THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: The Canadian Caregiving Summit: Day 1 – All the Juicy Bits!

I had the pleasure and privilege of attending the Canadian Caregiving Summit from November 6-8 in Ottawa, Canada. I cannot begin to tell you how thrilling it was to join with so many national and international caregivers, researchers, front line workers and policymakers. Together, we kickstarted a movement for public policy

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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A NEW WAY TO SHARE CARE – IT’S AS EASY AS ABCD!

I’m just back from a truly inspiring conference hosted by the Asset Based Community Development Institute (or ABCD) and their Canadian partner, Deepening Community at the Tamarack Institute. The conference was titled “ABCD For Healthy Neighbourhoods” and what I learned from John McKnight, Cormac Russell, Al Etmanski and Paul Born (they are

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