Children's Advocate
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Manitoba advocate says progress has stalled on curbing sleep-related infant deathsSherry Gott says things have not changed despite government efforts to educate parents about safe sleep habits such as putting babies on their backs in a safe space like a crib.HealthOct 10, 2024
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Saskatchewan children’s advocate to review names and pronouns school policySaskatchewan's children's advocate will be reviewing if children's rights have been properly considered in the province's new policy around name and pronoun changes in schools.EducationAug 23, 2023
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Some ‘falling through cracks’ as they age out of youth mental health services: Sask. advocateThe latest report from Saskatchewan's youth and child advocate says some youth successfully receiving mental health treatment are left to start over when they turn 18.CanadaApr 1, 2022
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‘Heartbreaking’ overdose death of Indigenous teen in B.C. care highlights need for change: report'Skye and her mother deserved much, much better,' Jennifer Charlesworth, B.C.'s representative for children and youth, said.NewsJun 10, 2021
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Data gap: Governments don’t track how many inmates have been in careCommunity leaders in Saskatchewan are questioning a data gap that could show the connection between the child welfare and justice systems.CanadaSep 9, 2020
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Saskatchewan on trend to surpass 2019 child welfare deathsSaskatchewan's children's advocate says she believes there will be more deaths reported this year than last.CanadaAug 31, 2020
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Drowning death of Saskatoon boy with autism preventable: children’s advocateSaskatchewan’s children’s advocate makes 11 recommendations in the drowning death of a five-year-old Saskatoon boy with autism.CanadaMar 27, 2018
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École Dundonald School tragedy in Saskatoon happened in seconds: imamAn imam says the tragedy at École Dundonald School in Saskatoon happened in seconds.CanadaSep 14, 2017
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Sask. children’s advocate to investigate boy’s death at École Dundonald SchoolThe Saskatchewan advocate for children and youth will investigate the death of a 5-year-old student who died while attending École Dundonald School.CanadaSep 13, 2017
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Kids subjected to pepper-spray, isolation, restraints: Children’s advocate reportSome teens in Manitoba youth jails appear to be punished excessively with pepper spray, restraints and isolation, the province's children's advocate said Wednesday.PoliticsNov 30, 2016
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