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Canadian Reference Centre
Comprehensive collection of Canadian and international magazines such as Macleans, Scientific American, newspapers and news wires such as the Toronto Star, as well as reference books and company information, biographies and an image collection. This database also includes a Canadian Dictionary.
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Canadian Points of View Reference Source
Provides Canadian context for a variety of research topics and clearly illustrates differing points of view to help start research projects and opinion papers.
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CPI.Q
Canadian Periodical Index covers Canadian and international journals, magazines, newspapers and other references from 1988 with full-text from 1995. Includes selected sections on full-text of Globe and Mail from 1997.
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Grant Connect
Formerly known as Canadian Directory to Foundations and Corporations. Lists government, corporate, and family foundations that offer funds to organizations like non-profits. Search by cause, need, population, and type of support to create a list of potential funders.
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Films on Demand
Contains over 5,000 videos on topics in business, nursing, social sciences, health, science and technical education.
Kanopy
Kanopy offers access to a large, curated catalog of educational, entertaining, and enriching films.
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McIntyre Media (Hosted content)
These titles are being hosted by McIntyre Media. Specific streamed content subscribed to by Georgian on a variety of topics. Topics covered include diversity indigenous, business, health and safety health, mental health, etc.

CultureGrams Provinces Edition
CultureGrams World Edition
Cultural reports for more than 200 countries each include categories such as land and climate, history, personal appearance, greetings, dating and marriage, family, diet, housing, holidays, economy, education, and health.
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CINAHL ULTIMATE
Definitive research tool and one of the most comprehensive sources of full text journal articles for nursing and allied health professionals, students and educators. It contains many of the most used journals to support nursing and health-related curricula. Provides information on aspects of nursing practice, theory, care and health promotion. It also includes the curation of open access (OA) journals.Full text coverage back to 1937 and includes access to dissertations, magazines, and evidence-based care sheets.
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PubMed
Open access medical, biomedical, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pre-clinical sciences database. Please note: PubMed is currently working best with PC browsers.
Science Direct College Edition
All sciences - technological, engineering, chemical, biological, medical, veterinary and social. All articles are peer reviewed and academic. This source includes ebooks on selected scientific topics.
Notice (Mar. 2019): Due to a misconfigured Elsevier server if you have created an individual account on ScienceDirect (Elsevier) using your personal/college email credentials, then change your password for those accounts.
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DSM-5 (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
DSM-V-TR (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and several textbooks from the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
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NORD
Searchable database for reports on more than 1,150 diseases and syndromes.

Academic OneFile
Has coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
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Academic Search Premier
Comprehensive index of scholarly journals with focuses on social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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Online Journals and Magazines

Canadian Journal of Public Health
This is an independent, peer‐reviewed journal published by the Canadian Public Health Association.
Child and Youth Care Forum
Available in Academic Search Premier database.
This journal is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary publication which includes original empirical research papers, theoretical reviews as well as invited commentaries – on children, youth, and families
Child and Youth Services
Available in SocINDEX database with 18 month delay.
This is an international academic journal devoted to advancing knowledge and thinking about relational engagement with children, youth, their families, and communities
First Peoples Child & Family Review
Promotes child, family and community based-matters for First Nations, Metis and Inuit in Canada as well as Indigenous Peoples abroad.
New Directions for Student Leadership
Available in Academic Search Premier database with 12 month delay.
Was previously: New directions for youth development.
This sourcebook explores dimensions of the development of leadership in high school youth and college students to aid leadership educators who design educational courses and programs for students.
Relational Child & Youth Care Practice
This journal is committed to promoting and supporting the profession of Child and Youth Care through disseminating the knowledge and experience of individuals involved in the day-to-day lives of young people.
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Books

The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada, 2nd Edition by Katherine Covell; R. Brian Howe; J. C. Blokhuis
ISBN: 9781771123556
Publication Date: 2018-08-30
Available at: Orillia
Discusses children’s rights in Canada and the disconnect that everyone will abandon proprietary notions about children, or that all children will be free to enjoy the substance of their rights in every social and institutional context in which they find themselves, including - and perhaps especially - within families.
Child and Youth Care Across Sectors, Volume 1 : Canadian Perspectives
ISBN: 9781773381046
With a Canadian focus this book examines all active child and youth care sectors across the human services including: challenges, opportunities, residential care, foster homes, schools, cyberspace, services that support Quebecois, deaf, autism, LGBTQ+ communities and more.
Child and Youth Care Across Sectors, Volume 2: Canadian Perspectives
ISBN: 9781773381978
With a Canadian focus that aims to reflect the changing field of child and youth care. Examining topics ranging from homelessness to immigration, antiracism, African-centred praxis, Indigenous ways of being, and additional settings of child and youth care.
Child and Youth care in the Field: A Practicum Guidebook.
ISBN: 9781773381800
This resource helps prepare students for practicum and expand their self-awareness. Discusses challenges and difficulties they will encounter in the field and includes checklists of child and youth care competencies, practical exercises, scenario examples and more.
From Trauma to Resiliency: Trauma Informed Practices for Working with Children, Families, Schools and Communities
ISBN: 9780367482626
Integrates research and practice and provides specific examples of applied interventions and prevention programs Broad system perspective on trauma as related to the individual, family, school and community.
Introduction to Mental Health for Child and Youth Care
ISBN: 9781773382050
As child and youth care practitioners increasingly engage with children, youth, and their families impacted by mental health concerns, the need for supporting resources is higher than ever. Recognizing the importance of mental health literacy, specifically designed to meet the professional practice needs of child and youth care practitioners.
Mental Health Practice with LGBTQ+ Children, Adolescents, and Emerging Adults in Multiple Systems of Care
ISBN: 9781538154472
Provides an overview of risk and protective factors for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth and emerging adults to inform the clinical practice of mental health professionals who work with this population. Grounded in multicultural, intersectional, and positive youth development frameworks, emphasizes holistic health perspectives, integrated care approaches and interdisciplinary team efforts targeting both the psychological and physical health needs of children, adolescents, and emerging adults.
Necessary but Not Sufficient : Improving Community Living for Youth after Residential Mental Health Programs
ISBN: 9781487507282
This book proposes a template for improving community living outcomes for youth leaving residential mental health programs. Includes theory and evidence from multiple fields including education, juvenile justice, child welfare, and more.
Ohpikinâwasowin/Growing a Child by Leona Makokis (Editor); Ralph Bodor (Editor); Avery Calhoun (Editor); Stephanie Tyler (Editor)
ISBN: 9781773632278
Publication Date: 2020-10-06
Available at: Barrie, Orillia, Owen Sound
Child welfare for Indigenous peoples must be informed and guided by Indigenous practices and understandings. This collection forms a whole related to the Turtle Lodge Teachings, which expresses nehiyaw stages of development, and works to undo the colonial trappings of Canada's current child welfare system.
A Tapestry of Relational Child and Youth Care Competencies by Theresa Fraser; Mary Ventrella
ISBN: 9781773380339
Publication Date: 2019-09-11
Available at: Orillia
Reviews the five domains of Child and Youth Care (CYC) core competencies: professionalism, cultural and human diversity, applied human development, relationship and communication, and developmental practice methods.
Under-Served by Akshaya Neil Arya (Editor); Thomas Piggott (Editor)
ISBN: 9781773380582
Publication Date: 2018-09-30
Available at: Barrie
Addresses the need for systemic change both in and outside of the Canadian health care system. Examines traditional determinants of health-social such as economic, environmental, and behavioural elements, and additional factors such as family and community, government policies, mental health and addiction, disease, homelessness and housing, racism, youth, and LGBTQ.
Working with Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners
ISBN: 9781462546305
A comprehensive view of adolescent development and explores effective ways to support teens who are having difficulties. Examines protective and risk factors, assessment and intervention strategies, and includes case examples.
Youth, Place and Theories of Belonging
ISBN: 9780203712412
Looking at a wide range of areas (rural, urban, displacements and mobilities) this book investigates how young people adapt to social change, negotiate belonging in everyday life, and provides insight into young people’s identities.
Youth Sociology
ISBN: 9781137490421
A holistic and cross-cutting sociological introduction and analysis of what it means to 'grow up' in the modern world which will make perfect reading for those studying childhood and youth.