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A number of Community Partners have formally committed to collaborating with VOICE in research, educational and practice development activities. These Community Partners represent a wide range of perspectives that are vital toward ensuring integrated knowledge production and utilization in childhood ethics. These include representatives from youth groups, parent groups, youth advocates, policy makers, and a number of children's services providers. Our current Community Partners are listed below.

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	Nathalie Bouchard Nathalie Bouchard is a Member of the Family Advisory Forum and Parent Representative on the Pediatric Ethics Committee, both at the Montreal Children's Hospital.
	Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres (CAPHC) The Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres is a non-profit organization that brings together many healthcare organizations across the country representing multidisciplinary health professionals providing health services for children, youth and their families. CAPHC is committed to promoting, facilitating, and advocating for national health delivery guidelines supported by evidence. All Canadian children鈥檚 hospitals and their respective Foundations are members of CAPHC, thereby providing linkages to clinical care, education and research. CAPHC's mandate is to affect system-wide change in the delivery of health services to children and youth across Canada. Elaine Orrbine is the President and CEO of CAPHC.
	Canadian Family Advisory Network The Canadian Family Advisory Network (CFAN) is a national network of family advisory groups across Canada. These groups are associated with hospitals, hospices, health regions and rehab facilities. Members are either family representatives or staff liaisons for the councils. CFAN is supported through a partnership with the Canadian Association of Pediatric Health Centers (CAPHC).
	Cirque Hors Piste Cirque Hors Piste听is a community organization dedicated to social circus that offers an alternative and inclusive creative space for young people who are marginalized or at risk of exclusion. We use circus arts to offer these young people an alternative course of personal development with artistic and social support that allows them to move forward and flourish as citizens. Recognized as a unique center of intervention, mobilization and innovation,听Cirque Hors Piste听is a Canadian leader in social circus. Our experience allows us to mobilize the scientific, social, institutional and artistic communities in order to promote its development in Canada.听
	Giannina Gaslini Institute The听Giannina Gaslini Institute is one of the largest and most important pediatric hospitals in Italy and Europe.The Institute operates in three main sectors: research, assistance and care, training.听 One of the most important prerogatives and characteristics of the Gaslini, due to its nature as a Scientific Institute for Hospitalization and Treatment, is represented by Scientific Research, aimed at transferring the most recent acquisitions in the field of pediatrics and pediatric specialties to clinical application, according to standards of excellence.听The Institute contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the health and hospital planning of Italy听and, in particular, of the Liguria Region with the task of guaranteeing all pediatric specialist and hospitalization functions. Gaslini is the regional headquarters of the Department of Emergency and Pediatric Acceptance, the Trauma Center, the 3rd level neonatal reference and transport center and many other Regional Reference Centers. Training is an integral part of the professional activity of the Giannina Gaslini Institute and adapts to the different organizational needs and training requirements. It is a strategic tool for the management of human resources and for the development and enhancement of professionalism.听The Direction of Health Professionals guarantees the care of patients and ensures that all the needs of patients are met by over a thousand healthcare professionals (nurses, physiotherapists, midwives, technicians, etc.). Dr. Silvia Scelsi is the head of the Direction of Health Professionals.听
	Kevin W. Coughlin Dr. Coughlin, MD, MHSc (Bioethics), FRCPC, is the Past Chair of the Bioethics Committee of the Canadian Pediatrics Society.听 He is an Associate Professor of Paediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Western University in London, Ontario; Co-Director of Perinatal Outreach in the Department of Paediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario; Associate Scientist in the Division of Maternal, Fetal & Newborn Health at the Children's Health Research Institute; and President of the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Section of the Canadian Paediatrics Society.
	Irwin Elman Irwin Elman, B.A., M.A(Ed), is the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth Ontario. He is the Former Director of Client Service at Central Toronto Youth Services and Former Manager of the Pape Adolescent Resource Centre in Toronto (PARC). Mr. Elman received the Outstanding Achievement Recognition Award from the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services. He is one of 鈥�10 Canadian Heroes of 2006鈥� selected by MacLean鈥檚 Magazine and he received the Outstanding Youth Service Award from the Ontario Association of Children鈥檚 Aid Societies in 2003. He also received an Honorary Degree from the University of Guelph-Humber.
	Barb Farlow Barb Farlow, B.Eng. Sci., MBA, is an Adviser for the DeVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research in Toronto and Cofounder of the International 13/18 Trisomy Alliance.
	Frank Gavin Frank Gavin, M.A., is a National Liaison for the Canadian Family Advisory Network. He is a Board Member for the Institute of Families for Child and Youth Mental Health; Board Member for the Ontario SPOR Support Unit; Advisory Board Member of the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health; Public Member of the Canadian Drug Expert Committee at The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; and Steering Committee Member on the Community for Brain Development.
听	Aaleya Gilani Aaleya Gilani, RN, B.Sc., MBA, is the Head of Health/Liaison programs at the Northern Quebec Module, which is based in Montreal. The Northern Quebec Module meets a regional mandate for the Nunavik communities by providing a link between the health institutions in the University Integrated Health Network(RUIS) 大发彩票平台 in Montreal and Nunavik. The MNQ provides accommodation, transport and the services of nurses and interpreters in order to plan the stay of the Inuits receiving health care in Montreal.
	Louise Kinross Louise Kinross is special projects manager at Holland Bloorview and editor of BLOOM, a magazine on parenting children with disabilities. BLOOM gives voice to the joys and challenges of special-needs parenting and promotes the concept that every child 鈥榖looms鈥� in his or her own unique way. The blog ()听reaches readers in 160 countries and has been picked up by the New York Times, Huffington Post and AOL Online. Louise has a 21-year-old son Ben, who has a rare genetic disorder. She sits on Holland Bloorview鈥檚 family advisory.
	听 LOVE Quebec For the past 20 years,听through innovative programs,听LOVE - Leave听Out Violence听strives听to end the cycle of violence, one youth, one school and one community at a time. We create a secure environment for youth to express their emotions and opinions听to build their self-esteem in order for them to become agents of change.听Each year, more than five hundred youths between the ages of 12 and 19 have the opportunity to participate in our programs. They are offered in schools and at our offices on a weekly basis throughout the year. During our programs,听LOVE听youths acquire knowledge and skills in photography, writing and oral communication, and video creation, which enable听them to express their views听on听the violence that surrounds them: verbal and physical violence, bullying, drug and alcohol abuse, and听heinous crimes听such as racism, sexism and homophobia. Pierre G. Couture is the Chief Executive Officer. Joseph Allen is the Director of Programs and Community Relations. 听听听听
	Gillian Morantz Gillian Morantz, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the 大发彩票平台 Department of Pediatrics. Her clinical work and research are focused on children who are immigrants and refugees, and children in the child protection system. She is the co-Director of the Global Child Health Program at 大发彩票平台. 听
	Native Friendship Centre of Montreal The Native Friendship Centre of Montreal (NFCM) is a non-profit, non-sectarian, autonomous community development agency whose principal mission is to promote, develop, and enhance the quality of life in the urban Aboriginal community of Montreal. The NFCM, being a part of a national initiative that bridges the gap between two cultures, serves the Aboriginal population consisting of the ten First Nations of Quebec, as well as the Inuit and M茅tis of Montreal. The ten First Nations of Quebec include the Cree, Mi鈥檘maq, Naskapi, Algonquin, Montagnais, Abenaki, Mohawk, Attikamekw, Huron and Malecite. The Centre mandated to assist Native people who are making a transition to or through the urban community and to improve the quality of life of the urban Aboriginal population of Montreal by providing access to services and referral through central, suitable, and appropriate facilities where cultural, educational, recreational, and social activities can be held.听Brett W. Pineau, MBA, is the Executive Director of the NFCM.
	Justine Noiseux Justine Noiseux, MSW, is a clinical social worker in the Trauma and Adolescent Medicine programs at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital. She is a Member of the Pediatric Ethics Committee and Child Protection Committee at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital; Consultant at Batshaw Youth and Family Centers and the 大发彩票平台 Center for Research on Children and Families; as well as a member of the OTSTCFQ (Quebec Order of Social Workers).
	Margot Nossal Margot Nossal, MSW, is the Interventions and Sites Coordinator with ACCESS Open Minds/Esprits ouverts, a CIHR-funded research network in the process of developing, implementing, and evaluating an evidence-informed model for transforming youth mental health services across Canada. Previously, she worked as a front-line child welfare social worker in Montreal, and was trained in clinical hospital settings. Margot has participated in various research projects related to child and adolescent development, with a focus on resilience building, family-ecosystemic intervention, and mental health optimization.
	Annik Otis Annik Otis, RN, B.Sc., M.A. Bioethics, is the Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Pediatric Acute Pain Service at the 大发彩票平台 Health Center, in Montreal. Ethics has been a strong point of interest from the beginning of her career and she has completed a Master鈥檚 in Bioethics at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al. After being a member of the clinical pediatric ethics committee for several years, she now continues to participate in activities related to pediatric ethics, including a strong interest in pain management as a pediatric ethical concern.
	Le Phare, enfants et familles/The Lighthouse, Children and Families The Lighthouse, Children and Families is a non-profit organization that contributes to the well-being of children whose lives are threatened by illnesses that require complex treatment, and provides respite and support to their families. Johanne Desrochers, BScN, M.A. Health Administration is the Director General of Le Phare. She is Former Associate Director of听 paediatric telehealth for northern Aboriginal communities (implemented by the 大发彩票平台 Hospital Centre) and Co-Chair of the RUIS 大发彩票平台 telehealth program.
	Alison Prendergast 听Alison Prendergast, BSc, BEd, MEd, is a teacher with the English Montreal School Board specializing听 in special needs education.听 She is currently the teacher of a small classroom of children with emotional and behavioural disorders, focusing on social skills education with the goal of reintegration into typical school settings.听 Her other areas of expertise include early literacy development and gender diversity in schools.
	Harold Rich Dr. Rich, MDCM, is an Attending Staff Physician in the Department of Pediatrics and Co鈥怌hair of the Pediatric Ethics Committee, both at the Montreal Children's Hospital. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at 大发彩票平台. Dr. Rich is a former physician for children in foster care and under youth protection.
	C茅cile Rousseau Dr.听 Rousseau, MD, MSc, is a clinical psychiatrist and full professor in the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry in the 大发彩票平台 Department of Psychiatry. She is also the Scientific Director of the Research Center of the CSSS de la Montagne. She works as a clinician with immigrant and refugee children in multicultural neighborhoods in Montreal, while continuing research on child mental health, school-based prevention programs, and the impact of migration policies. /tcpsych/faculty/cecilerousseau
	M贸nica Ruiz-Casares M贸nica Ruiz-Casares, BLL, MA, MSc, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the 大发彩票平台 Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry and a Scientific Advisor at the Centre de Sant茅 et des Services Sociaux de la Montagne-Institut Universitaire in Montreal, where she evaluates health and social programs for a largely immigrant and refugee population. She leads cross-cultural studies and evaluations related to child wellbeing and protection internationally, mainly in contexts of parent-child separation and lack of supervision. A commitment to involving young people in Global Health Research raises important ethical and methodological issues that her research program engages with. She is currently the principal investigator of a project supporting the participatory development of Visual Informed Consent (VIC) forms with young people in collaboration with Jennifer Thompson, a Doctoral Candidate at the 大发彩票平台 Faculty of Education. /tcpsych/faculty/monica-ruiz-casares
	Laura Sky For the past three decades, Laura Sky has worked as a documentary filmmaker exploring social issues which include the changing role of women, human rights, the voices of children and youth, the needs of families experiencing social exclusion, the politics and economics of the workplace, the experiences of stigma, strength and recovery for people living with mental health difficulties, and the reorganization of health care policy and practices. Laura Sky鈥檚 body of work includes more than 30 documentaries. Her most recent works are:听 Soldiers鈥� Children, Working Life, This Film is About Compassion, Recovering Love, the Home Safe series, Extra Ordinary People, Kids Care, Prescription for Addiction, Crisis Call, Working Like Crazy and My Son the Tattoo Artist and To Hurt and to Heal. Many of these films exist in both English and French versions. Her documentaries have also been shown extensively in urban and rural settings across Canada to encourage diverse communities to use documentary film for effective strategic change. Many of her documentaries have won international and community service citations. Laura has lectured extensively and taught documentary production and media ethics throughout Canada, Sweden and Germany. She currently holds the position as Senior Documentarian with the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies at Sheridan College in Oakville and Brampton Ontario.
	The Students Commission of Canada The Students Commission was founded in 1991 with a mission to help young people put their ideas for improving themselves, their communities and their world into action. In the year 2000, The Students Commission became the lead of The Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement, which networks academics, youth organizations and young people together to provide research and training to improve youth programs and youth engagement in Canada. An independent, charitable, non-governmental organization, The Students Commission is active across Canada, supporting young people to participate in the activities of local, provincial, national and international organizations and governments.
	Welcome Hall Mission - Children鈥檚 Services听 Welcome Hall Mission actively works at reducing poverty, loneliness and despair in Montreal. To combat these persistent problems, Welcome Hall Mission works among the disadvantaged, to provide services to combat hunger, homelessness, addiction, and social exclusion among families and people of all origins, from all social classes and faiths. Welcome Hall Mission鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Services team accompanies children and teens in their social and personal development through a variety of programs tailored to their needs. Cyril Morgan is the CEO and Executive Director of the Welcome Hall Mission. Hans St-Just is the Supervisor of the Children鈥檚 Services.
	Ina Winkelmann听 Ina Winkelmann, M.A. (Social Work), D.E.S.S., is Coordinator of the Complex Mood Disorders Program & Child, Adolescent and Family Services at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Centre int茅gr茅 universitaire de sant茅 et de services sociaux de l鈥橭uest-de-l鈥櫭巐e-de-Montr茅al. She started working as a social worker at the Douglas Institute in 1999 and then from 2007 she acted as middle manager and clinical-administrative chief at the Psychotic disorders admission unit and PEPP. She has been named Coordinator of the Complex Mood Disorders Program & Child, Adolescent and Family Services in the spring of 2015. 听
	Lisa Wolff听听 Lisa Wolff is the Director of Policy and Education at UNICEF Canada. Her focus is to promote public policy and practices in Canada that align with the principles and standards of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This includes working to ensure that governance, budget allocation, services and administrative decisions prioritize children and use the Convention鈥檚 broad framework to create the best possible conditions to support all children and youth. UNICEF Canada works across issues and sectors, bringing UNICEF鈥檚 global research, data and innovation to domestic efforts for children. 听
听	Youth Advisory Council - Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, in Toronto, is Canada鈥檚 largest children鈥檚 rehabilitation hospital focused on improving the lives of kids with disabilities. The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is composed of youth between the ages of 16 鈥� 29 who have received services at Holland Bloorview. While providing a sounding board for staff, clients and parents to develop and evaluate Holland Bloorview programs and services, the YAC also offers youth and young adults the opportunity to develop advocacy skills and be involved in helping to create possibilities for younger generations of children with disabilities. hollandbloorview.ca/programsandservices/ProgramsServicesAZ/Youth/Youthadvisorycouncil 听听