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Letter of intent between Children’s Services and Enoch Cree Nation

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Children’s Services and Enoch Cree Nation intend to work in partnership on matters related to child and family services.

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Memorandum of Understanding on implementation of Jordan’s Principle in Alberta

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This memorandum is signed by the Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, and First Nations partners to ensure that First Nations children in Alberta can access the supports and services they... More ≫

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This memorandum is signed by the Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, and First Nations partners to ensure that First Nations children in Alberta can access the supports and services they need, when they need them. It allows the Government of Canada, the First Nations Health Consortium and Government of Alberta to address gaps, and share information ensuring that children and families in Alberta are receiving the supports they need, including mental health supports, medical equipment, speech therapy, and educational supports.

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A Stronger, safer tomorrow : a public action plan for the Ministerial Panel on Child Intervention's final recommendations

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The public action plan outlines a strategy for strengthening the child intervention system and better supporting children, youth and families. To address urgent needs, a number of specific actions... More ≫

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The public action plan outlines a strategy for strengthening the child intervention system and better supporting children, youth and families. To address urgent needs, a number of specific actions will be implemented immediately, while work on all actions will be completed by 2022.

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Beyond trauma : disrupting cycle, effecting change : Government of Alberta's response to the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

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Contains the response of the Government of Alberta to recommendations made by the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate in its report following the investigation of the lives of three Indigenous... More ≫

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Contains the response of the Government of Alberta to recommendations made by the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate in its report following the investigation of the lives of three Indigenous teenaged girls who died over a period of seven months in 2015.

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Ministry of Children’s Services response to the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate special report “Voices for Change: Aboriginal Child Welfare in Alberta”

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In July 2016, the OCYA released its Special Report: “Voices for Change: Aboriginal Child Welfare in Alberta”. The report examines the continued over-representation of Indigenous children and... More ≫

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In July 2016, the OCYA released its Special Report: “Voices for Change: Aboriginal Child Welfare in Alberta”. The report examines the continued over-representation of Indigenous children and families in the child intervention system. The report acknowledges that there has been an overall reduction in the number of Indigenous children in-care, however rightly identifies that more work needs to be done.

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