Wilfrid Laurier University and Better Futures

Better Beginnings: Mark Pancer, professor emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University, according to Huffington Post Canada. That meant if it was deemed a success, pieces of its framework would have a better shot at being adopted into policy. Better Beginnings, Better Futures was earmarked by the Ontario government in the early ‘90s as a demonstration project, according to researcher Dr. Children up to the age of eight were recruited from five of Ontario poorest neighbourhoods, areas residents described as physically unattractive and marked with high rates of crime and violence. From the outset, one of the project primary goals focused on curbing the development of preventable, long-term emotional and behavioural problems among children up to the age of eight. One First Nations reserve was also included among selected sites. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.