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Protecting our children
Child Sexual Abuse Protocol
Community Services and Seniors Minister Valerie E. Docherty and Environment, Labour and Justice Minister Janice Sherry along with the members of the Provincial Child Sexual Abuse Advisory Committee.

The new provincial Child Sexual Abuse Protocol is designed to protect Island children by providing guidelines and procedures for a coordinated response to child sexual abuse in Prince Edward Island.

Women's Institute support Period of Purple Crying
Period of Purple Crying
PEI Women's Institute President Doreen Coles (far right); Community Services and Seniors Minister Valerie Docherty; Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie; and Women's Institute board member Glenn Younker (far left).

Prince Edward Island Women's Institute members have been busy knitting and crocheting purple hats to donate to the Period of Purple Crying initiative which helps educate parents and caregivers about normal infant crying and the dangers of shaking an infant. Over 600 hats have been donated the Queen Elizabeth and Prince County Hospitals.

Investing in affordable housing
Affordable housing
(L-R) National Revenue and ACOA Minister Gail Shea and Community Services and Seniors Minister Valerie E. Docherty sign a new federal/provincial agreement for affordable housing.

The Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island have announced a new agreement for affordable housing investments that will provide close to $3 million to help Prince Edward Island residents in need of housing. The new agreement replaces the previously signed agreement in 2011 and adds an additional $650,000 in provincial funding.

Interministerial Women's Secretariat grants announced
Interministerial Women’s Secretariat grants
Community Services and Seniors Minister Valerie Docherty along with representatives of the organizations named as 2013 recipients of the Interministerial Women's Secretariat grants.

Six Island community groups have been awarded grants totaling more than $65,000 through the Interministerial Women's Secretariat to support delivery of programming and services for Island girls and women.

Cybersafe Girl initiative presented at United Nations Commission
Cybersafe girl
Community Services and Seniors Minister Valerie E Docherty with (left to right front row) Hallie Currie, Kate Bartlett, (back row) Andrea Coady, Nicole Gallant and Tess Lyons, students at Stonepark Junior High check out the new Cybersafe Girl website.

Atlantic Ministers responsible for the Status of Women shared their new Cybersafe Girl initiative at the 57th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women on March 6.

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