Media

Advocacy Links

Vancouver Foundation re: Power of Nominating Young People in Care for Awards:
https://www.fosteringchange.ca/meredith_graham_bc_child_and_youth_in_care_awards

CBC Radio Interview:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/foster-care-mcfd-changes-1.3382688

Vancouver Foundation re: Support for Young People Past 19 in Government Care:

Adoptive Families Association of BC re: Life is a Mystery (Poem):
https://www.bcadoption.com/resources/articles/poem-life-mystery

Paneling at The First Call Coalition’s Fundraising Gala:
https://firstcallbc.org/get-involved/meetings-events/annual-fundraising-galas/2016-annual-fundraising-gala/

Board Member for the Child and Youth Care Association of British Columbia:
http://cycabc.com/board

Keynote Presenter for Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses Conference:
https://healthycampuses.ca/resource/lived-experience-leading-to-change/

Interview with The Tyee re: Children in Government Care Falling Behind in School:
https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/10/27/Students-Care-Falling-Further-Behind/

Douglas College Blog re: Miles for Mental Health:
http://www.douglasishere.com/2015/09/fighting-mental-illness-one-step-at-time.html

Social Adversity

Video from the Awards Ceremony (you can skip to my presentation at 7.00 minutes):

Province: http://www.theprovince.com/health/courage+come+back+award+winner+credits+pretend+mamas+with+saving+life/11827268/story.html

Global:
http://globalnews.ca/news/2664546/courage-to-come-back-awards-metro-vancouver-woman-overcomes-nightmarish-childhood-to-help-others/

News 1130:
http://www.news1130.com/2016/04/04/courage-to-come-back-social-adversity-recipient