Local Family and Children’s Services: 215 children will not be forgotten

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June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments anti-Indigenous racism, community support, cultural knowledge, Family and Children's Services Frontenac Lennox and Addington, family supports, Indigenous people, intergenerational trauma, Kamloops Residential School, residential schools, The Kewaywin Circle

The following is a message from Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (FACSFLA) in regards to the remains of 215 children found at the former Kamloops Residential School: We must do better. We are committed to learning and improving in everything we do. The discovery of the

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May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Zoha Khalid 0 Comments accepting new clients, appointments available, at-risk youth, Colleen McAlister, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Home Base Housing, homeless youth, in-person appointments, KFL&A, Kingston, lockdown, Maltby Centre, mental health, mental health support, new clients, no wait list, One Roof, One Roof Kingston Youth Hub, One Roof Youth Services Hub, pandemic, support programs, youth homelessness, youth support programs

Support services such as counseling, mental health, and therapy have moved online, and demand for such services has increased as people deal with not only pandemic worries, but their personal challenges. According to an estimate, approximately 28,000 children and youth across Ontario are on wait lists for mental health care.

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May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments caregiver perspective, caregivers, children, KFL&A, KFL&A Parent Advisory Committee, Kingston, Maltby Centre, mental health, mental health support, navagating the mental health system, parent input, parent perspective, parents, recruiting, recruitment, Roadmap to Wellness, social services and supports, teens, volunteer, wellness, youth, Youth Mental Health Family Advisory Committee

Parenting has often been compared to walking through a minefield. Each step filled with stress and gratitude, where roadblocks and unexpected detours are common, and missteps are feared. Parenting a child who is experiencing difficulties with their mental health? Well, you might as well add a blindfold to that minefield