Chimo Youth and Family Services

12/23/2025

✨ This holiday season, we’re wishing children, youth, and families a Christmas filled with warmth, safety, and moments of peace.

May the new year bring continued healing and resilience for every child and family we serve. ✨

12/15/2025

TLDSB parents/guardians of students in Kindergarten to Grade 3 are invited to take part in an upcoming parenting group program taking place in January to March 2026.

Circle of Security Parenting is an eight-week, structured program delivered virtually by our Mental Health Services Team. The program is designed to help parents/guardians understand attachment and support their child(ren)’s ability to successfully manage emotions.

Learn more and complete the Expression of Interest Form by Friday, January 9, 2026: tldsb.ca/circle-of-security

Note - space is limited.

12/15/2025

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate 🕎
This Festival of Lights reminds us that even in dark moments, small lights—kindness, support, and hope—can make a big difference.

11/16/2025

**Update**

11/14/2025

11/05/2025

Peterborough - Silent Santa

Autism Ontario is partnering with Lansdowne Place in Peterborough to host a special Quiet Time with Santa event for families who have children with ASD who can be overwhelmed by usual holiday festivities.

Your child(ren) will have time to chat with Santa, and time for photos.

There will be a limited number of one-on-one appointments with Santa on these dates.

Please choose ONE date to register:
November 30 10:00 - 10:45 AM - https://www.autismontario.com/civicrm/event/info?id=11663
December 14 9:00 - 9:45 AM - https://www.autismontario.com/civicrm/event/info?id=11664

11/05/2025

Join us in partnership with Ampere for a 4-week Tech Lab program. Tech Lab is a hands-on, station-based program that immerses students in coding and STEAM exploration. Across four, 1-hour sessions, participants will rotate through themed stations—Art & Design, Robots, Treasures, and Mazes, and Music & Sound—using technology not typically found in typical classrooms, such as Ozobots, Dash, Bee Bots, and Makey Makey. Each station encourages learners to experiment, explore, and bring ideas to life through coding, and design.

Register Now!
🔗https://www.autismontario.com/civicrm/event/info?id=11498

10/30/2025

09/30/2025

These visuals bring together symbols of the 3 Indigenous groups across Canada:

🔸the eagle for First Nations,
🔸the narwhal for Inuit, and
🔸the beaded flower for the Métis.

🟠At the centre is a circle which symbolizes unity and the spirit of reconciliation, while the pathway running through it represents the reconciliation journey.

The stars symbolize the children who never returned home from residential schools. The orange colour represents truth-telling and healing. 🧡

Taken from the Government of Canada website: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/

09/30/2025

🧡 Every Child Matters 🧡

Today, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we wear our orange shirts to honour the children who never came home, the Survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities.

As a children’s mental health agency, we recognize the deep and lasting impact colonial policies continue to have on Indigenous Peoples’ mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

🧠 We are committed to listening, learning, and standing in solidarity.
📚 We are committed to truth before reconciliation.
🧡 We are committed to creating culturally safe, trauma-informed spaces where healing is possible.

Today is a day of reflection. A day of action. A day to say: Every Child Matters.

09/10/2025

“World Su***de Prevention Day 2025 is a call to action: for a fullay funded National Su***de Prevention Strategy, for Indigenous-led and culturally safe approaches, for centering lived experience and for changing the narrative on su***de from one of silence and stigma to hope and connection.

With strong federal leadership, community engagement, and public awareness, Canada can save lives and create a future where fewer people feel su***de is their only option—and where help, healing, and hope are always within reach.”
– Andrew Perez, CASP Interim Executive Director

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Download a free toolkit at:
https://su***deprevention.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WSPD-2025-Toolkit.pdf

09/10/2025

September 10 is World Su***de Prevention Day.

Around 4,500 people die by su***de in Canada every year. That’s 12 people dying by su***de each day.

These deaths are preventable.

If you’re thinking about su***de, reach out for help. Call 9-8-8 to reach the 9-8-8 Su***de Crisis Helpline. Available 24/7/365.

You can help others by identifying yourself as someone they can trust if they’re in crisis. Below are some helpful resources you can turn to:

• https://cmha.ca/news/su***de-is-preventable-heres-what-we-can-do
• https://988.ca
• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/su***de-canada-key-statistics-infographic.html
• https://www.su***deinfo.ca
• https://su***de.ca/en
• https://www.hopeforwellness.ca


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