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Treatment helps recognize the effects of childhood trauma
2017-11-10
Supporting Island families -, Suffering abuse and neglect profoundly affects children throughout their lives. A new therapeutic approach is giving these children hope for the future while helping social workers, youth workers, and foster parents recognize the signs of childhood trauma and better...
UPEI attracted him; now PEI is home
2017-11-01
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Almost 10 years ago, on a cold wintery Prince Edward Island day, Nigerian-raised James Omowumi stepped off a plane at the Charlottetown Airport and never looked back. James is a disability support case worker with the Department of Family and Human Services and is...
Alternate dispute resolution puts children’s needs first
2017-10-05
Supporting Island families -, When parents separate, there can be a lot of wrangling over major decisions. It's Darrell Gallant’s job to help them put the fighting aside and deal with the important decisions about the children they share. As a mediator in the Family Court counsellors’ office,...
Social workers protect children at risk
2017-10-04
Supporting Island families -, For Lindsay Clow, a big part of her job’s reward is knowing that she can help a child in crisis – or even save a life. “The ultimate goal is that we want to support Island families and children to ensure that children can live a life free from harm and feel they can...
In foster families, love is thicker than blood
2017-06-22
Supporting Island Families -, Lori Johnston says you don’t need a perfect house with a white picket fence to foster a child. You only need to open your door – and your heart. “Foster parents don’t have to be typical,” says Johnston, who has fostered Island children in need for more than 16 years....