PolicyWise for Children & Families
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We work with the social-serving sector to enhance practices and policies that support well-being. Together, we create a world where children and familes thrive.
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
@Alberta.ca's Action Plan for Youth Suicide Prevention shares an evidence-based approach by building community capacity & providing recovery & growth focused supports.
Learn more: buff.ly/Wz2R1sC
@Alberta.ca's Action Plan for Youth Suicide Prevention shares an evidence-based approach by building community capacity & providing recovery & growth focused supports.
Learn more: buff.ly/Wz2R1sC
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
@Alberta.ca's Action Plan for Youth Suicide Prevention shares an evidence-based approach by building community capacity & providing recovery & growth focused supports.
Learn more: buff.ly/Wz2R1sC
@Alberta.ca's Action Plan for Youth Suicide Prevention shares an evidence-based approach by building community capacity & providing recovery & growth focused supports.
Learn more: buff.ly/Wz2R1sC
Are you a social-sector worker seeking resources to support your gender-diverse youth clients and their families?
@PolicyWise.com's Resources for Practice is empowering providers with evidence-based information to support gender-diverse youth well-being at: bit.ly/4id6rvR
@PolicyWise.com's Resources for Practice is empowering providers with evidence-based information to support gender-diverse youth well-being at: bit.ly/4id6rvR
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Are you a social-sector worker seeking resources to support your gender-diverse youth clients and their families?
@PolicyWise.com's Resources for Practice is empowering providers with evidence-based information to support gender-diverse youth well-being at: bit.ly/4id6rvR
@PolicyWise.com's Resources for Practice is empowering providers with evidence-based information to support gender-diverse youth well-being at: bit.ly/4id6rvR
We are sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
Working with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division, we engaged with youth & Alberta Youth Hubs to create community snapshot reports celebrating the Hubs’ impact on youth mental health. Learn more: buff.ly/HmssfjO
Working with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division, we engaged with youth & Alberta Youth Hubs to create community snapshot reports celebrating the Hubs’ impact on youth mental health. Learn more: buff.ly/HmssfjO
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We are sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
Working with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division, we engaged with youth & Alberta Youth Hubs to create community snapshot reports celebrating the Hubs’ impact on youth mental health. Learn more: buff.ly/HmssfjO
Working with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division, we engaged with youth & Alberta Youth Hubs to create community snapshot reports celebrating the Hubs’ impact on youth mental health. Learn more: buff.ly/HmssfjO
Are you an Alberta early learning and childhood educator interested in enhancing your intercultural skills and supporting culturally diverse families?
Check out culturally responsive resources from our Spark Guide Resource Hub at: buff.ly/OyQqziR
Check out culturally responsive resources from our Spark Guide Resource Hub at: buff.ly/OyQqziR
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Are you an Alberta early learning and childhood educator interested in enhancing your intercultural skills and supporting culturally diverse families?
Check out culturally responsive resources from our Spark Guide Resource Hub at: buff.ly/OyQqziR
Check out culturally responsive resources from our Spark Guide Resource Hub at: buff.ly/OyQqziR
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
Flooding often hits hardest in communities already facing barriers.
Our guide, co-developed with @ncceh.bsky.social, offers 7 public health practices to support post-disaster recovery.
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Flooding often hits hardest in communities already facing barriers.
Our guide, co-developed with @ncceh.bsky.social, offers 7 public health practices to support post-disaster recovery.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
Flooding often hits hardest in communities already facing barriers.
Our guide, co-developed with @ncceh.bsky.social, offers 7 public health practices to support post-disaster recovery.
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Flooding often hits hardest in communities already facing barriers.
Our guide, co-developed with @ncceh.bsky.social, offers 7 public health practices to support post-disaster recovery.
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@PolicyWise.com is excited to introduce Dr. Jennifer Medlock as our Director of Research.
Since 2018, she has led over 30 of our projects and will now guide a team that turns insight into action-ready research, grounded in equity and community wisdom.
Learn more at: buff.ly/15QtqKn
Since 2018, she has led over 30 of our projects and will now guide a team that turns insight into action-ready research, grounded in equity and community wisdom.
Learn more at: buff.ly/15QtqKn
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@PolicyWise.com is excited to introduce Dr. Jennifer Medlock as our Director of Research.
Since 2018, she has led over 30 of our projects and will now guide a team that turns insight into action-ready research, grounded in equity and community wisdom.
Learn more at: buff.ly/15QtqKn
Since 2018, she has led over 30 of our projects and will now guide a team that turns insight into action-ready research, grounded in equity and community wisdom.
Learn more at: buff.ly/15QtqKn
Only two days left to register!
@PolicyWise.com is sharing a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social. In FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services you will learn to use data to advance equity in social & human services that reflects the communities you serve.
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@PolicyWise.com is sharing a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social. In FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services you will learn to use data to advance equity in social & human services that reflects the communities you serve.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Only two days left to register!
@PolicyWise.com is sharing a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social. In FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services you will learn to use data to advance equity in social & human services that reflects the communities you serve.
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@PolicyWise.com is sharing a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social. In FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services you will learn to use data to advance equity in social & human services that reflects the communities you serve.
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@PolicyWise.com marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by sharing Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children’s guide to help researchers respond with care during emergencies.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@PolicyWise.com marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by sharing Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children’s guide to help researchers respond with care during emergencies.
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On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, @PolicyWise.com celebrates the strength & resilience of women worldwide.
WomanACT's brief reveals how intimate partner violence affects job stability, impacting focus, attendance, and income.
Explore the brief: buff.ly/6gyYZgA
WomanACT's brief reveals how intimate partner violence affects job stability, impacting focus, attendance, and income.
Explore the brief: buff.ly/6gyYZgA
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, @PolicyWise.com celebrates the strength & resilience of women worldwide.
WomanACT's brief reveals how intimate partner violence affects job stability, impacting focus, attendance, and income.
Explore the brief: buff.ly/6gyYZgA
WomanACT's brief reveals how intimate partner violence affects job stability, impacting focus, attendance, and income.
Explore the brief: buff.ly/6gyYZgA
Strengthen your non-profit's ability to navigate unexpected changes and crises.
@PolicyWise.com's Organizational Resilience Assessment Tool and Reflective Guide can help your organization become more robust and flexible.
Learn more at: buff.ly/J8Y9SkQ
@PolicyWise.com's Organizational Resilience Assessment Tool and Reflective Guide can help your organization become more robust and flexible.
Learn more at: buff.ly/J8Y9SkQ
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Strengthen your non-profit's ability to navigate unexpected changes and crises.
@PolicyWise.com's Organizational Resilience Assessment Tool and Reflective Guide can help your organization become more robust and flexible.
Learn more at: buff.ly/J8Y9SkQ
@PolicyWise.com's Organizational Resilience Assessment Tool and Reflective Guide can help your organization become more robust and flexible.
Learn more at: buff.ly/J8Y9SkQ
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
The Centre for Suicide Prevention's Respite House pilot created a home-like environment for crisis care, building trust, reducing ER visits, and fostering new partnerships.
Read the full evaluation: buff.ly/61qpAOp
The Centre for Suicide Prevention's Respite House pilot created a home-like environment for crisis care, building trust, reducing ER visits, and fostering new partnerships.
Read the full evaluation: buff.ly/61qpAOp
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
The Centre for Suicide Prevention's Respite House pilot created a home-like environment for crisis care, building trust, reducing ER visits, and fostering new partnerships.
Read the full evaluation: buff.ly/61qpAOp
The Centre for Suicide Prevention's Respite House pilot created a home-like environment for crisis care, building trust, reducing ER visits, and fostering new partnerships.
Read the full evaluation: buff.ly/61qpAOp
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
To help destigmatize conversations with youth about their mental health, the Centre for Suicide Prevention's toolkit provides information on this topic using safe and strengths-based language.
Learn more: bit.ly/3xV4DVG
To help destigmatize conversations with youth about their mental health, the Centre for Suicide Prevention's toolkit provides information on this topic using safe and strengths-based language.
Learn more: bit.ly/3xV4DVG
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
To help destigmatize conversations with youth about their mental health, the Centre for Suicide Prevention's toolkit provides information on this topic using safe and strengths-based language.
Learn more: bit.ly/3xV4DVG
To help destigmatize conversations with youth about their mental health, the Centre for Suicide Prevention's toolkit provides information on this topic using safe and strengths-based language.
Learn more: bit.ly/3xV4DVG
This National Addictions Awareness Week @PolicyWise.com is highlighting the collaborative work of CAPSA Canada, the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and CASA Canada.
Check out their report on how Canadians experience integrated services for mental health and substance use health: bit.ly/3JHNrWq
Check out their report on how Canadians experience integrated services for mental health and substance use health: bit.ly/3JHNrWq
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This National Addictions Awareness Week @PolicyWise.com is highlighting the collaborative work of CAPSA Canada, the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and CASA Canada.
Check out their report on how Canadians experience integrated services for mental health and substance use health: bit.ly/3JHNrWq
Check out their report on how Canadians experience integrated services for mental health and substance use health: bit.ly/3JHNrWq
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
With ALIGN Association of Community Services, we created a report that defines child well-being rooted in cultural diversity & Indigenous knowledge.
Learn how it can shape policy & practice: buff.ly/uQCNGIG
With ALIGN Association of Community Services, we created a report that defines child well-being rooted in cultural diversity & Indigenous knowledge.
Learn how it can shape policy & practice: buff.ly/uQCNGIG
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
With ALIGN Association of Community Services, we created a report that defines child well-being rooted in cultural diversity & Indigenous knowledge.
Learn how it can shape policy & practice: buff.ly/uQCNGIG
With ALIGN Association of Community Services, we created a report that defines child well-being rooted in cultural diversity & Indigenous knowledge.
Learn how it can shape policy & practice: buff.ly/uQCNGIG
On Holodomor Memorial Day, @PolicyWise.com honours Ukraine’s legacy of resilience and commemorates the millions lost in the 1932-33 famine.
Learn more about this tragic chapter in history with @holodomoreducation.bsky.social's extensive educational resources: buff.ly/unrXuLh.
Learn more about this tragic chapter in history with @holodomoreducation.bsky.social's extensive educational resources: buff.ly/unrXuLh.
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
On Holodomor Memorial Day, @PolicyWise.com honours Ukraine’s legacy of resilience and commemorates the millions lost in the 1932-33 famine.
Learn more about this tragic chapter in history with @holodomoreducation.bsky.social's extensive educational resources: buff.ly/unrXuLh.
Learn more about this tragic chapter in history with @holodomoreducation.bsky.social's extensive educational resources: buff.ly/unrXuLh.
Want to make data work for equity in social services?
@PolicyWise.com is sharing a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social.
Learn to use data that reflects inclusion for advocacy, service improvement & fundraising in FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services.
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@PolicyWise.com is sharing a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social.
Learn to use data that reflects inclusion for advocacy, service improvement & fundraising in FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Want to make data work for equity in social services?
@PolicyWise.com is sharing a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social.
Learn to use data that reflects inclusion for advocacy, service improvement & fundraising in FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services.
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@PolicyWise.com is sharing a new learning opportunity from our partner @ucalgary.bsky.social.
Learn to use data that reflects inclusion for advocacy, service improvement & fundraising in FSW 273: Data Equity in Social and Human Services.
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Discover capacity-building resources for your organization.
Our Resources for Practice provides a wide selection of free resources that we and other organizations have created to enhance policies and practices.
Find something new today ➡️ bit.ly/3RlxF8K
Our Resources for Practice provides a wide selection of free resources that we and other organizations have created to enhance policies and practices.
Find something new today ➡️ bit.ly/3RlxF8K
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Discover capacity-building resources for your organization.
Our Resources for Practice provides a wide selection of free resources that we and other organizations have created to enhance policies and practices.
Find something new today ➡️ bit.ly/3RlxF8K
Our Resources for Practice provides a wide selection of free resources that we and other organizations have created to enhance policies and practices.
Find something new today ➡️ bit.ly/3RlxF8K
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
Explore ALIGN Association of Community Services' Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework, a set of oral and written tools to ensure Indigenous children in Alberta are treated with dignity and respect: buff.ly/vT8FvtE
Explore ALIGN Association of Community Services' Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework, a set of oral and written tools to ensure Indigenous children in Alberta are treated with dignity and respect: buff.ly/vT8FvtE
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
Explore ALIGN Association of Community Services' Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework, a set of oral and written tools to ensure Indigenous children in Alberta are treated with dignity and respect: buff.ly/vT8FvtE
Explore ALIGN Association of Community Services' Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework, a set of oral and written tools to ensure Indigenous children in Alberta are treated with dignity and respect: buff.ly/vT8FvtE
Explore our latest fall newsletter!
Learn how @PolicyWise.com is turning strategy into action with a bold new direction focused on research, advocacy, and initiatives that drive real change: buff.ly/WdY1Wfd
Subscribe to our newsletter now: buff.ly/qGWBPag
Learn how @PolicyWise.com is turning strategy into action with a bold new direction focused on research, advocacy, and initiatives that drive real change: buff.ly/WdY1Wfd
Subscribe to our newsletter now: buff.ly/qGWBPag
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Explore our latest fall newsletter!
Learn how @PolicyWise.com is turning strategy into action with a bold new direction focused on research, advocacy, and initiatives that drive real change: buff.ly/WdY1Wfd
Subscribe to our newsletter now: buff.ly/qGWBPag
Learn how @PolicyWise.com is turning strategy into action with a bold new direction focused on research, advocacy, and initiatives that drive real change: buff.ly/WdY1Wfd
Subscribe to our newsletter now: buff.ly/qGWBPag
On the Transgender Day of Remembrance, @PolicyWise.com honours and remembers transgender lives lost to violence and discrimination.
We are supporting caregivers with three guides that provide information to help their gender-diverse youth transition in Alberta: bit.ly/4id6rvR
We are supporting caregivers with three guides that provide information to help their gender-diverse youth transition in Alberta: bit.ly/4id6rvR
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On the Transgender Day of Remembrance, @PolicyWise.com honours and remembers transgender lives lost to violence and discrimination.
We are supporting caregivers with three guides that provide information to help their gender-diverse youth transition in Alberta: bit.ly/4id6rvR
We are supporting caregivers with three guides that provide information to help their gender-diverse youth transition in Alberta: bit.ly/4id6rvR
Happy National Child Day!
All children deserve to be heard, protected from harm, and have their basic needs met.
Our partners, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, represent the rights, interests, and viewpoints of Alberta children and youth.
Learn more about their work at: buff.ly/Nk2lVqu
All children deserve to be heard, protected from harm, and have their basic needs met.
Our partners, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, represent the rights, interests, and viewpoints of Alberta children and youth.
Learn more about their work at: buff.ly/Nk2lVqu
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Happy National Child Day!
All children deserve to be heard, protected from harm, and have their basic needs met.
Our partners, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, represent the rights, interests, and viewpoints of Alberta children and youth.
Learn more about their work at: buff.ly/Nk2lVqu
All children deserve to be heard, protected from harm, and have their basic needs met.
Our partners, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, represent the rights, interests, and viewpoints of Alberta children and youth.
Learn more about their work at: buff.ly/Nk2lVqu
To celebrate Transgender Awareness Week, @PolicyWise.com is sharing our “Supporting Mental Health While Transitioning” guide.
It covers ways service providers can support the mental health of Two Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse youth and their caregivers: buff.ly/e7eqBwj
It covers ways service providers can support the mental health of Two Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse youth and their caregivers: buff.ly/e7eqBwj
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
To celebrate Transgender Awareness Week, @PolicyWise.com is sharing our “Supporting Mental Health While Transitioning” guide.
It covers ways service providers can support the mental health of Two Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse youth and their caregivers: buff.ly/e7eqBwj
It covers ways service providers can support the mental health of Two Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse youth and their caregivers: buff.ly/e7eqBwj
This Women's Entrepreneurship Day learn how women entrepreneurs can drive action through connection and flourish with fair pay, child care, and community support.
Explore @PolicyWise.com's tools to help close Alberta’s employment gender gap: buff.ly/BIC5KNn
Explore @PolicyWise.com's tools to help close Alberta’s employment gender gap: buff.ly/BIC5KNn
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This Women's Entrepreneurship Day learn how women entrepreneurs can drive action through connection and flourish with fair pay, child care, and community support.
Explore @PolicyWise.com's tools to help close Alberta’s employment gender gap: buff.ly/BIC5KNn
Explore @PolicyWise.com's tools to help close Alberta’s employment gender gap: buff.ly/BIC5KNn
What do communities need to know right now?
That question drives @PolicyWise.com’s new Action-Ready Research team. They transform research from something static into something practical and timely. It is about making knowledge work right now.
Learn more at: buff.ly/15QtqKn
That question drives @PolicyWise.com’s new Action-Ready Research team. They transform research from something static into something practical and timely. It is about making knowledge work right now.
Learn more at: buff.ly/15QtqKn
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What do communities need to know right now?
That question drives @PolicyWise.com’s new Action-Ready Research team. They transform research from something static into something practical and timely. It is about making knowledge work right now.
Learn more at: buff.ly/15QtqKn
That question drives @PolicyWise.com’s new Action-Ready Research team. They transform research from something static into something practical and timely. It is about making knowledge work right now.
Learn more at: buff.ly/15QtqKn
@PolicyWise.com has embarked on a new strategic journey to turn strategy into action.
Learn about our 3 new strands of practice focused on research, advocacy, and strategic initiatives. These strands work together to generate insights and drive policy change: buff.ly/cRHMqGv
Learn about our 3 new strands of practice focused on research, advocacy, and strategic initiatives. These strands work together to generate insights and drive policy change: buff.ly/cRHMqGv
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@PolicyWise.com has embarked on a new strategic journey to turn strategy into action.
Learn about our 3 new strands of practice focused on research, advocacy, and strategic initiatives. These strands work together to generate insights and drive policy change: buff.ly/cRHMqGv
Learn about our 3 new strands of practice focused on research, advocacy, and strategic initiatives. These strands work together to generate insights and drive policy change: buff.ly/cRHMqGv