Child & Youth Care

Series focuses on the inner life of teens and their families and addresses the growing problems head on by providing audiences with instantly recognizable characters and situations that are clearly as entertaining as they are thoughtful and educational.

Sometime during the close of the 20th century, free play vanished from the lives of American children. Today, a riptide of structured, highly competitive activities fills their waking hours, heightened by parental ambition and anxiety. This program examines the world of scheduled play-dates and ultra-organized sports, searching out the causes and implications of the hyper-managed childhood.

In this TEDTalk, cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults to show us how typically "teenage" behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain.

In this TEDTalk, mental health care advocate Vikram Patel outlines a highly promising solution: training members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others.

Information on the following topics can be found: Aboriginal children and youth, Adoption, Children's aid, Early childhood, Financial help, School snacks and meals, Special needs, Youth and the law, Youth opportunities.

Information about the services the Government of Canada provides for families and children can be found on this site.

e-Laws provides access to official copies of Ontario's statutes and regulations.