Alberta children in care
Alberta introduces legislation to better protect children in government care
Alberta is proposing legislation that would see First Nations notified if social workers were thinking of removing an Indigenous child from a family’s care. Continue reading
Alberta child advocate wants more supports after suicides of Indigenous teens
In his report last year, Alberta’s child and youth advocate said Indigenous young people are five to six times more likely to be affected by suicide than the general population. Continue reading
Alberta foster boy’s death a direct result of child welfare failure: judge
An 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. Continue reading
Family of child who died after being in Alberta kinship care says police haven’t spoken to them
The grandfather of a four-year-old girl who died under suspicious circumstances in government care in 2014 says police have yet to ask the family about it. Continue reading
Alberta cabinet minister cites limitations in child care death probe
Alberta’s children’s services minister, facing demands she break up a family under investigation in a child’s death, says she doesn’t have blanket power to take children away from their biological parents. Continue reading
Children in provincial care need better protection from online sexual exploitation: Alberta advocate
Alberta’s child and youth advocate is calling on the province to improve services to protect children in provincial care from online sexual exploitation. Continue reading