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Now 27, O'Neil Allen doesn't remember exactly how old he was when he placed into child protection. He says he's not exactly sure when police and community services workers made a decision that ...
The child protection system has changed, but there's still work to be done Susan Abell, a child protection expert, recommended major changes to our child protection system in 2008.
Is B.C.'s child protection system outdated and in need of a major overhaul? The province's representative for children and youth believes so, and that 'a new model' is needed.
Child welfare system 'never laid eyes' on starving boy, despite reports that he was unsafe Children's advocate paints stark picture of a 12-year-old autistic boy found weighing just 65 pounds and ...
The inquiry's first circle hearing investigates the death of 17-year-old James Poker, who was found frozen to death in February 2015 while trying to walk to Hopedale from his home in Natuashish. "It's ...
In fact, the child protection system can barely be called a system given its lack of co-coordinated services, Huyer said. And what makes this worse is that it has all been said before.
Retired judge Ted Hughes broke his long silence about British Columbia's child protection system on Monday, saying the provincial government's clash with an independent watchdog has put Premier ...
It is part of the Star’s ongoing investigation into province-wide gaps in child and family supports in Ontario’s struggling child protection system, which cares for 23,000 kids. The following is an ...