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• Deaths of 6 young adults who had been in government care highlight ‘critical period’: Alberta advocate

  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.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2019
• Opportunities missed with Alberta youth who died in care: child advocate

  The Alberta government should do more to understand the causes and prevent youth suicide, the province's child advocate said as he released his latest report Tuesday.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2019
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• Advocates call for national youth suicide strategy: ‘Our children will continue to die’

  Between 2013 and 2017, at least 1,174 youth between eight and 19 years old died by suicide.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2019
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• Child advocate calls for changes to use of pepper spray, segregation in Alberta young offender centres

  Alberta's child advocate wants the province to decrease the use of segregation and pepper spray in young offender centres.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2019
• Alberta child advocate releases reviews focused on mental health support for youth

  Alberta'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. 

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2018
• Alberta child advocate releases info about 12 youth opioid-linked deaths

  The province has released its latest investigative review on the opioid-related deaths of 12 young people.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2018
• Alberta report shows Indigenous youth at greater risk of death and injury

  A new report looking into the serious injuries and deaths of young people while in Alberta's child intervention system has found a disproportionate percentage were Indigenous.

  News

  Jan 15, 2018
• LGBTQ youth need more supports and more say: Alberta child advocate

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

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2017
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• 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.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2017
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• Alberta report urges more support for ‘particularly vulnerable’ reunified families

  Alberta'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.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2017