"Eating disorders can range from problematic tendencies like excessive dieting to a mental health diagnosis such as anorexia or bulimia. Helpers may struggle with knowing how to best respond to this complex issue and may react with frustration, fear, or helplessness. This workshop examines the symptoms, contributing factors, and the experience of living with an eating disorder. Participants will be challenged to check their assumptions and to fully address the function disordered eating plays in a person’s life. The focus then shifts to possible treatment options and practical strategies."

"Join us for a presentation looking at nutrition in school-aged children and youth. Our dietitian and social worker hosts will discuss a variety of challenges faced by caregivers and educators as they try to ensure children and youth get the nutrition and information they need to grow and develop their relationship with food. Let’s explore together how we can change language, rules, and sometimes beliefs around the often-complex topic of school lunches."

"'I feel it in my gut!'  - There is a two-way dialogue that closely connects these two organs in our body. Emerging research is showcasing how our brain and gastrointestinal system is connected and has a profound influence on our mood, mental health and sense of well-being. By optimizing gut health and digestion we can improve our symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression while increasing serotonin—the happy hormone!"

“This presentation will examine the importance of sleep in children and youth, including the benefits of sleep, and optimal sleep duration. We will discuss the impacts of not getting enough sleep and explore how daily habits, such as screen use, managing stressors and bed time routines, can influence sleep. Practical strategies to help improve sleep hygiene habits, and useful resources for parents and caregivers of children and youth, will be provided.”

"Navigating diet culture as a parent/caregiver can be challenging. Tune in for strategies that help children and teens develop a positive relationship with food and their bodies. Learn how to encourage open and non-judgmental conversations around food and bodies and practical tips for how to model your own positive relationship with food and body."

"This presentation will begin to examine the complexities of youth experiencing housing instability in the London community. We will discuss misconceptions and stereotypes,   introduce informed language, the Housing First Philosophy and explore the barriers youth experience when navigating housing within our community. We will explore case studies to illuminate the diversity of experiences of our community members and how we as a community can collectively support our most vulnerable populations."