Child & Youth Wellness Action Group
Our Vision
A healthy informed and resilient Oceanside community
Our Mission
To collaboratively promote well-being by cultivating learning about healthy child and youth development and by fostering compassionate responses to all those impacted by poverty, mental illness, trauma, and substance use.
Core Values
Compassion and Empathy
Functions:
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To promote and nurture healthy development that ensures health, nutrition, responsive caregiving, safety, security and early and ongoing learning
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To facilitate community conversations about healthy development and the impact of early trauma across all sectors, using common language, promoting curiosity rather than judgement and seeking a diverse intergenerational perspective.
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To share knowledge and raise awareness of new scientific evidence on child and youth brain development and impacts of early trauma (Lancet, First 2000 Days and Beyond, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Harvard Center on the Developing Child, Brain Story, etc.)
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Every Door is the Right Door is a list of Oceanside Support Services focused on child and youth mental wellness. Cards are available to service providers by contacting the Network Coordinator.
Our Partners
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Population & Public Health, Healthy Communities - Island Health
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RCMP
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Ministry for Children & Families (MCFD) - Child & Youth Mental Health
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School District 69 (SD69)
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Society of Organized Services
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SOURCES
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Oceanside Building & Learning Together (OBLT)
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Parent Support Services of BC
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BGCCVI
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Community at Large Members
To join or learn more about the Child Youth Wellness Action Group, contact Emily Dunbar