This month, we bring you the CHEQ 2022 COVID-19 Rapid Report, a guest column on social and emotional learning, along with a special profile on one of HELP’s PhD students whose research is getting attention at both the federal and provincial government levels. Be sure to check out our recommendations for webinars and publications this month, as well!
Just Released: CHEQ 2022 COVID-19 Rapid Report
While experiences for families since the start of the pandemic are improving, the Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (CHEQ) 2022 COVID-19 Rapid Report shows that the impact continues, three years in.
A more detailed look at this report as well as trends over time will be explored at an upcoming webinar on March 2, 2023(1-2:30pm PST) —details coming soon!
Guest Column: The Time is Now — A Focus on Social and Emotional Learning
In January 2023, HELP hosted a 2-part webinar series presented by internationally renowned social and emotional learning (SEL) scholar and former HELP Director Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichel, alongside researchers from the SEL Research Lab. In this guest column, Dr. Denise Buote, team member with the Lab, highlights some key messages from the series. Links to the webinar recordings, presentation slides, and other related resources are also provided.
Orphée Tamba, a PhD student with HELP, believes that understanding the social determinants of health and how they shape developmental trajectories is crucial to achieving health equity. “I am particularly passionate about studying the impact of these factors in early childhood, as it is a critical period in a person's life that can set the stage for future health and well-being.”
Hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, this three-part interactive webinar series (Feb 1-Mar 29) will explore how anti-Black racism impacts health and identify concrete opportunities for public health action.
A study led by Emily Gemmell examines how urban environments shape early childhood experiences, influencing core areas of development for young children, and considers potential differences across gender, culture, and geography.
It has been ten years since the untimely passing of our dear friend and colleague, Dr. Clyde Hertzman. We hope you will join us in remembering Clyde through this playlist that we call Clyde’s Greatest Hits. Clyde’s influence in the fields of early child development, population health and epidemiology were significant across British Columbia, nationally, and internationally. "A passionate visionary, esteemed researcher and early child advocate, Clyde inspired every one of us." And his inspiration continues to guide the work of HELP to this day. Click above for our favourite memories of Clyde.
Quick Notes
⇒ WEBINAR
WHO to Launch GSED
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) with a special webinar on February 27. The GSED provides an opportunity to measure, evaluate and monitor children's progress across a range of areas in the vital first three years of their lives. Register now
⇒ MONITORING SYSTEM
EDI and MDI — Happening Now!
It’s that time of year again — over 50,000 students in Grades 4 through 8 across BC are participating in the MDI project this month, sharing their perspectives on their social and emotional health, well-being and other assets. February is also when we invite kindergarten teachers to complete the EDI for their students, with 22 school districts kicking off the first year of our 9th wave of data collection. Thank you to all of the educators and students participating the EDI and MDI projects across BC!
⇒ ABORIGINAL STEERING COMMITTEE
ASC Welcome: Lori Huston
HELP and the Aboriginal Steering Committee (ASC) and are pleased to announce the newest addition to the ASC, Lori Huston! Learn more about Lori
The Human Early Learning Partnership is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) People.
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