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• Montreal youth protection program dealing with increase in demand, lack of staff: report

  The report from Quebec's directors of youth protection said 741 children are currently stuck on the youth protection wait-list in Montreal.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2021
  
• Quebec’s youth protection system needs ‘severe shift’ to help vulnerable children, inquiry finds

  The review, which was launched in October 2019, was prompted by the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby who had been followed by youth protection services.

  Canada

  May 3, 2021
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• Death of 2 youth protection workers in Montreal prompts investigation

  Sonia Bélanger, the head of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, gave her condolences to the victims' relatives and to the teams 'who are affected by this tragedy.'

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2021
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• Quebec inquiry proposes creation of national director to oversee youth protection system

  The final report is now scheduled for April 30, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2020
• Quebec commission on youth protection system delays final report by five months

  The commission blamed the delay on 'colossal' analytical work and on 'organizational challenges' linked to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2020
• Quebec invests $90M to bolster youth protection measures

  The investment follows recommendations from a commission looking into the management of Quebec's youth protection system.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2020
• Youth protection in Eastern Townships placed under trusteeship after reported case of negligence

  Health and Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant called for the move.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2020
• Quebec’s youth protection agency ‘flawed,’ and delays put children at risk: auditor general

  In Quebec, 289 new cases are flagged to the province's youth protection agency on a daily basis.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2019
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• Quebec youth protection received over 100,000 reports of at-risk children in 2018-19

  In Montreal, out of the 4,571 reports that were investigated further, 1,491 of the cases involved physical abuse.

  Investigations

  Sep 25, 2019
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• Quebec commission on youth protection system to begin this fall

  A commission looking into the problems of youth protection services across the province starts next month.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2019