January 2020

Betty has struggled with mental health challenges, early traumatic life experiences and addiction since she was a teenager. When her addiction and mental health challenges made it difficult for her...

Written by Sherri Kinch I was taken from my mother at birth, placed with a foster family for three months before I was adopted by my parents. I don’t remember being told that I was adopted, I...

Written by ACO's Kathy Soden, Sylvia Gibbons, and Dianne Mathes Earlier this week, we explored Pathways, our specialized training program for adoptive, kinship and customary care families and the...

Written by ACO's Kathy Soden & Sylvia Gibbons, adoptive parents   We adopted from Ontario's public system many years ago with excitement, lots of love and high hopes, but in retrospect, not much...

Today is Bell Let's Talk Day. Bell Let’s Talk is a multi-year charitable program dedicated to mental health. Today, Kathy Soden, a parent through adoption, gives her thoughts on the fallout of...

The Developmental Trauma Action Alliance (DTAA) is excited to announce the launch of its provincial campaign, Healing Childhood Trauma Together.   Trauma, particularly in the first three years...

In children and youth, moods can quickly change from one extreme to another often without a clear reason. For adolescents who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, these mood changes are different...

Written by: Brad Gibbons, Youth Liaison with Living Experience in Adoption Self-care is an ongoing practice for adoptees. Unfortunately, not all of us are aware of our self-care. We often look to...

Written by Wendy Hayes, Communications Coordinator for International Self-Care Day.@_wendyhayes Personally, self-care has been a journey of healing trauma and managing my anxiety. When people used...

Written by: Wendy Hayes, Communications Coordinator Learning who we are is an ongoing part of life. Not all of us have an Eat, Pray Love moment where we figure ourselves out and move on. Identity...