Helpful Links

SCY is just one of many organizations in Canada working to make the world a better place for children and youth.

We work in collaboration with a wide variety of organizations and groups, cross-promoting their programs and activities whenever possible.

Canadian Coalition for the Rights of the Child - www.rightsofchildren.ca
The mandate of the Coalition is to ensure a collective voice for Canadian organizations and youth concerned with the rights of children as described in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the World Summit for Children Declaration.

Children's Rights Education - www.childrightseducation.org

Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare - www.cecw-cepb.ca

Caring for First Nations Children Society - www.cfncs.com

Canadian Children's Environmental Health Network - www.healthychildren.ca

Centres of Excellence for Children's Well Being - www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/childhood-youth/centres/index2.html
An initiative of the Federal government of Canada. Each Centre is focusing on a different issue: child welfare, communities, early childhood development, special needs, and youth engagement. The Centres are dynamic, 'virtual' networks. They link experts in children's health regardless of the region in which they live.

Canadian Institute for Child Health - www.cich.ca

Canadian Health Network - www.canadian-health-network.ca

Canadian Council on Social Development - www.ccsd.ca
This is one of the largest and most active agencies providing non-governmental information on social issues, including those of children and youth. Some of their recent publications include: The Progress of Canada's Children for 1999 – 2000, 2001, and 2002 and can be found at www.ccsd.ca/research.htm.

First Call - www.firstcallbc.org
A coalition of organizations and community groups that promote legislation, policy and practice that will enable children and youth to achieve their full potential and to participate in making a better world. They believe that children and youth need first call on society's resources.

Vanier Council for the Family - www.vifamily.ca

Canadian Child Care Federation - www.cccf-fcsge.ca

Child and Family Canada - www.cfc-efc.ca

Childwatch International - childwatch.uio.no
Childwatch International is a coalition of the 29 major academic and other research agencies around the world which focus on children's issues. Their website provides a wide range of research and more general information, as well as links to many other websites focused on specific issues.

A Children's House in Cyberspace - childhouse.uio.no
This is UNESCO's website and provides information and access to other web-based information on children's issues.

Is your web site not here? If your group would like to join our network, just e-mail a request to join and include your organization name, website address and a brief description to info@scyofbc.org