-06-07 12:531-800-354-8824
Ajunniginiq Centre, National Aboiriginal Health Organization
Submitted by powercamp on Mon, 2010-06-07 12:40For resources on suicide prevention, Inuit traditional knowledge , mental health and wellness, sexual health, susbstance abuse, women and girl's health.
1-877-602-4445
Mental Health Crisis Centre
Submitted by powercamp on Mon, 2010-06-07 12:30A comrnunity-based mental health crisis centre established in June 1996.
1-888-737-4668
Sex and Disability Resources
Submitted by powercamp on Mon, 2010-06-07 12:25Here is a list of recommended books on themes of disability (cognitive and physical), sexuality and sexual health.
Girls, Women and Substance Abuse
Submitted by powercamp on Thu, 2010-06-03 16:20The BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH) and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) have developed this information resource together to summarize the ways in which substance use and addiction differ for girls and women, and the implications of those differences for policy, research, systems and services.
Immigrant and Refugee Children in Middle Childhood : An Overview
Submitted by powercamp on Thu, 2010-06-03 16:17A research on immigrant children in middle childhood prepared by the National Children's Alliance. These children are particularly vulnerable as a result of the cultural differences and language barriers they face in their new country and, in some cases, traumatic experiences they have lived through in their home countries.





