Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP)

06/05/2026

👏👏 👏Please join us in congratulating HELP affiliate faculty, Dr. Nicole Catherine, on being appointed Director of the Children’s Health Policy Centre (CHPC) at SFU!

“The Centre plays a unique role in advancing child health equity and policy. As Director, I look forward to further strengthening our team and partnerships so that research evidence continues to support policies that help children flourish.”

Read more about Dr. Catherine's research program and the CHPC in the link below. 👇

https://hubs.la/Q04kd5pK0

Simon Fraser University

06/04/2026

🍏 Coming Next Week! Join us for a webinar with Dr. Eva Oberle and Trisha Dulku on June 09: Children in the Middle Years: Trends in Well-being & Community Connections.

🔗https://hubs.la/Q04k8bSv0
🗓️ Tuesday, June 09, 2026
⏰ 2:00 — 3:30PM PDT

Dr. Eva Oberle will discuss trends in well-being and how children spend their out-of-school time in the neighbourhood, on screens, outdoors and more. Showcasing a partnership that started over 15 years ago, Trisha Dulku will share how the United Way has used MDI data to strengthen out-of-school and connectedness opportunities for middle years children in province.

Registration now open 👉 https://hubs.la/Q04k8bSv0


UBC SPPH

06/03/2026

💡📚 Catch up on the latest publications from our faculty and affiliates in the latest issue of HELP Reads! The latest edition showcases Editor's Picks on risky play, children's school readiness, teacher mindfulness and so much more.

Read now 👉 https://hubs.la/Q04jS2y30

05/28/2026

📣 Don't forget to register 📣 Our upcoming webinar with Dr. Eva Oberle and Trisha Dulku: Children in the Middle Years: Trends in Well-being & Community Connections is on June 09!

Join us for an engaging webinar exploring trends in data collected through the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) and examples of moving the data to action in BC.

🔗https://hubs.la/Q04jgPMF0
🗓️ Tuesday, June 09, 2026
⏰ 2:00 — 3:30PM PDT

Dr. Eva Oberle will discuss trends in well-being and how children spend their out-of-school time in the neighbourhood, on screens, outdoors and more. Showcasing a partnership that started over 15 years ago, Trisha Dulku will share how the United Way BC - Lower Mainland has used MDI data to strengthen out-of-school and connectedness opportunities for middle years children in province.

Registration now open 👉 https://hubs.la/Q04jgPMF0


UBC SPPH

05/21/2026

⏳ Just Announced! Join us for a webinar with Dr. Eva Oberle on June 09: Children in the Middle Years: Trends in Well-being & Community Connections.

https://hubs.la/Q04hyRZ10

Join us for an engaging webinar exploring trends in data collected through the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) and examples of moving the data to action in BC.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 09, 2026
⏰ 2:00 — 3:30PM PDT

Registration now open 👉 https://hubs.la/Q04hyRZ10


UBC SPPH

05/20/2026

05/19/2026

🌟"Keeping children safe means letting them take risks." 🤸‍♂️🌳 A new publication from HELP Director Dr. Mariana Brussoni and colleagues uses virtual reality to discover that kids who take risks at play make make faster, safer decisions in traffic.

🔗https://hubs.la/Q04hfjXB0

Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia
UBC SPPH
Outside Play UBC

Children who take more risks on the playground make safe decisions more quickly when crossing a busy street. 

05/19/2026

🏆 🌟 Congratulations to HELP faculty, Dr. Anne Gadermann, in being renewed as the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Bio-Eco-Social Determinants of Child and Youth Mental Health! Learn more about Dr. Gadermann ⤵️ https://earlylearning.ubc.ca/team/anne-gadermann/

Congratulations to UBC Medicine’s Ashley Dalrymple, Yanpu He, Anne Gadermann and Stuart Turvey who were recently announced as new and renewed Canada Research Chairs!
https://bit.ly/4dsT5u9

Dr. Dalrymple, from the Department of Physical Therapy, is the new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Spinal Cord Neuromodulation.

Dr. He, from the School of Biomedical Engineering, is the new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Immuno-Bioengineering.

Dr. Gadermann, from the School of Population and Public Health, is renewed as the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Bio-Eco-Social Determinants of Child and Youth Mental Health.

Dr. Turvey, from the Department of Pediatrics, is renewed as the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Precision Health.

05/19/2026

Coming soon - The International Day of Play!

Outdoor Play Canada is pleased to support the International Day of Play on June 11, highlighting the value of play to communities and families across the 🌍.

The theme for this year’s International Day of Play is “Protect play, protect childhood”. The theme is a reminder for all of us – governments, businesses, schools and families – that happy and healthy childhoods are built on play.

As noted in our Global Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play, exposure to AOP is essential to health and well-being.

We hope you celebrate this day with us by being playful, outside!

To learn more about this day, click here: 👇

https://www.internationaldayofplay.org/

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmlc91NGO0s

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05/11/2026

🛎️Available now!! Our first ever CHEQ Provincial Summary providing new insights into how early experiences and environments shape children's development by kindergarten has just been released.

Explore now ➡️ https://hubs.la/Q04g9KdW0