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• Report on Alberta girl’s death highlights need for overhaul of child welfare system: advocates

  Some advocates for families say the status quo is not acceptable when it comes to Alberta's child welfare system.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2023
  
• Alberta child and youth advocate calls for more provincial accountability

  The Alberta child and youth advocate is asking for more accountability when it comes to the province taking action on recommendations his office has made.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2022
  
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• New report illustrates how the opioid crisis is impacting young people in Alberta

  According to a new report by the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta, 95 people under the age of 25 died due to accidental opioid poisoning last year. 

  Health

  Jun 17, 2021
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• 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 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
• Report on toddler seriously injured in foster care highlights system failures

  A report released by the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Tuesday found the child welfare system continually failed a two-year-old girl, known simply as Teanna, who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries while in the province's care in 2013.

  Dec 8, 2015