Children’s representative in B.C. calls for more supports for youth transitioning from government care
The Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) in B.C. says more supports are needed for…
Child Welfare
Brandon Mother escorted from hospital by security staff as newborn apprehended by child welfare
Nurse called a child welfare agency after she heard ‘unsafe language’ according to mother.
Fighting back against a system built on taking kids in Constance Lake
Robyn Bunting says she knows first hand the damage the child welfare system can inflict….
APTN tours Kenora to see how child welfare system plays out on the streets
‘I see a nation suffering and I see it just being ignored. There’s a vicious cycle.’
A child welfare system in ‘chaos’ put InFocus
How it contributed to the suicide of Wally Rich, 15, and people including a Kokum on a hunger strike are fighting for change
Colonial child protection system being imposed on Indigenous families says Irwin Elman
Elman not giving up the fight despite having child advocate office shuttered by Ford government
The disappearing children of Constance Lake: Kerri-Lynn Bunting
‘I need to tell people how it is now … it’s just like, my world is ripped apart.’
PM announces $542M to help Indigenous communities take over child welfare services
Cash a step forward in overhauling a child welfare system in ‘crisis,’ says Indigenous Services minister
High-risk youth abruptly removed from Weechi foster home despite counsellor’s objection
Removal happened day after foster mom appeared in APTN story on Weechi