Alberta’s Child and Youth Advocate released a report after six young people who were transitioning away from Children’s Services’ care died over a nine-month period in 2018. Continue reading →

The child and youth advocate is an independent position within the New Brunswick government intended to represent the best interests of children in the province. Continue reading →

The report, from Newfoundland and Labrador’s child and youth advocate, also found that child protection authorities intervened too slowly – and workers abused the siblings anew when they did. Continue reading →

Two recent reports have highlighted a case in Saint John where five young children were left in a situation of filth and squalor where they were malnourished and suffered serious dental decay. Continue reading →

The children lived in filth, missed weeks of school and suffered from a lack of food and serious tooth decay before being removed from the Saint John, N.B., home in 2016. Continue reading →

Starting Jan. 1, the child death reports will include brief anonymized summaries of the circumstances of a child’s death, including their age and the cause and circumstances surrounding their death. Continue reading →

The 2014 death of a child named Serenity has put child welfare in the spotlight in Alberta and on Tuesday, with Serenity’s mother at the legislature, the United Conservatives reintroduced a private member’s bill that would make it mandatory for any adult to report to police when they believe a child is in need of intervention. Continue reading →

A new report says changes need to be made to help LGBTQ youth who are struggling in Alberta’s child-welfare and justice systems. Continue reading →