Alberta Child And Youth Advocate
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Drugs behind deaths of 9 Alberta youth in care: Child and Youth AdvocateOf the deaths that took place between October 2021 and March 2022, nine were a result of confirmed or suspected drug toxicity and 12 were of Indigenous youth.PoliticsSep 28, 2022
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Alberta child and youth advocate calls for more provincial accountabilityThe Alberta child and youth advocate is asking for more accountability when it comes to the province taking action on recommendations his office has made.CanadaJan 12, 2022
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2 accused in case of 4-year-old Serenity ordered to stand trialTwo guardians charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in the case of a four-year-old Alberta girl will stand trial.CrimeMar 6, 2019
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Alberta child advocate releases reviews focused on mental health support for youthAlberta's Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has released the results of reviews focused on the deaths of two First Nations young people and the serious injury of another.CanadaOct 30, 2018
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Alberta foster boy’s death a direct result of child welfare failure: judgeAn Alberta judge says the death of a foster boy from abuse was a direct result of the failure of provincial child welfare to deal with his case properly.CanadaJul 28, 2017
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Alberta report urges more support for ‘particularly vulnerable’ reunified familiesAlberta's child and youth advocate says the deaths of three children who were in government care before being reunited with their families show that better support is needed during such transitions.HealthJul 18, 2017
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Alberta giving new powers for child advocate to probe deaths of children in careAlberta is bringing in legislation to increase the powers of the child and youth advocate to investigate deaths of children in government care.CanadaMay 30, 2017
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Suicide of First Nations youth shows kids in care must be heard: Alberta advocateAlberta's child and youth advocate says the suicide of a 15-year-old indigenous boy reinforces how crucial it is that the voices of children in provincial care be heard.HealthMay 24, 2017
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Teen’s death should prompt ‘meaningful change’ in services for disabled Albertans: reportA review into the death of a disabled Alberta teenager in government care is calling for "meaningful change to improve services for young Albertans with disabilities as they transition from one system to another."HealthFeb 7, 2017
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Alberta’s non-partisan child deaths review panel meets for 1st time WednesdayA panel, tasked with finding ways to improve Alberta's review process when a child in government care dies, convened for the first time Wednesday in a meeting that is open to the public.PoliticsFeb 1, 2017
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