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Stand Up (Video)

The always progressive Peel District School Board takes a collaborative stand on mental health.  


Turn Up The Volume

On September 26 and 27 the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will ask the Canadian Government questions about how well children are doing in Canada.  This is part of the third review of how well Canada implements the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  The dialogue will be webcast, so you can watch it in Canada.  The CCRC is providing commentary and background on its website and invites Canadians to join the discussion through its Facebook page.   Go here for more information

Youth Statement of 6th World Urban Forum 2012

Two Canadian youth helped write the draft statement by the youth at the concluding session of the sixth World Urban Forum (WUF) on 5th September 2012.

Child Survival Rates Are Highest Ever - UNICEF

More children across the world survive their 5th birthday then ever before and there are now 14 000 fewer children dying every day than there were in 1990.  Read more.

The Power of the Informal Economy

Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the world's informal economy.  It's a fascinating short video.  Watch it here.

Try This At The Office

Who makes the better sound effects - girls or guys?

Luxury Brands Look to Leverage Children's Market

Underage guests at the Four Seasons Berlin can whizz around the lobby in a miniature Mercedes-Benz or take high tea using 'child friendly china'.  Fascinating!

Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Children Have Skyrocketed

Since 1993, the rate of antipsychotic drug prescribing to children increased by a factor of nearly eight, while prescribing to teens quintupled and in adults nearly doubled, according to a new study.