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3 elderly women attacked when hospital sent sick man away

Thanks to Tracey Young who wrote a letter to the editor of the Vacncouver Sun last week. As a social worker she explained how mentally ill people fall bewteen the cracks and end up harming themselves or others. In this case 3 Vancouver women over 65 ended up in the hospital after being attacked by […]

We need a positive culture not just for schools but also for the teachers’ strike

Girls and Daughters, News, Women / By Maureen F Fitzgerald

BC Premier Christy Clark just announced a $2 million strategy and anti-bullying program to keep school kids safe. As she rightly points out, laws and punishments do not work and we need to “create a positive school culture.” She stated correctly that, “educators need tools to be able to deal with conflicts in an appropriate way”.

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