To strengthen community mental health and well-being disaster support, we partnered with the Canadian Red Cross to develop six principles and five actions to guide those providing services to communities.
Alberta’s non-profits are increasingly optimistic as the economy continues to heat up says the Alberta Nonprofit Data Strategy.
Alberta women need sustainable community-driven solutions to close the gender gap. We have developed five calls to action to help them thrive and close this gap.
Sign-up for a free two-part training series on how to use Census data, presented by the Alberta Non-Profit Data Strategy and Statistics Canada.
On Administrative Professionals Day, PolicyWise is happy to show our appreciation to our administrative staff, Krystal Brass, Janine King, Tony Ho, and Courtney Lundy. They make our offices more manageable, less chaotic, and incredibly fun!
In this story we chatted with Dr. Bukola Oladunni Salami, reminiscing about her journey leading three projects funded by PolicyWise since 2014. We focused on her 2020 report, Participatory Action Research Project to Promote the Mental Health of African, Black, and Caribbean Youth in Alberta and its impacts.
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we are grateful for the over 25 projects we are working on with our many collaborators and partners. In this story, we highlight why three current projects matter and what difference they will make to policies, practices, and the lives of children, youth, families, and communities.
In late March, staff, Board Directors, Members, and collaborators of PolicyWise for Children & Families, past and present, gathered at the Matrix Hotel in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, to celebrate our 20th anniversary. During the event, we reflected on our beginnings and significant milestones, while also looking at how that work shaped our current projects and future trajectory.
PolicyWise created a guide for public health practitioners providing community-level psychosocial and mental health support post-flooding. In partnership with the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health and with support from a team of advisors from across the country, we explored the impacts, priorities, and response strategies that can be adapted and applied across Canada. Find out more!
Read the Priorities Snapshot to learn what the research says about the gendered impact of COVID-19 on employment and pathways forward for Alberta.
We’d like to acknowledge and show respect to the histories, languages, and cultures of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, whose presence continues to enrich our communities.