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MANITOBA ADVOCATE RELEASES SPECIAL REPORT: INNAGAKAEYAA BIMADIZEWIN (TOWARDS THE GOOD LIFE): UNIFYING VOICES FOR YOUTH ADDICTION SYSTEM CHANGE

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Today, Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth Sherry Gott released the special report Innagakaeyaa Bimadizewin (Towards the Good Life): Unifying Voices for Youth Addiction System Change, an urgent call for action to reform Manitoba’s youth addiction services. The report amplifies the concerns and suggestions of those most affected by the addiction system: young people who …

MANITOBA ADVOCATE RELEASES 2023-24 ANNUAL REPORT, NOTES CONCERNING TRENDS

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Today, Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth Sherry Gott released an annual report summarizing the office’s work during the 2023-24 fiscal year including trends in advocacy, research, quality assurance, public education, youth engagement, serious injury reviews and investigations, and child death reviews and investigations. The Manitoba Advocate is available for media calls, upon request. Read …

MANITOBA ADVOCATE RELEASES SPECIAL REPORT: SHIFTING THE LENS: UNDERSTANDING AND CONFRONTING INEQUITIES IN SLEEP-RELATED INFANT DEATHS IN MANITOBA

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Today, Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth Sherry Gott released Shifting the Lens: Understanding and Confronting Inequities in Sleep-Related Infant Deaths in Manitoba, a special report which re-examines the issue of sleep-related infant deaths. This report is a re-framed follow-up to the 2020 Special Report Safe and Sound: A Special Report on the Unexpected Sleep-Related …

MANITOBA ADVOCATE RELEASES GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE REPORT

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Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY) Sherry Gott has released her office’s compliance report. This year’s report, Moving the Dial on Children’s Rights in Manitoba, is the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY)’s fourth compliance report. It summarizes the assessment of progress made by public bodies in the last fiscal year to implement …

MANITOBA ADVOCATE RELEASES 2022-23 ANNUAL REPORT, CHILD DEATH DATA

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Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY) Sherry Gott has released her office’s annual report, which summarizes the work of the office during the 2022-23 fiscal year. MACY’s annual report highlights important outcomes and outputs achieved in the fiscal year, including the number of children, youth, and young adults who accessed MACY’s programs, or joined …

IMPORTANT CHANGES ON THE HORIZON: MANITOBA ADVOCATE TO INTRODUCE SERIOUS INJURY REPORTING PROVISIONS

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The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth office is pleased to announce that the Serious Injury Reporting Regulation, alongside section 21 of The Advocate for Children and Youth Act (ACYA), will be coming into force on July 1, 2023. Together, these two pieces of legislation will require the reporting of serious injuries of children, youth, …

THE MANITOBA ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH STANDS IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT ZONES, INCLUDING THE CHILDREN IN UKRAINE AND THE UKRAINIAN DIASPORA AROUND THE WORLD.

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We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian community here in Manitoba, including our own staff and community partners. These are difficult times. If you or anyone you know needs mental health support, please reach out for help. Klinic Community Health provides free mental health support to anyone in Manitoba. To reach their 24/7 Crisis Hotline call 1-888-322-3019. …

THE MANITOBA ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH STANDS IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT ZONES, INCLUDING THE CHILDREN IN UKRAINE AND THE UKRAINIAN DIASPORA AROUND THE WORLD.

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We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian community here in Manitoba, including our own staff and community partners. These are difficult times. If you or anyone you know needs mental health support, please reach out for help. Klinic Community Health provides free mental health support to anyone in Manitoba. To reach their 24/7 Crisis Hotline call 1-888-322-3019. …