The Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh just released their report in Nain yesterday ‘A Long Wait for Change’.
This report is the independent review of the province’s child protection system’s response to Inuit children.
The Child and Youth Advocate launched this full review last year in April 2018 after receiving a referral from the Nunatsiavut Government.
She reviewed several program areas where Inuit children receive services from the Department of Children, seniors and Social Development including protective intervention in care, foster care, youth services and other alternative placements.
The report identifies 33 recommendations resulting from community sessions and other interviews, a review of 213 case files, an analysis of relevant literature on this issue, and from experiences advocating for vulnerable Indigenous children and youth over the years.
With CBC’s permission we will also be airing the interview President Johannes Lampe did with CBC about his thoughts on this topic.
Click here to find out more about this report with Kavanagh and Lampe.