New: childwelfareAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917steemzzanhive-183959hive-166405hive-180932photographyhive-185836uncommonlabhive-183397hive-101145hive-150122hive-188619hive-144064bitcoinhive-145157krsuccesslifehive-184714hive-193637hive-109690hive-103599hive-181136TrendingNewHotLikersalyssarainey (37)in rubyfranke • 3 months agoThe Unraveling: A Tale of Control and ConsequenceThe Unraveling: A Tale of Control and Consequence Chapter 1: The Beginning Ruby Franke had always envisioned a life of success and influence. With her family’s YouTube channel, "8 Passengers,"…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoTeen who aged out of B.C.'s care found dead in tentThis happens far too often here in British Columbia. And it’s often Indigenous children. Childcare does not end when they turn 19. For more on the story, please refer to linked article: Teen who…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoHow many First Nations kids in care? Canada does not knowI can’t decide what is worse: that they don’t know or that they didn’t care until now because it is going to cost them money. What does that say about Canada’s commitment to its most vulnerable…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoCanadian Government flip-flops, now plans to fight child welfare class-actionAnd no one was surprised: The same day the federal government was in Federal Court looking to halt a human rights tribunal ruling ordering compensation for First Nations children apprehended in…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoChild welfare to prison pipeline’ feeding rising Indigenous incarceration ratesDespite being just 4 to 5% of the population of Canada, Indigenous people make up 30% of Canada’s prison population. A new report out links child welfare rates to the tendency for Indigenous people…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoCanada appeals compensation ruling that found it 'willfully and recklessly' discriminated against First Nations children. Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is seeking a judicial review of a ruling that ordered Canada to pay $40,000 to First Nations children who were taken from their homes on-reserve and put in care…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoDeath as Expected: Inside a child welfare system where 102 Indigenous kids died over 5 yearsToday, Federal government has filed an appeal, to overturn order to fund Indigenous kids in care equitably and pay compensation, DAYS AFTER THIS CAME OUT. See linked article: Death as Expected:…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoHuman rights tribunal awards compensation for First Nation children in careThe Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to pay compensation to First Nation children, youth and families who were taken from their homes on reserve and put in care of the state. As…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoBaby H Still in Foster as MCFD Refuses to talk to FamilyThe ongoing saga of Baby H continues in British Columbia. Baby H has been in five foster homes in her five week life and MCFD is no longer speaking to the family because the social workers refused…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 5 years agoBirth alerts are ‘raced-based genocide’ says Mi’kmaw lawyerBirth alerts have been and continues to be an ongoing outrage that needs to be brought to an end. It is racial profiling.. Governments and child welfare agencies say alerts are used by health…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years ago48 hours of neglect happened in that first 90 minutes of life“The worker on the recording went on to say that in the first 48 hours of the baby’s life “numerous” medical staff made notes that the baby was being neglected . That’s why they showed up when…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years agoB.C. CFS moves in to seize 90-minute-old baby on report of neglectAn hour and a half after enduring a C-section delivery at a Kamloops hospital, an Indigenous couple was exhausted but elated as they met their baby girl – a first child for both. But their joy…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years ago'It's torturous': Young mother joins calls from MMIWG advocates to stop apprehensions at birthA young mother who was on Manitoba‘s birth alert system is running calls from advocates, researchers and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls demanding that the…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years agoDoes Bill C-92 Make the Grade?Dr. Cindy Blackstock is the primary and most effective advocate for First Nations children in care. She was the spearhead that brought the suits and complaints forward that led to the rulings…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years agoCouple spends $200,000 fighting CFS to get sick baby backAnother story of an Indigenous child apprehended by Child and Family Services based on visiting a doctor or the hospital. In this case, the baby was removed over concerns of abuse by starving, etc.…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years agoFoster child placed in home of registered sex offender in Thunder Bay: court documentsThe circus that is Thunder Bay, Ontario, Indigenous children in care and the deaths of those children in care in negligent foster homes and service groups, something that I’ve expounded about here…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years ago‘They failed to protect Amy’: Child welfare agency, foster home sued for $5.5M over teen’s suicideKanina Sue Turtle’s family is suing for $5.9 million after Turtle, 15, filmed her suicide in a foster home owned and operated by Tikinagan in Sioux Lookout Oct. 29, 2016. That this is even a…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years agoWere you turned on by this at all?’: RCMP officer asks Indigenous youth during sexual assault reportThe story presented, in the article linked below, is, unfortunately, more the norm than out of character for Indigenous youth in care when they report sexual assault here in Canada. Even the…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years ago'I felt like I was betraying my own': Indigenous social workers open up about challengesA very thoughtful article that explores some of the challenges faced by Indigenous social workers within the colonial system. For the most part, like teachers, they go in to change the system but…rvgenaille (64)in familyprotection • 6 years ago57% of newborns taken into foster care in B.C. are IndigenousDespite making up less than 10% of the population of British Columbia, indigenous newborns make up 57% of apprehensions. The attached article looks at one specific case and discusses some of the…
