The Provincial Government says an “action plan” is in the works to help children in care after a critical report by the Representative for Children and Youth.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s latest report looks at suicide and self harm by kids in care. She says a common problem was the lack of stable foster homes for the children who on average had been moved a dozen times, “So, when you have a child that’s experienced abuse and neglect and then they’re bouncing around like this, is it surprising that they’re deeply traumatized?”
Minister of Children and Families, Stephanie Cadieux, promises to do better, “We all know that it’s super-important that we focus on permanence for kids that are in the foster care system.”
Cadieux says a two-year action plan is now in the works.
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