Manitoba Children's Advocate

• Manitoba needs to do more to address service gaps for children: youth advocate

  The report says the government has failed to substantively act on more than half the calls for improvements and only four have been fully brought in.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2021
  
• Manitoba Children’s Advocate’s role to expand

  More services will be under the microscope in Manitoba as the government proclaims additional provisions under the Children and Youth Act, the province announced Tuesday.

  Health

  May 25, 2021
  
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• Tina Fontaine failed by every system designed to help her, says report into her death

  The homicide of Tina Fontaine's father in 2011 "profoundly impacted" her life and every system she came into contact with afterwards failed her, according to a report released Tuesday by the Manitoba Children's Advocate.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2019
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• Children’s advocate says Manitoba should end long solitary confinement for youth

  Manitoba's children's advocate is urging the province to stop lengthy solitary confinement of youth in custody.

  Feb 21, 2019
• Manitoba watchdog concerned about growing trend of youth suicide

  Manitoba's children's advocate is expressing concern over a growing trend in youth suicides.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2015
• Manitoba’s child-welfare system fails high-needs kids, advocate says

  A report from Manitoba's children's advocate says the provincial child-welfare system is failing kids with complex needs.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2015
• Manitoba kids kept in jail because nowhere else to go: watchdog

  Manitoba's children's advocate says kids in care are being kept in jail long after they should be released because there is nowhere else to put them.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2015
• Manitoba children’s advocate notified of 166 deaths over year

  The Manitoba children's advocate says her office was notified of 166 child deaths from April 2013 to March 2014.

  Dec 17, 2014