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Breaking the cycle for ‘crossover’ youth

BlogBy The General AuthorityApril 19, 2018

An excerpt from Policy Options on Canada’s crossover youth: …Unfortunately, many Canadian youth involved in the child protection system tend to end up in the criminal justice system at one point or another. Findings from a…

Paths to success for young parents in foster care

BlogBy The General AuthorityApril 10, 2018

From Youth Today: Research has shown that adolescent parenthood is far more common among young people in foster care than among their peers in the general population. Potential explanations for the high rate of parenthood…

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

BlogBy The General AuthorityApril 10, 2018

The Manitoba government is raising awareness of the serious issue of sexual violence in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for status of women, announced today. “As sexual…

Province introduces customary care bill

BlogBy The General AuthorityMarch 19, 2018

MANITOBA GOVERNMENT RELEASE Province proposes Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Taking Care of Our Children) Changes will lead to development of culturally-cpecific models of customary care: Fielding The Manitoba government has introduced initial amendments…

Province to proclaim Advocate for Children and Youth Act

BlogBy The General AuthorityMarch 6, 2018

MANITOBA GOVERNMENT NEWS RELEASE Expands role of the Children’s Advocate to enhance health, well-being of children: Fielding The Manitoba government will proclaim The Advocate for Children and Youth Act to come into force March 15,…

Canadian children of incarcerated parents get little support: study

BlogBy General AuthorityFebruary 1, 2018

A report in the B.C. publication The Tyee discusses the issue of the difficulties faced by children when one or more of their parents is in prison. The study says that about 350,000 children across the country…

Ministers commit to better outcomes for Indigenous families

BlogBy General AuthorityJanuary 24, 2018

In advance of the upcoming meeting with Jane Philpott, federal Minister of Indigenous Services, on January 25-26, 2018, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for child and family services convened to discuss emerging opportunities. The ministers…

Beautiful bond develops between foster mother and birth mother

BlogBy General AuthorityJanuary 17, 2018

A recent story from Rise magazine’s Building a Bridge workbook tells the story of how an American birth mother, whose son was taken into foster care for a time, began to trust, and eventually develop a relationship…

A Foster Care Success Story

BlogBy General AuthorityJanuary 3, 2018

A group called Treehouse in Seattle is helping to ensure young people in foster care graduate from high school. Starting in 2012, they set an ambitious goal: Raise the high school graduation rate for foster…

Home For The Holidays!!!

BlogBy General AuthorityDecember 14, 2017

A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS is back! CBS announced that singer-songwriter Josh Groban will headline the 19th annual A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 19 (8- 9PM, ET/PT) on the CBS…

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