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Sextortion on the rise: Winnipeg Police Service
From the Winnipeg Police Service--April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, recognized nationally across Canada. This year, the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) is using this time to highlight a growing area of concern:...
Report highlights isolation, lack of resources for rural Manitobans experiencing gender-based violence
From CBC News--A new study from southwestern Manitoba paints a stark picture of rural residents experiencing gender-based violence, where the nearest help might be hours away, and finding safety and anonymity often...
Province’s first Indigenous parenting event draws hundreds in person and online
From the Winnipeg Free Press--Amara LeClair starts with the basic questions: Where are you from? Who are your grandparents? Did they forage? “It’s about building that identity,” said LeClair, a family support...
Government bolsters autism support amid families’ demands
From the Winnipeg Free Press--The Manitoba government will include $30 million in Tuesday’s budget to address the demand for autism services, after families have demanded more help. St.Amant, a non-profit that supports...
VOICES is moving to a new location!
Voices, Manitoba's Youth in Care Network, has exciting news! VOICES will be moving from its current location at 61 Juno Street to its new host location, The Link: Youth and Family Supports, at 175 Mayfair Avenue in...
Does CFS just take kids away? ‘The opposite is the truth,’ says CEO
From the Pembina Valley Online--When it comes to dispelling myths about how its organization operates, Child & Family Services (CFS) has one in particular it would like to clarify — the frequency with which it...
Online safety advocates warn AI is making teen sextortion harder to spot
From CTV News – Just outside B.C.’s capital, a high-tech home studio has become the base for a unique mission: helping families navigate the dangers of the internet and the new threats posed by AI. The father-and-son...
Building healthier homes through dad: CFS’s well-received prevention work
From the Pembina Valley Online--To someone unfamiliar with Child & Family Services of Central Manitoba (CFSCM), it may appear that the organization’s role is only to intervene in family situations that have reached...
Proposed law would create committee to probe intimate partner violence
From the Winnipeg Free Press--The Manitoba government plans to launch a committee to review intimate partner violence, years after a similar group stopped operations. Justice Minister Matt Wiebe introduced proposed...
Manitoba enacts legislation to protect against intimate partner violence
Manitoba Government News Release--The Manitoba government has proclaimed Clare’s Law, the Disclosure to Protect Against Intimate Partner Violence Act, effective March 1, giving Manitobans a way to access an intimate...










