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NEOFACS back to school supply campaign underway

NEOFACS back to school supply campaign underway
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Timmins gets government money for homes for kids who age out of foster care

Timmins gets government money for homes for kids who age out of foster care
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Gerald Petroski added to Wall of Fame

Gerald Petroski added to Wall of Fame
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Pandemic feeling of isolation can be harmful to young people s mental health

SHARE ON: (NEOFACS) It’s Mental Health Week, and Northeastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services recognizes that child and youth mental health is particularly important during the COVID-19 lockdown. Director of services Josée Bélanger says it stems from the lack of routine usually gained from school and other activities, as well as a lack of social interaction. “Especially during the pandemic,” she states, “we recognize that children and youth and with remote learning may be more isolated than they’d like from their peers and this can definitely have an impact on your emotional wellbeing.” Bélanger encourages several steps to combat that, including being active by riding a bike, taking a walk or anything else that changes things up.

Region to lose Pineger Youth Centre in Kirkland Lake on April 30

Region to lose Pineger Youth Centre in Kirkland Lake on April 30 SHARE ON: (pixabay.com) A change to federal legislation in the mid-2000s has led to 26 secure custody youth detention centres across Ontario being closed by the province. The one that serves our region most directly is the Youth Centre in Kirkland Lake, operated by Northeastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services. NEOFACS executive director John Raymond says there’s been a steady decline in occupancy. “There are fewer young people being sent to custody than before, under the Young Offenders Act,” he explains.  “So the new legislation is the Youth Criminal Justice Act.”

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