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Report on Alberta girl’s death highlights need for overhaul of child welfare system: advocatesSome advocates for families say the status quo is not acceptable when it comes to Alberta's child welfare system.CanadaJan 5, 2023
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Alberta’s child and youth advocate leaves office with biting reviewAlberta's child and youth advocate spent his last day on the job advocating for government to do more to protect children in care in the province.CanadaMar 31, 2022
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N.L. advocate criticizes handcuffing of 7-year-old girl in mental distress at shelterThe report says the child was acting aggressively toward her mother and shelter staff, leading paramedics, police and finally a mobile crisis response team to respond.CanadaJul 14, 2021
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New report illustrates how the opioid crisis is impacting young people in AlbertaAccording 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.HealthJun 17, 2021
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Opinions split on how to help the more than 20 per cent of New Brunswick children living in povertyAccording to the annual report from the Saint John Human Development Council, 31,400 or 23 per cent of youth in New Brunswick live in poverty.PoliticsNov 22, 2018
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7 aboriginal youth suicides in Alberta prompts recommendations: ‘Something more is needed’The office of the Child and Youth Advocate has released the results of an investigative review regarding seven Alberta Aboriginal youth taking their own lives.HealthApr 25, 2016
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Case of Alberta baby who drowned in homemade alcohol container spurs calls for improved children servicesVictoria’s son came home from school and found his sister’s body in a container of homemade alcohol. He woke his mother, who took the baby to the local health centre, where she was pronounced dead.CanadaMar 21, 2016
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First Nation applauds Edmonton foster care changesThe Notley government is taking a new tack in Aboriginal relations, and it's already showing up in foster care.PoliticsOct 30, 2015
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