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Child Day - Canada
Awareness Campaign
For: General public, Professionals
Provided by: Government of Canada

Date and Time

Sat Nov 20, 2010 (This event is over)

Location

ON, Canada

Event Description

Canada's national "Child Day" is held November 20th each year as enacted in Bill C-371, otherwise known as the  Child Day Act, by the Parliament of Canada in 1993.

It commemorates the United Nations adoption of two landmark documents concerned with the human rights of all children and youths.

On "Child Day", Canadians honour our children and The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of The Child  on November 20th, 1959, and the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child  on November 20th, 1989.
The Convention spells out the basic human rights to which children (under the age of 18) everywhere are entitled.
The purpose of Child Day is to promote awareness about the Convention to Canadians .

It is also a day to support Canadian children's rights by voicing your concerns about Canadian children's rights violations to the politicians of Canada and to educate our children about their rights and responsibilities.

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Those at risk of, or having the mental health issue
Persons present in the surrounding enviornment of a person with a mental health condition (siblings, family members, co-workers, fellow students)
Those (non-professionals) engaged in the care and support of the person with the mental health condition
Those professionals who work with clients and their families and caregivers
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