Wellness Within
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Advocate hopes to peel ‘back the curtain’ as 2 jail deaths in N.S. under reviewNova Scotia has announced a deaths-in-custody review committee, which they say is tasked with investigating two recent deaths in the province's jail system.CanadaJun 28, 2023
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N.S. non-profit demands inquiry into death of Mi’kmaw woman while in custodyWellness Within, a non-profit, is calling on the Nova Scotia government to conduct a public inquiry into the death of a Indigenous woman who died while in provincial custody.CanadaMay 18, 2023
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N.S. called on to do more to help vulnerable pregnant women after ending birth alertsA Nova Scotia advocacy group is calling on the province to offer more resources to vulnerable expectant families after the government ended its use of birth alerts.HealthDec 1, 2021
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Call renewed to end controversial birth alert practice in Nova ScotiaNova Scotia's Department of Community Services says it is 'working toward' ending the controversial practice of birth alerts, criticized as being racist and discriminatory.CanadaJun 29, 2021
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