/channels/taxonomy/term/2341/all en /channels/channels/news/expert-quebecs-youth-and-child-protection-services-302466 <p>Quebec’s commission into youth rights and protection continues its public consultations across the province in an effort to identify challenges facing its youth protection services. Created in response to the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby in April, the commission will hear from youth, families, experts and caseworkers. (<a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/look-past-behaviour-to-treat-original-trauma-youth-protection-commission-told">Montreal Gazette</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:54:05 +0000 webfull 155286 at /channels /channels/news/expert-maternal-newborn-and-child-health-summit-236836 Mon, 26 May 2014 18:52:36 +0000 webfull 102991 at /channels /channels/news/canada-discriminates-against-children-reserves-258125 <p>"The federal government discriminates against First Nation children on reserves by failing to provide the same level of child welfare services that exist elsewhere, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled." (Source: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/canada-discriminates-against-children-on-reserves-tribunal-rules-1.3419480">CBC</a>)</p> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:51:09 +0000 webfull 115513 at /channels /channels/news/child-homelessness-258619 <p>“On any given night, there are about 35,000 homeless people across Canada, and the number of families and children among them is growing at an alarming rate, a new report reveals.</p> Mon, 15 Feb 2016 19:06:08 +0000 webfull 116094 at /channels /channels/news/canada-children-back-pack-among-rich-nations-260446 <p>A <a href="http://www.unicef.ca/en/unicef-report-card-13-fairness-for-children">new report released today</a> by UNICEF highlights the inequalities in child well-being in the world’s most affluent nations, including Canada. While progress in reducing child well-being gaps has been modest overall, Canada’s children are at the back of the pack, ranking in the bottom third when measured against other rich nations. (<a href="http://www.unicef.ca/en/unicef-report-card-13-fairness-for-children">UNICEF</a>)</p> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:54:55 +0000 webfull 118264 at /channels