Youth Protection Services
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Demand for child protection services is on the rise in MontrealRequests for youth protection services have spiked by 114 per cent in the last 10 years according to Linda See at the Batshaw Youth and Family Centre.CanadaJun 18, 2024
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Quebecers who were in youth protection less likely to graduate, be employed: studyThe study found only 37 per cent of youth who were in care had graduated high school by the time they turned 21, compared to 86 per cent of all Quebecers.CanadaApr 21, 2024
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Proposed class-action suit alleges abuse at hands of Quebec youth protection servicesLawyers representing Inuit children in Quebec are trying to launch a class-action lawsuit against the government, alleging abuse and discrimination by youth protection servicesCanadaSep 26, 2023
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Quebec youth protection dealing with increased reports, staffing shortagesAlthough cases are on the rise at Quebec Youth Protection departments as it continues to deal with staffing shortages, there has been an improvement since last year.CanadaJun 13, 2023
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Genital mutilation allegation in Quebec City unfounded, youth protection saysA medical evaluation of the two-year-old girl found normal physical development without any abnormalities and that her psychomotor development exceeded expectations for her age.HealthMay 12, 2023
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Quebec police suspect domestic violence, femicide after 2 dead, 1 seriously hurt in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-LacThe SQ said police found the body of a woman in her 30s, an injured man in his 70s, two uninjured children, and an injured 42-year-old man who later died in hospital.CrimeAug 18, 2022
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Cases are on the rise at youth protection centres across QuebecIn the West Island alone, there was a 16 per cent increase in cases reported to the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres in 2021-22 compared to the year prior.CanadaJun 14, 2022
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Work resumes on future Batshaw youth centre in Beaconsfield, Que.Crews are back on the job to finish phase one of the Batshaw youth readaptation centre in Beaconsfield and open the facility by June.CanadaJan 14, 2021
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Quebec premier promises action on child abuse following report of abused teenagerIt's the second time that youth protection authorities in the region have been accused of ignoring repeated reports of child abuse. In March, the local authority was placed under provincial trusteeship.CrimeNov 26, 2020
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Quebec commission on youth protection system to begin this fallA commission looking into the problems of youth protection services across the province starts next month.CanadaSep 12, 2019
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