Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 1: Child Welfare (1-5)

Review of Children and Youth Care Protection Act

June 22, 2017

Reviewing “Children and Youth Care and Protection Act” to develop a new approach to providing child welfare and youth services in Indigenous communities. It is vital that the communities are at the center of all planning. They must be heard in order to develop plans and solutions that make sense within their cultures and to address the historical roots of many of these issues. Jackie Lake KavanaghOffice of the Child and Youth Advocate, Newfoundland and Labrador.