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2020
- 'Dallas Mayor Announces New Fund to Help Reduce Crime', NBC Dallas, July 22 2020
- 'The Big Picture contest', Breakfast Television, July 8 2020
- 'The Big Picture contest winners!', Breakfast Television, May 22 2020
- 'Our young people are struggling': Supporting youth in need during COVID-19, TVO, May 7 2020
- 'How to protect your kid's mental well-being when they're stuck at home' Today's Parent, May 1 2020
- "What to do when your kid won't participate in group activities" Today's Parent, March 9, 2020
- "When your child does something that embarasses you (or you do something that embarrasses your child)" Ann Douglas Blog, January 3, 2020
2019
- "West Island community organization fighting to save vital program" Global News, October 31, 2019
- "Trevor Hancock: The price of society’s neglect of kids" Times Columnist, September 15, 2019
- "How meditation and martial arts can help teens focus" Ryerson Today. June 17, 2019
- "SNAP - STOP NOW AND PLAN" Giv'er Miramichi, April 16
- "Proud dad says decision's a snap" Kenora Online, January 30, 2019
- "SNAP recognized as effective intervention" intermetzo, January 3, 2019
2018
- "Award-Winning Counseling Program Positively Impacts Children and Families in Orange County" Orange County Government Florida, December 12, 2018
- “Canada’s top-rated charities 2019” Maclean’s, November 28, 2018
- “Program teaches kids to identify, resolve conflict”, The Key West Citizen, November 14, 2018
- “Why tweens have explosive bursts of anger—and how to handle it”, Today’s Parent, November 8, 2018
- "Behavior program expands into school setting", Cayman Compass, October 25, 2018
- "SNAP Training Upskills Teachers To support students", Radio Cayman, October 24, 2018
- "SNAP training upskills Cayman Islands teachers to support students"iNEWS, October 24, 2018
- "Training is a SNAP for local educators" CNS Local Life, October 23, 2018
- "Shuswap Family Resource and Referral Society celebrates 30 years in new digs" Eagle Valley News, October 12, 2018
- "Program aims to help at-risk kids keep calm, move on" CBC Ottawa, September 13, 2018
- “Le gouvernement ontarien aidera les jeunes marginalisés d’Ottawa” CBC Radio-Canada, September 11, 2018
- “Province funds SNAP program aimed at 'at-risk’ youth in Ottawa” Edmonton Sun, September 11, 2018
- “Ontario government, city of Ottawa announce collaboration on SNAP program” Global News, September 11, 2018
- “News Release: Ontario Helping At-Risk Children and Families in Ottawa” Government of Ontario, September 11, 2018
- "SNAP program helps at-risk kids before they get into trouble" Pensacola News Journal, August 18, 2018
- "In the wake of Danforth shooting, experts urge caution in linking mental health and violence" Toronto Star, July 25, 2018
- "Activist calls for proactive approach to crime" Cayman News Service, July 19, 2018
- "50 years of acceptance at Camp Towhee" Haliburton Echo, June 26, 2018
- "Camp Towhee celebrates 50 years of outdoor fun with a sense of belonging" The Star, May 29, 2018
- "SNAP program focuses on problem-solving, solutions" Halifax Citizen, April 2, 2018
- "Program open to traumatized mothers" Brantford Expositor, March 18,2018
2017
- Offord Group, Perspectives on Canadian Philanthropy, Page 4, Volume 12 2017
- "20 Years of Underwriting Hope" newsroom.td.com, November 10, 2017
- "Toward family health" Shepparton News, September 9, 2017
- "SNAP targets behavior, works with families to curb juvenile arrests," Orlando Sentinel, September 5, 2017
- "How to help your child cope with anxiety at school," InsideToronto.com, September 1, 2017
- "Symposium in P.E.I. calling for more mental health services for youth," The Guardian, August 25, 2017
- "The magic of Haliburton camp comes down to acceptance," Toronto Star, June 30, 2017
- "FRC aims to add Stop Now And Plan programme to curb bad behaviour," 27 Watch Live, Cayman Islands, June 12, 2017
- "Program to address behavioral problems" Cayman Compass, June 8, 2017
- "Connected North links Aboriginal students in Toronto to remote communities," Now Toronto, May 17, 2017
- "Children’s mental health needs increased funding, program changes, groups urge," Toronto Star, April 30, 2017
- "Children's mental health program to expand in Atlantic Canada" Global News, April 4, 2017
- "Is Violence in the Classroom on the Ministry's Radar?" Newstalk 1010, March 23, 2017
- "What to do when your child doesn't want to go to school" Today's Parent Magazine, March 8, 2017
- "Canadian foundation donates $12-million to support Indigenous people" The Globe and Mail, March 7, 2017
- "You can build up self-control to avoid impulsive behaviors that lead to bad outcomes," Dallas News, January 27, 2017
2016
- "Helping children and families discover their abilities and overcome challenges," On The Go Toronto, December 29, 2016
- "Program provides students tools to boost self-regulation," MyKawartha.com, December 12, 2016
- "Youth ACT to hold youth crime prevention workshops," The Cayman Reporter, August 17, 2016
- "No mention of Youth Act funding in budget debate," The Cayman Reporter, July 2, 2016
- "Jacksonville's Youth Crisis Center adds pilot program for troubled kids," Florida Times-Union, June 19, 2016
- "Orange County Pilot Program Helps Parents and Troubled Children Improve Relationships" - Orlando Political Observer, June 10, 2016
- Taste of Home program featured on CBC Metro Morning, June 6, 2016
- "How schools are working with their communities to change behaviours," Macleans, March 8, 2016
- "Ontario investing $1.1 Million for at-risk youth in Thunder Bay," Tbnewswatch.com, March 2, 2016
- "Department of Juvenile Justice pilots Orange County program to help at-risk youth," WFTV News, March 2, 2016
- "New program seeks to help mothers," Brantford Expositor, January 29, 2016
- News release: Ontario Investing $53.5 Million in Non-Profit Organizations, Government of Ontario, January 6, 2016
News Releases
2020
2019
- September 16, 2019 - CDI presents youth crime-reducing app at Design Exchange opening September 20
- June 14, 2019 - New study finds meditation, yoga and martial arts help kids focus
- April 9, 2019 - Experts discuss children’s mental health and key findings of SNAP Halifax
- March 22, 2019 - Child Development Institute recognizes $750,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant
2018
- October 30, 2018 - Taste of Home welcomes special guest Executive Chef Paula Navarrete of Momofuku Toronto
- October 1, 2018 - Child Development Institute welcomes new Chief Executive Officer
- May 30, 2018 - Child Development Institute marks 50 years of Towhee with exciting anniversary celebration!
- April 3, 2018 - Child Development Institute’s Stop Now And Plan® (SNAP) mental health program receives funding from Public Safety Canada that helps facilitate expansion to reach over 100 communities across Canada
2017
- November 29, 2017 - Co-founder/developer of Children Mental Health’s Acclaimed SNAP® Intervention Program Receives ‘CAMH Difference Maker Award’
- March 9, 2017 - Founder of Halifax non-profit receives Minister’s Award for Leadership in Crime Prevention
2016
Annual Reports
Newsletters
2020
- Child Development Institute summer newsletter
- Child Development Institute spring newsletter
- Child Development Institute winter newsletter
2019
- Child Development Institute fall newsletter
- Child Development Institute summer newsletter
- Child Development Institute spring newsletter
- SNAP Shot March newsletter
- Child Development Institute winter newsletter
2018
- Child Development Institute October newsletter
- SNAP Shot October newsletter
- Child Development Institute September newsletter
- SNAP Shot June newsletter
- Child Development Institute Summer newsletter
- SNAP Shot May newsletter
- Child Development Institute May newsletter
- Child Development Institute February newsletter
- Child Development Institute January newsletter
2017
- Child Development Institute November newsletter
- Child Development Institute October newsletter
- Child Development Institute September newsletter
- Child Development Institute August newsletter
- Child Development Institute July newsletter
- Healthy Development, Issue Three (May 2017) (PDF) & Expressive Language Development Resource Guide (PDF)
- Child Development Institute May newsletter
- Child Development Institute April newsletter
- Child Development Institute March newsletter
- Child Development Institute February newsletter
- Child Development Institute January newsletter
2016
- Child Development Institute November newsletter
- Child Development Institute October newsletter
- Healthy Development, Issue Two (October 2016) & Receptive Language Development Resource Guide (PDF)
- Child Development Institute September newsletter
- SNAP® Shot September Newsletter
- Child Development Institute August newsletter
- Child Development Institute July newsletter
- SNAP Youth Justice Quarterly, Issue One (July 2016)
- SNAP® Shot May Newsletter
- Child Development Institute May newsletter
- Child Development Institute April newsletter
- Healthy Development, Issue One (March 2016) (PDF)
- Child Development Institute March newsletter
- SNAP® Shot February Newsletter
- Child Development Institute February Newsletter
- Child Development Institute January Newsletter