Are they listening? Manitoba Advocate gives government low overall compliance grade on responses to recommendations
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Over 2-year period, 2 recommendations were fully implemented, while 43 per cent had positive compliance assessments.
Manitoba Advocate launches survey for parents and caregivers of children and youth with disabilities
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After receiving significant feedback and concerns from stakeholders in the disabilities sector, the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY) is embarking on her first major child death investigation and research project into the provincial disabilities system, which requires input from parents and caregivers of children and youth with disabilities. Manitoba Advocate Daphne Penrose is …
Manitoba Advocate hosts Safe and Sound webinars
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October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) awareness month. In Canada, sudden and unexplained deaths remain the second leading cause of death for infants between the ages of one month and 12 months. Over the last 10 years, 145 Manitoba infants died unexpectedly in their sleep. Sleep-related infant deaths are not only a serious public …
Manitoba Advocate Launches Youth Survey
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The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth wants to hear directly from youth ages 14-20 in a short survey. The survey, available here, asks youth about what issues matter to them most. Respondents can enter to win an iPad mini and MACY swag! Survey results will inform future reports and advocacy efforts from MACY.
The Advocate has released her latest special report: 'Stop Giving Me a Number and Start Giving Me a Person”: How 22 Girls Illuminate the Cracks in the Manitoba Youth Mental Health and Addiction System
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The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth released her report titled “Stop Giving Me a Number and Start Giving Me a Person”: How 22 Girls Illuminate the Cracks in the Manitoba Youth Mental Health and Addiction System on May 7, National Youth Mental Health Day. The report dives into lessons learned from the suicide deaths of 22 Manitoba …
The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth has released her report titled Safe and Sound: A Special Report on the Unexpected Sleep-Related Deaths of 145 Manitoba Infants
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The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth has released her report titled Safe and Sound: A Special Report on the Unexpected Sleep-Related Deaths of 145 Manitoba Infants. The report contains 13 specific recommendations to government to increase the effectiveness and responsiveness of services for infants and their families. The report offers a message of hope: …
The Slow Disappearance of Matthew: A Family’s Fight for Youth Mental Health Care in the Wake of Bullying and Mental Illness
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The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth has released its latest report, The Slow Disappearance of Matthew: A Family’s Fight for Youth Mental Health Care in the Wake of Bullying and Mental Illness. There are eight clear recommendations to government within the report that aim to increase access to vital services and prevent youth suicides. …
Annual Report 2018-2019
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Do you know your rights? Canada is one of the countries that signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) which promises rights to children and youth. One of the ways MACY celebrated the 30th anniversary of the UNCRC this year was by making it the theme of our Annual Report! …
Review Roll-Out
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A companion document to the MACY’s annual report, the Review Roll-Out examines the 57 child death reviews and summarizes the work that is undertaken every day on behalf of families. The report looks at opportunities for learning for service providers, policy makers, and government departments in the areas of assessment, planning, service delivery, and evaluation. …
Open House ' November 20, 2019
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YAAS! is hosting an open house on November 20th at MACY, 346 Portage Ave in Winnipeg. Join us in celebrating National Child Day in Canada on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. To mark this occasion, MACY is joining other public organizations across the country in a UNICEF-promoted #KIDSTAKEOVER OPEN HOUSE to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of …