Child Welfare System
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B.C. Child Protection Services ‘residential schools part two,’ say Métis lawyersTwo Métis lawyers say B.C. Child Protection Services is failing to minimize the harm involved in removing Indigenous children from their families and culture.CanadaSep 30
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Ottawa’s legal challenge of 2 First Nations child welfare cases set to beginOttawa's legal challenge of two rulings involving First Nations children taken from their families by an underfunded child-welfare system will be heard in Federal Court Monday.CanadaJun 14
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‘Maybe I can help other families’: Young woman advocates for child welfare system reformIn addition to being neglected, Faith Harding says she also faced emotional mistreatment at school and at home.CanadaSep 16, 2020
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Former child refugees file lawsuit against N.S. government over allegations of abuse while in careNova Scotia government being sued by former child refugees who allege years of abuse while in foster care system.CanadaSep 2, 2020
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Ontario plans to redesign child welfare system to focus on prevention, early interventionAssociate Minister of Children and Women's Issues Jill Dunlop says the new strategy will also work to address the over-representation of Black and Indigenous families in the children's aid system.CanadaJul 29, 2020
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Children in welfare system most likely to enter youth justice system: U of M studyThe study shows that nearly one-third of children who spent any amount of time in the care of Child and Family Services (CFS) were charged with a crime between the ages of 12 and 17.PoliticsJun 2, 2020
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More needs to be done to protect kids in Ontario’s child welfare system: CoronerThe report found that while agencies were trying to keep children safe, they made decisions focused on short-term goals rather than focusing on longer-term outcomes.CanadaSep 25, 2018
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Changes coming for youth in care in Indigenous communitiesThe B.C. Government has introduced legislation that will give Indigenous communities greater involvement in child-welfare decisions.PoliticsApr 24, 2018
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Ontario human rights commission says too many black, Indigenous kids in child-welfare systemRenu Mandhane, chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, calls the findings deeply concerning.CanadaApr 12, 2018
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B.C. Green MLA wants changes to how child welfare system handles Indigenous casesA BC Green MLA says the case of an Indigenous woman's baby being apprehended by the Ministry of Children and Family Development highlights that the system needs to change.PoliticsMar 7, 2018
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