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Media Releases January 12, 2023

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Extends Deepest Condolences to Star Blanket Cree Nation

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Media Releases November 17, 2022

Saskatchewan Advocate’s Youth Advisory Council celebrating National Child Day 2022 through education

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Media Releases November 17, 2022

National Council for Children and Youth Seeks Progress on Health and Welfare in Recognition of National Child Day

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Media Releases August 30, 2022

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Launches Investigation into Services and Oversight in Registered Independent Schools

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Media Releases August 19, 2022

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Troubled by Allegations of Abuse in the Legacy Christian Schools

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Media Releases June 21, 2022

Advocate for Children and Youth Remains Concerned about Lack of Progress on Children’s Rights over Last Decade

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Media Releases June 14, 2022

Committee on the Rights of the Child Releases its 2022 Concluding Observations for Canada

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Media Releases May 2, 2022

Advocate Encourages Empathy to Improve Services During Mental Health Week

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Media Releases April 27, 2022

Advocate for Children and Youth Tables 2021 Annual Report

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Media Releases March 29, 2022

Report Calls on Child-Serving Systems to Make Good on Improving Mental Health & Addictions Services

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Media Releases December 13, 2021

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Reflects on 30 Years of Children’s Rights in Canada

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Media Releases November 17, 2021

Saskatchewan Advocate’s Youth Advisory Council celebrating National Child Day 2021 through Education

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Media Releases November 17, 2021

Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates urges Canadians to call on Government to Safeguard the Rights of Children and Youth

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Media Releases November 8, 2021

Saskatchewan Advocate Remains Concerned on Group Home Care – Issues Progress Report

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Media Releases September 29, 2021

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth signs Terms of Reference with Newly Established Elder Advisory Council

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Media Releases June 24, 2021

Advocate supports and stands with First Nations in discovery of undocumented burial site at former Marieval Residential School

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Media Releases May 31, 2021

Advocate for Children and Youth Acknowledges the 215 Children Found near Kamloops former Residential School

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Media Releases May 7, 2021

Children’s Advocates call for significant mental health planning and investment for young people now and after pandemic on National Child and Youth Mental Health Day

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Media Releases April 27, 2021

Advocate for Children and Youth tables 2020 Annual Report

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Media Releases March 3, 2021

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Calls for Increased Oversight to its Group Home System

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Media Releases June 16, 2020

Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates supports introduction of Senate bill creating a national commissioner for children and youth

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Media Releases April 29, 2020

Advocate for Children and Youth Tables 2019 Annual Report

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Media Releases November 20, 2019

Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates urges increased awareness of children’s rights this National Child Day

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Media Releases November 20, 2019

Advocate for Children and Youth Celebrates National Child Day and the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Media Releases September 17, 2019

Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates releases national paper on youth suicide

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Media Releases June 3, 2019

Saskatchewan Advocate in Gatineau, QC for the Closing Ceremonies of the National Inquiry on MMIWGs and the release of the Inquiry’s Final Report

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Media Releases May 8, 2019

Advocate for Children and Youth to Host Youth Led Conference on Mental Health Canadian Mental Health Association Mental Health Week May 6-12, 2019

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Media Releases April 30, 2019

Advocate for Children and Youth Tables 2018 Annual Report

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Media Releases January 11, 2019

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Supports First Nations Controlled Child Welfare System

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Media Releases November 20, 2018

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Celebrates Youth as Change – Makers on National Child Day

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Media Releases November 19, 2018

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Challenges Saskatchewan Citizens to Honour the Power of Youth Voice

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Media Releases July 26, 2018

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Supports a Sovereign Indigenous Advocate

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Media Releases June 27, 2018

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Calls Indigenous Youth Incarceration Rates a Crisis

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Media Releases May 23, 2018

Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Expert Witness at MMIWG Hearings in Quebec City

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Media Releases April 24, 2018

Advocate for Children and Youth Tables 2017 Annual Report

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Media Releases March 27, 2018

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases Investigation Into The Death of a 5-Year-Old Boy at a Saskatoon School

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Media Releases March 13, 2018

Advocate for Children and Youth Wants to Raise Awareness on the Issue of Youth Homelessness

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Media Releases February 26, 2018

Alberta and Saskatchewan Child Advocates Travel to Bogota to make Presentation to Human Rights Group

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Media Releases December 5, 2017

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases Special Report on the Youth Suicide Crisis in Northern Saskatchewan

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Media Releases November 17, 2017

Advocate for Children and Youth Celebrates National Child Day

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Media Releases November 8, 2017

Advocate for Children and Youth Urges Government to Ensure Children and Youth are Protected under Bill C-45

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Media Releases September 13, 2017

Advocate for Children and Youth to Investigate Child Death at Saskatoon Public School

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Media Releases April 25, 2017

Advocate for Children and Youth Tables 2016 Annual Report

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Media Releases December 12, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth Marks Milestone with a Call to Action

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Media Releases November 25, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth Concerned About Ministry of Social Services Staffing Level in the North

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Media Releases November 24, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth Supports Youth Holiday Initiative

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Media Releases November 18, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth celebrates National Child Day

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Media Releases October 13, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth calls for change to better identify and protect children at risk

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Media Releases October 13, 2016

Background information from Duty to Protect

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Media Releases July 21, 2016

Advocate concerned that not all children will benefit from new Canada Child Credit

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Media Releases June 15, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth releases investigation of death of youth in custody

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Media Releases June 15, 2016

Background information from The Silent World of Jordan

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Media Releases May 27, 2016

Advocate responds to the release of Saskatchewan’s Early Years Plan

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Media Releases April 27, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth tables 2015 Annual Report

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Media Releases March 1, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth comments on the release of the Provincial Poverty Reduction Strategy

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Media Releases January 27, 2016

Advocate for Children and Youth urges federal action to create equal child welfare funding on reserve, and to reduce the number of Aboriginal children in care

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Media Releases November 19, 2015

Advocate for Children and Youth celebrates National Child Day, calls for more action to uphold children’s rights

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Media Releases November 19, 2015

Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates issues media statement for National Child Day

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Media Releases August 25, 2015

Advocate for Children and Youth responds to report on recommendations for a provincial poverty reduction strategy

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Media Releases July 24, 2015

Advocate for Children and Youth responds to report to Canada’s premiers on Aboriginal children in care

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Media Releases June 19, 2015

Advocate for Children and Youth celebrates National Aboriginal Day

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Media Releases June 2, 2015

Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates issues statement of reconciliation at historic Truth and Reconciliation closing event

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Media Releases May 20, 2015

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases Investigation in Toddler’s Death in Overcrowded Foster Home

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Media Releases April 30, 2015

Advocate for Children and Youth Tables 2014 Annual Report

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Media Releases April 20, 2015

Advocate for Children and Youth Comments on Public Inquest into Child’s Death in Foster Care

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Media Releases March 20, 2015

Advocate for Children and Youth Supportive of New Funding for at-risk Children in 2015-16 Budget, Calls on Government to Increase Investments in Early Childhood Development

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Media Releases November 19, 2014

Advocate for Children and Youth Celebrates 25th Anniversary of UN Convention on Rights of the Child with Walk, Social Media Campaign

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Media Releases November 19, 2014

Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates Urges Federal Government to Reduce Number of Aboriginal Children in Care

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Media Releases November 7, 2014

Advocate for Children and Youth Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Open House November 7

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Media Releases October 22, 2014

Advocate for Children and Youth Commends the Provincial Government for Announcing Poverty Reduction Strategy

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Media Releases September 16, 2014

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases Investigation of Toddler’s Death in Foster Care

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Media Releases May 14, 2014

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases Report into Child Death

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Media Releases May 6, 2014

Advocate for Children and Youth tables 2013 Annual Report

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Media Releases March 20, 2014

Advocate optimistic about Saskatchewan’s budget calls on Government to enhance investments with overarching poverty reduction strategy

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Media Releases March 4, 2014

Advocate for Children and Youth concerned about the loss of federal funding for early intervention services for First Nations children

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Media Releases January 22, 2014

Advocate for Children and Youth concerned about safety of children following deaths and injury of three children in Pelican Narrows

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Media Releases June 20, 2013

Child Poverty – Time for Action

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Media Releases May 8, 2013

Advocate for Children and Youth Lauds Development of Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Strategy

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Media Releases April 18, 2013

Advocate Tables 2012 Annual Report

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Media Releases December 7, 2012

Advocate Meets with United Nations Representative CCCYA Hosts United Nations Representative

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Media Releases November 20, 2012

Advocate for Children and Youth Celebrates National Child Day

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Media Releases April 26, 2012

Children’s Advocate Tables 2011 Annual Report

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Media Releases January 30, 2012

Saskatchewan Youth Collin Starblanket Part of Youth Delegation to United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

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Media Releases August 18, 2011

Children’s Advocate Tables Progress Report II on Foster Home Overcrowding in Saskatchewan

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Media Releases July 28, 2011

Children’s Advocate Encourages Province-wide Response to Critical Incident Review and Infant Safe Sleeping

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Media Releases May 4, 2011

Children’s Advocate Tables 2010 Annual Report: Growing for Saskatchewan

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Media Releases March 24, 2011

Children’s Advocate Says 2011 Provincial Budget Lays Out important Framework for a Better Future for Vulnerable Children, Youth and Families

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Media Releases April 29, 2010

2009 Annual Report Tabled: Children’s Advocate Celebrates Gains, But Cautions the Journey Just Begun in Truly Putting Children and Youth First in Saskatchewan

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Media Releases December 3, 2009

2008 Annual Report Tabled: Children’s Advocate Calls for Government of Saskatchewan Implementation of the Children and Youth First Principles

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Media Releases November 20, 2009

National Child Day — The Way Forward: Transforming ‘Paper Rights’ into ‘Lived Rights’ for Saskatchewan Children and Youth

National Child Day — The Way Forward: Transforming ‘Paper Rights’ into ‘Lived Rights’ for Saskatchewan Children and Youth OP/ED: Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Media Releases November 12, 2009

Children’s Advocate Tables Progress Report on Foster Home Overcrowding in Saskatchewan

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Media Releases February 25, 2009

Foster Home Overcrowding Report Tabled: Children’s Advocate Declares Foster Home Overcrowding a Crisis in Need of Immediate Action by the Ministry of Social Services

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Media Releases November 20, 2008

National Child Day: Putting Children and Youth First

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Media Releases November 20, 2008

OP/ED: Children…Our Most Precious Resource

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Media Releases June 26, 2008

2007 Annual Report Tabled: Saskatchewan Children’s Advocate Urges Government to Take the Right Action and to Make Children and Youth a Priority

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Media Releases January 31, 2008

Interim Program Allows for Child and Youth Legal Representation

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Media Releases November 20, 2007

2007 National Child Day: A Commitment to a New Generation

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Media Releases November 20, 2007

OP/ED: Saskatchewan’s Children…From “Paper” Rights to “Lived” Rights

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Media Releases May 15, 2007

2006 Annual Report Tabled: Children and Youth First… The Right Focus

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Media Releases September 14, 2006

Oyate Safe House Reports Tabled: Children’s Advocate Calls For a “Child First” Focus and a Collaborative Partnership to Support Sexually Exploited Children

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Media Releases May 15, 2006

2005 Annual Report Tabled

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Media Releases April 25, 2006

Children’s Advocate Calls for Amendments to The Youth Drug Detoxification and Stabilization Act

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