In 2015 the Government of The Yukon territories in Canada brought in a whistle blower law that protects government employees if they bring wrong doing forward.
Under the new law several individuals brought forward information of what’s happening in Child Services which lead to investigations by the commission overlooking the whistle blower law.
So here’s what they found.
Last year, in the middle of winter, a young man of fourteen came back to his group home and was told he couldn’t come back inside.
The person in charge of the home told him that he was effectively evicted.
He wasn’t given any money to rent a hotel, he wasn’t given an option for another group home; he wasn’t even told how to get to or find a shelter.
In the middle of winter. I can’t emphasize that part enough. He’s a kid evicted in the middle of winter with no where to go.
The commission found that his rights had been violated... which means he can sue later on.
Another finding by the commission was that they found children in foster care and group homes were not being made aware of their protections and rights. They are also not being told about how to file a complaint against their foster parent, how to file complaints against their supervisor or anybody else above them.
The commission recommends that children are informed of the complaints process.
Which I find hard to believe that the ministry will implement... how quickly would things change if the children in foster care found out they could complain to an independent authority about how they’re treated?
I wonder how quickly supervisors in Child Services would change when they realize that the kids they treat like commodities could get them fired.
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