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Inequities in child protective services contact among First Nations and non-First Nations parents in one Canadian province: a retrospective population-based study

This new report spans a 20 year period in Manitoba where child welfare open a case file for 1 in 27 non-First Nations parents - but open case files found their way to 1 in 2 First Nations parents in the same time period. Not surprisingly, this has had detrimental health impacts on those parents and their ability to bring the children home. Kathleen Kenny’s research once again shines a light…

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Infant rates of child protective services contact and termination of parental rights by first nations status from 1998 to 2019: An example of intergenerational transmission of colonial harm

Fearless R2W got to be part of this important study that came to the following conclusions: CPS contact was exceptionally high among First Nations infants compared to other infants, with early-stage contact accelerating most dramatically over time. Findings support calls to greatly reduce the disruption of system contact in the lives of First Nations families.

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Opposition To Proposition

So you got a problem? Well, don’t spend all your time obsessing about the things you don’t like! Check out these 4 easy to follow steps that can take you from complaining about what other people are doing, to inviting people to collaborate and building a solution together.

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Housing Solutions for Indigenous Youth Aging Out of Care Releases Final Road Map

Check out the culmination of this nearly 2 year innovation research project! I personally want to thank HTFC Winnipeg (Zoe, Adam, Tim) for being our legal entity and all of the youth and families affected by child welfare who informed this road map. There are also nearly 100 organizations to thank, and volunteers from many prototyping groups we are indebted to!

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