Prevention (Page 15)

Trusty, a Canadian Red Cross violence and abuse prevention mascot, has been very busy over the past couple of weeks. First, Trusty visited Iqaluit to supervise a two day Beyond the Hurt workshop to youth at l’École des Trois-Soleils, where he als...

Some of you may know our mascots here at the Canadian Red Cross- such as Buckles, who promotes water safety and Ready Goose, who helps children learn about disaster preparedness. However, there’s a new and improved kid in town who deserves some a...

Andy Callicum is taking the well-known expression, ‘If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk’ to a whole new level. The Red Cross volunteer from B.C. is gearing up for a three-day, 118-kilometre walk, aptly called Walk the Talk, ...

On Monday, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, announced a $250,000 contribution to The Youth Take Charge – Stand up to Bullying and Discrimination in Canadian Communities project.The project trains youth...

It’s not every full-time university student who devotes as much time as Alisha Virmani does going to bat for victims of bullying.  She was in Halifax recently at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies...

On Wednesday February 27th almost all the provinces were standing up to bullying by wearing pink. Calgary, however, took it to a whole other level with a pink food potluck. If I were to say anything about the second floor of the Red Cross buildin...