Sask. youth advocate continues call for change to children’s welfare
Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth is once again calling for fundamental change in his 2015 annual report.
While Bob Pringle acknowledges improvements have been made, he adds in the poverty strategy, the government’s plan “is vague and lacks target dates”.
Over the last six years, the issues of children’s care in the province has been at the forefront.
In 2009, a report was issued into overcrowding in foster homes after the death of “Jake”. In 2010, recommendations to transform the child welfare system were put forward and following that,the report into the death of Lee Bonneau at the hands of a 10-year-old called for fundamental overhaul.