Canchild

Canchild

CanChild is a research and educational centre that provides evidence-based information to improve the lives of children and youth with disabilities and their families.

About CanChild
CanChild's foundation is built on the following five core functions:​

1. Take a leadership role in identifying emerging issues in research, practice, policy, and education.
2. Conduct high-quality, innovative research that gives children and youth increased opportunities to thrive at home, at school, and in the community.
   Effectively transfer the knowledge generated by our evidence-based research into practice at the clinical and health systems levels.
3. Educate the families and health care providers and share research findings to those who need it the most.
4. Mentor students, post-doctoral fellows, junior researchers, and experts to build capacity for future researchers around the world.