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JANEWAY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
CHILD & YOUTH ADVOCACY CENTRE
$314,006
TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED TO DATE
$81,233
TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED
IN 2022
$134,717
TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED
IN 2021
$98,055
TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED
IN 2020
HOSPITAL PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Research has found that nearly a third (32%) of Canadians aged 15+ – almost nine million people – report that they personally experienced childhood physical or sexual abuse. In Canada, Child Advocacy Centres (CACs) are one tool that governments and communities have developed to support children in cases where abuse is suspected. CACs bring together multi-disciplinary teams to holistically address the needs of children, youth and their families; they offer a range of services in areas ranging from mental health to access to justice.
In a five-year, multi-site study, the Department of Justice of Newfoundland & Labrador found children and families to be highly satisfied with the support they received from CACs. These findings held true across a range of delivery models. Ninety-three percent of respondents say the support they received from professionals through the CAC was helpful. Large majorities of youth victims (79%) and caregivers (91%) said the services they received were culturally sensitive.
An important strength of the Family of Support initiative is grounded in the trust The Sobey Foundation and Empire Company Limited have shown for children’s hospitals by empowering them to allocate funds to the areas they see as most urgent.
Community Capacity and Knowledge Mobilization
The Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre continues to work toward the opening of an important new regional resource: The North Star Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, a facility designed to meet the needs of children who are believed to have experienced abuse. The pandemic has delayed the opening of this centre, but the development of clinical spaces and the preparatory training activities are largely complete. The Janeway also continues to build and maintain strong relationships with the partners (such as police forces and social workers from the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development) who are collaborating to bring this model, successful in other regions, to Newfoundland & Labrador for the first time.
