Foster Care
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All Métis residential school survivors must be recognized, MNC president saysToday, some schools that harmed Métis students are still not recognized by governments as residential schools, according to Caron.CanadaJan 8
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‘Like a zombie’: Ontario group home chain accused of overmedicating kids in careFormer workers and youth who lived at a large chain of group homes say they were overmedicated, a Global News investigation has found.InvestigationsNov 22, 2022
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Calgary in desperate need of culturally supportive foster homes for Indigenous youthThe impact of residential schools created generational trauma, fracturing homes. But a Calgary organization is approaching foster care with a cultural lens on Indigenous youth.FeaturesNov 15, 2022
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‘You don’t really belong to anyone’: N.B. mom reflects on childhood in foster care'One thing I really want to provide for my son is a life ... where he has both of his parents all the time; that we're here to love and support him throughout everything.'FeaturesOct 29, 2022
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‘One kind of abuse and trauma to another’: Indigenous person speaks on child welfare systemAn Indigenous person who was raised in the foster care system is telling their story in the hopes of raising awareness of the cycle of trauma Indigenous children are still facing.CanadaOct 13, 2022
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TRC’s 94 Calls to Action: Progress being made, but more needed, Indigenous advocates say"The Calls to Action really are the survivors workplan for the country," said Cindy Blackstock. And while some of the calls have been implemented, others have yet to be realized.CanadaSep 30, 2022
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‘The bond is broken’: Data shows Indigenous kids overrepresented in foster careStatistics Canada released data from the 2021 census showing Indigenous children accounted for 53.8 per cent of all children in foster care.CanadaSep 21, 2022
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B.C. youth representative calls for data on mental health of children in careA recent report found anxiety disorders are more than three times higher among children in care, depression is nearly 10 times higher and PTSD is 40 times more likely.HealthSep 20, 2022
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Indigenous family and youth centre bringing home and hope to southern AlbertaThe Noh Koh Waa Family & Youth Centre from the Shinah House Foundation is a place to call home for those who may be falling through the cracks.FeaturesJun 28, 2022
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Federal Court certifies class action for off-reserve Indigenous kids in foster careThe Federal Court of Canada ruled the class period will cover from Jan. 1, 1992 to Dec. 31, 2019, which the plaintiffs call the period the "Millennium Scoop."CanadaJun 20, 2022
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