We're excited to announce the dates for #EIS2025! Book it in your calendar today: 27-29 October 2025. More info: eisummit.org #evidence #impsci #research #policy #practice #conference

*NEW* Dr. Andrea Gonzalez (PI), Dr. Terry Bennett (Co-PI) and Offord Centre colleagues receive funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada (Health Canada and PHAC) to support the new #research study - CHAMPP4KIDS: Developing community-partnered, tailored models of care to promote

An #ISPCAN2024 highlight! Learning about the #SafeFuturesHub and its practice-based knowledge framework for preventing childhood sexual violence. Together for Girls WeProtect Global Alliance SVRI

The The AfriChild Centre team had a meaningful exchange with Pragathi Tummala the Chief Executive Officer at ISPCAN, on Day 2 of the #ISPCAN2024 Congress. We're committed to expanding partnerships and innovative approaches to improve children's lives.

Grateful for the insightful discussions at the ISPCAN pre-conference workshop on scaling parenting programmes in crisis settings. The audience and panel's exchange on co-adaptation & scaling was invaluable! #ISPCAN2024 #ParentingInCrisis #ParentingProgrammes #PlayfulParenting

We are just one week away from the #ParalympicGames in Paris! Which #TeamCanada athletes are you most excited to see compete? Be sure to tune in from August 28 to September 8 on CBC/Radio-Canada 🥇 📸 : Canadian Paralympic Team

Great to be at ISPCAN Congress in Uppsala this week, discussing frontiers in child protection, and presenting our learnings about combining law reform with social norms and behaviour change strategies to end corporal punishment of children. #EndCorporalPunishment #ISPCAN24

Great to see Dr Gita Wahi from McMaster University Department of Pediatrics and Dr Stelios Georgiades , Director of the The Offord Centre for Child Studies , involved in these discussions!

Excluding disabled women from sport because of a choice to cover is horrible. This issue should spill over from the Olympics and get coverage during the Paralympics.

One of the most compelling stories is of Zakia Khudadadi, an Afghan Paralympian, who is showing the world and its' many oppressors that she can be herself - in whatever she wants to wear. cnn.com/2024/08/22/spo…

Canada is off to a hot start at the Paralympics with 4 teams in action on Day 1 🇨🇦 Watch it all for free on CBC Gem

Who’s cutting onions? 🥹

Inspired by her father, Canadian Para triathlete Kamylle Frenette has proudly competed for Canada worldwide Get to know her story #Paris2024 🔗 cbc.ca/sports/olympic… #Breakthrough presented by Toyota Canada

Really looking forward to spending tonight back at Stade de France for a massive night of Athletics for the Canadians 🇨🇦Keegan Gaunt in women's 1,500m - T13 1:13pm ET 🇨🇦Brent Lakatos in men's 5,000m - T54 2:39pm ET 🇨🇦Amanda Rummery in women's 400m - T47 3:19pm ET

All of those letters and numbers you see are impairment classifications. There are ten different impairments that make athletes eligible to compete at the Paralympics — eight physical, one intellectual and one visual. Here they are explained: cbc.ca/amp/1.7307320

Femicide. Our work to prevent gender-based violence is no-where close to done.