Saint John, NB, November 9, 2021 – The John Howard Society, Fundy Region is pleased to receive a $12,500 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to support providing an additional 100 hours of counseling services for the organization....
Read MoreBell Let’s Talk Day is Thursday, January 28 and we’re joining in to help drive progress in mental health. COVID-19 has affected every aspect of our lives, including our mental health. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 38% of...
Read MoreJohn Howard Canada is creating a series of podcasts in which former prisoners talk about their experience in prison and re-entering the community. “Voices Inside and Out” talks with people who’ve actually walked through those gates; their personal stories and...
Read MoreJohn Howard Employment Services is now providing in-office counselling sessions providing clients with facial masks, access to hand sanitizer and ensuring safe distancing measures. Service will continue by email (s.oneill2@nullyahoo.com) and on Facebook “John Howard Employment Services” (fb.me/jhsfundyregion)
Read MoreFederal government warned not to waste millions on testing experts say is flawed The federal government plans to invest $81 million to train police officers to smoke out drivers impaired by pot across Canada while using a test experts...
Read MoreA B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled that the practice of prolonged and indefinite solitary confinement in Canadian prisons is unconstitutional. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the John Howard Society of Canada (JHSC) brought the challenge against the federal...
Read MoreThe provincial government is investing $196,000 in the Miramichi John Howard Society through the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers program. From left: Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Lisa Harris; Roberta McIntyre, Miramichi regional director for the Department of Post-Secondary Education,...
Read MoreCharlene Bernard said Indigenous history is ‘our collective history, it’s not a separate history’. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada wants the provincial educational systems and post-secondary education systems across Canada teaching Indigenous education to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people....
Read MoreAlthough data is limited, the memo says some believe online child sexual exploitation has reached “a level of epidemic proportions”. OTTAWA – There are “serious gaps” – in resources, training and research – in efforts to protect young people from...
Read MoreCost-sharing deal could keep facility for mentally ill patients operating full-time in Dorchester. A deal aimed at keeping the Shepody Healing Centre in Dorchester operating full-time is being negotiated by the federal and provincial governments, says Health Minister Victor Boudreau....
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