by HomeOfEighT8 | May 4, 2011 | Health, Resources
A difficult childhood reduces life expectancy by 20 years among adults who experienced six or more particular types of abuse or household dysfunction as kids, while those who suffered fewer types of trauma lost fewer years of life, a large-scale epidemiological study...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Apr 19, 2011 | Parenting
Just in time for Mother’s Day, a new study from Dove gives moms across the country something to feel good about: a majority of Canadian girls identify their mothers as their biggest female role model. Six in 10 girls between the ages of 10 and 17 named their...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Mar 16, 2011 | Advice, Parenting
A recently published evaluation of a New York state home visiting program has found that home visiting produces significant outcomes in reducing child abuse and neglect. Healthy Families New York is a home visiting program targeting expectant parents and those with...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Mar 8, 2011 | Parenting, Resources
The Cridge Young Parent programs is very proud of Jessica. Over the last few years, she has overcome many challenges. In this TV spot, which aired on CHEK TV March 4th, Jessica talkes about her roll in bringing the LifeRing program to Kawanis House in Victoria, BC....
by HomeOfEighT8 | Feb 24, 2011 | Resources
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S HOMELESS SUFFERED FROM SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES LONG BEFORE THEY LOST THEIR HOMES, A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND. And more than half of Vancouver’s homeless and mentally ill suffer from schizophrenia, according to preliminary data from...
