Traevon Desjarlais

• Inquest into Cree teen’s death at Abbotsford group home makes 18 recommendations

  Recommendations included moving away from the contracted care model and ensuring better access to Indigenous culture and culturally competent staff for youth.

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  Dec 8, 2022
  
• B.C. inquest hears of Cree teen’s declining mental health, thoughts of self-harm

  Counsellor Caleb Reardon described at a B.C. coroners inquest Monday how Traevon Desjarlais was reluctant to open up, had trust issues, and was self-medicating with cannabis.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2022
  
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• ‘I checked under the bed’: Inquest hears from foster parent on duty the day Traevon Desjarlais died

  A coroners inquest into the 17-year-old's death has heard from the foster care worker on shift during the four days the teen was considered missing.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2022
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• ‘The last three months wasn’t good,’ foster parent tells inquest into B.C. Cree teen’s death

  Traevon Desjarlais was found hanging in the closet of his room at his Abbotsford, B.C. group home on Sept. 18, 2020. A foster parent was one of the last people to see him alive.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2022
• Social worker and guardian testifies at inquest into death of Cree teen at Abbotsford group home

  Traevon Desjarlais was found hanging in the closet of his Abbotsford group home on Sept. 18, 2020.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2022
• Inquest begins into death of Cree teen found in closet of Abbotsford group home

  After Traevon Desjarlais died, his family called for a full public inquiry. They described him as a young man “loved by everyone."

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2022
• ‘Welcome news’: Inquest into death of First Nations teen in B.C. group home set for fall

  Traevon Desjarlais, 17, was found on Sept. 18, 2020 in the closet of his group home in Abbotsford, B.C.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2022