Media Resources

Media Contact: Lindsay Ridgley – Manager, Public Education

Ethical Reporting Guidelines: MACY encourages journalists to review and practice the Reporting Guidelines to Protect At-Risk Children set out by UNICEF.
Media guidelines for reporting on suicide (PDF): 2017 update of the Canadian Psychiatric Association policy paper.
Best practices: Child welfare journalism

MACY IN THE MEDIA

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Self-exploitation by young children alarms authorities, shocks parents – Winnipeg Free Press (February 12, 2024)
Failure to ensure child-welfare workers meet standards a safety risk, professional regulator warns – Winnipeg Free Press (February 9, 2024)
Mom, 27, charged with manslaughter after 2-month-old boy dies of malnutrition: Winnipeg police – CBC Manitoba (February 9, 2024)
‘Incredibly tragic’: mom charged with manslaughter after baby died of malnutrition, police say – Winnipeg Free Press (February 9, 2024)
Winnipeg parents charged with manslaughter in fentanyl death of 1-year-old girl – CBC Manitoba (February 5, 2024)
Agency highlights Manitoba’s shortcomings on children’s suicides, addictions in report – The Globe & Mail (February 1, 2024)
‘A lot at risk’: Child advocate suggests collaboration to address youth mental health – CTV News/The Thompson Citizen/The Reminder (February 1, 2024)
Manitoba child advocate decries lack of progress on youth suicide and addictions – Global News/Winnipeg Free Press/City News (February 1, 2024)
Manitoba children’s advocate reports lack of progress on youth suicide and addictions – The Canadian Press (February 1, 2024)
Teen robbed, stabbed in Polo Park mall – The Winnipeg Free Press (January 5, 2024)

Advocate “horrified” by trouble new reporting showing 40% jump in youth suicide – The Regional (December 13, 2023)
Caregiver guilty in death of Little Grand Rapids toddler – Winnipeg Free Press (December 8, 2023)
Little Grand Rapids woman who was caregiver to 3-year-old cousin found guilty in toddler’s death – CBC News (December 7, 2023)
Little Grand Rapids woman who was caregiver to 3-year-old cousin found guilty in toddler’s death – CBC News (December 7, 2023)
Manitoba needs more support for youth, First Nations leaders say following stabbing death of teen – CBC News (December 6, 2023)
Advocate “horrified” by trouble new reporting showing 40% jump in youth suicide – The Turtle Island News (December 5, 2023)
Manitoba seeing spike in youth suicide rate – CTV News (December 4, 2023)
MKO Calls for Action on Youth Suicide Crisis – NationTalk (December 4, 2023)
Manitoba Advocate Releases 2022-23 Annual Report, Child Death Data – NationTalk (December 4, 2023)
New report shows suicides, drug-related deaths rising in Manitoba youth – CityNews (December 4, 2023)
Advocate “horrified” by new report showing 40% jump in youth suicide – Winnipeg Sun (December 4, 2023)
Action needed as youth suicide deaths reach all-time high: Manitoba Advocate – CBC News (December 2, 2023)
Record-setting child, youth suicides demand urgent response, advocate reports – Winnipeg Free Press (December 1, 2023)
Sherry Gott: Children’s Rights and the Manitoba Advocate – Human Rights Hub (November 9, 2023)
Manitoba enhances mandatory reporting of serious injuries to children and young adults – Canadian Lawyer Magazine (July 11, 2023)
Serious injury report system to bolster advocate mandate – Winnipeg Free Press (July 4, 2023)
Advocate to track serious child, youth injuries – The Brandon Sun (July 4, 2023)
Serious injuries to children in care must be reported under new Manitoba regulation – Winnipeg Sun (July 3, 2023)
Manitoba Government Proclaims Final Section of The Advocate for Children and Youth Act – Province of Manitoba (June 30, 2023)
Toddler who drowned in Portage la Prairie retention pond was in the care of CFS agency – CBC News (June 28, 2023)
First Nations Family Advocate Office Acknowledge MACY Special Report: Memengwaa Wiidoodaagewin (Butterfly Project) – Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (June 23, 2023)
Family demands answers for child death in CFS care – Winnipeg Free Press (June 28, 2023)
Manitoba child advocate releases report on fatal police shooting of Indigenous teen – Toronto Star (June 22, 2023)
Memengwaa Wiidoodaagewin (Butterfly Project): Manitoba Advocate Releases A Special Report To Honour Eishia Hudson – Indigenous Watchdog (June 22, 2023)
Memengwaa Wiidoodaagewin (Butterfly Project): Manitoba Advocate Releases A Special Report To Honour Eishia Hudson – NationTalk (June 22, 2023)
Teen killed by Winnipeg police needed more support from government, schools, report says – CBC News (June 22, 2023)
Manitoba child advocate releases report on fatal police shooting of Indigenous teen – Winnipeg Free Press (June 22, 2023)
Manitoba child advocate releases report on fatal police shooting of Indigenous teen – APTN (June 22, 2023)
Manitoba child advocate releases report on fatal police shooting of Indigenous teen – CityNews (June 22, 2023)
Recommendations for change highlighted in Manitoba Advocate report on Eishia Hudson – Global News (June 22, 2023)
Manitoba child advocate releases report on fatal police shooting of Indigenous teen – CityNews (June 17, 2023)
‘Our students need more support, not less’: Social worker cuts considered in Seven Oaks – CTV News (April 20, 2023)
Province appoints replacement deputy ministers in two departments – Winnipeg Free Press (March 23, 2023)
‘Very concerning’: Organization raising awareness of sexual exploitation of youth in Manitoba – CTV News (March 16, 2023)
Changes needed to cutoff age for Child and Family Services support, Manitoba youth advocacy network says – CBC News (March 15, 2023)
Mother found dead after sharing video about struggles with Manitoba’s child welfare system, domestic violence – CBC News (February 8, 2023)
Third-party firm to probe the Link – Winnipeg Free Press (January 25, 2023)
Manitoba Advocate Releases 2021-22 Government Compliance Report – NationTalk (January 18, 2023)
Manitoba still hasn’t acted on some key recommendations to protect young people, advocate says – The Globe and Mail (January 17, 2023)
Manitoba still hasn’t acted on some recommendations to protect kids, advocate says – Winnipeg Free Press (January 17, 2023)
Manitoba still hasn’t acted on some recommendations to protect kids, advocate says – Global News (January 17, 2023)
Manitoba still hasn’t acted on some recommendations to protect kids, advocate says – CTV News (January 17, 2023)

Manitoba must update exploitation protections – Winnipeg Free Press (December 19, 2022)
‘This is the time’: Cree woman hopes to amplify Indigenous youth voices as advocate – Winnipeg Free Press (November 6, 2022)
Manitoba’s newest advocate for children and youth hopes to amplify Indigenous voices – Global News (November 6, 2022)
First Cree woman appointed as Manitoba advocate for children and youth – CBC News (November 6, 2022)
‘This is the time’: Cree woman hopes to amplify Indigenous youth voices as advocate – CTV News (November 6, 2022)
Manitoba child advocate says more work needed to break colonial bonds – APTN (October 31, 2022)
Trauma supports lacking for children who witness intimate partner violence: report – Winnipeg Free Press (June 22, 2022)
Manitoba children who witness intimate partner violence need more support, report finds – CTV News (June 22, 2022)
Trauma supports lacking for Manitoba children who witness intimate partner violence: report – Global News (June 22, 2022)
Trauma supports lacking for Manitoba children who witness intimate partner violence: report – CityNews (June 22, 2022)
Trauma supports lacking for children who witness intimate partner violence: report – APTN (June 22, 2022)
‘Youth are experts’: Manitoba children’s advocate gets input from young people – CityNews (March 28, 2022)
‘Youth are experts’: Manitoba children’s advocate gets input from young people – CTV News (March 27, 2022)
‘Youth are experts’: Manitoba children’s advocate gets input from young people – Winnipeg Free Press (March 27, 2022)
Healing lodge for youth key to shift in justice system – Winnipeg Free Press (March 25, 2022)
Manitoba earmarks $8M to keep kids out of care – Winnipeg Free Press (February 18, 2022)
Podcast spotlight on human trafficking in Manitoba – Winnipeg Free Press (February 18, 2022)
Manitoba provides millions to mend services for complex disabilities in children – Global News (February 18, 2022)
Pilot project to help Manitoba families care for children with disabilities launched – CTV News (February 18, 2022)

Progress stalled on measures to protect children and youth, Manitoba’s advocate says – CBC News (December 9, 2021)
Murals part of project aiming to boost children’s rights – Winnipeg Free Press (July 28, 2021)
Last year saw tenfold jump in youth held in prolonged solitary confinement, Manitoba advocate says – CBC Manitoba (June 25, 2021)
More powers for child-welfare watchdog – Winnipeg Free Press (May 25, 2021)
‘Families are struggling’: New report shines light on gaps in service for children with disabilities in Manitoba – CTV News (March 25, 2021)
‘Children need us to get it right:’ Report says Manitoba child deaths preventable – CTV News (March 11, 2021)
Manitoba drags feet on recommendations from Phoenix Sinclair inquiry, report finds – Global News (March 11, 2021)

Manitoba children’s advocate investigated 26 deaths in last fiscal year, report says – CBC News (November 19, 2020)
Manitoba slow to implement new mental health supports for children and youth: advocate – CBC News (November 17, 2020)
Manitoba Child Advocate launches survey into disabilities services after death of child – CBC News (October 8, 2020)
‘Children deserve better’: Manitoba advocate finds gaps in suicide prevention – The Globe and Mail (May 7, 2020)
Advocates worry pandemic’s ‘perfect storm’ puts more kids at risk for abuse – The Canadian Press (April 22, 2020)
Manitoba must get ‘creative’ to keep parents, kids in care connected during pandemic – APTN (April 21, 2020)
Most sleep-related infant deaths in Manitoba preventable: report – CTV News (March 13, 2020)
Op-ed by Daphne Penrose: Manitoba youth have a right to protest – Winnipeg Free Press (March 9, 2020)
Youth advocate demands action on stalled legislation – Winnipeg Free Press (February 28, 2020)
Youth with mental illnesses should have access to long-term in-patient care, report on teen’s death says – CBC Manitoba (February 27, 2020)

Suicide prevention curriculum gives students tools to thrive, not just survive – CBC News (June 13, 2019)
Not in vain: How Tina Fontaine’s tragic story showed a way forward – The Globe and Mail (June 8, 2019)
Manitoba child advocate and ombudsman debut shared office in Thompson – Thompson Citizen (April 16, 2019)
Listening to advocates important – Winnipeg Free Press (March 15, 2019)
Extending involuntary confinement for at-risk youth a last resort, but sometimes necessary: child advocate – CBC News (March 14, 2019)
The formal remarks made by the Manitoba Advocate at the public release of the A Place Where it Feels Like Home: The Story of Tina Fontaine report – Manitoba Advocate (March 12, 2019)
Not enough has changed’: Advocate calls for action before more children die like Tina Fontaine – CBC News (March 12, 2019)
Meth has moved the markers’: Advocate defends call for secure facilities for at-risk kids – CBC News (March 19, 2019)
Learning from Nelson Mandela: A Report on the Use of Solitary Confinement and Pepper Spray in Manitoba Youth Custody Facilities – Manitoba Advocate (February 2019)
Children’s advocate says Manitoba should end long solitary confinement for youth – Global News (February 21, 2019)
Gap in addictions, mental health services placing kids in care at risk: Manitoba children’s advocate – CBC News (January 16, 2019)

The formal remarks made by the Manitoba Advocate at the public release of the In Need of Protection: Angel’s Story report – Manitoba Advocate (December 13, 2018)
Manitoba children’s advocate says she’ll open file on foster care service’s handling of sexual abuse case – CBC News (November 22, 2018)
Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth Releases First Public Child Death Report Under New Mandate – Manitoba Advocate (October 19, 2018)
Manitoba’s children advocate calls for better-trained social workers in report on death of teen – The Globe and Mail (October 19, 2018)
The Manitoba Advocate’s Statement of Concern on Mental Health and Addiction Services for Youth – Manitoba Advocate (September 21, 2018)
Proclamation of the Manitoba Advocate’s New Mandate Set for Next Week Means More Opportunities for Advocacy, Public Education, and Public Accountability of Government – Manitoba Advocate (March 6, 2018)

Manitoba child advocate to get expanded powers under proposed law – CBC News (March 2, 2017)
Children’s Advocate responds to the illegal leak to media of a confidential child death report – Children’s Advocate (March 27, 2017)

Children’s Advocate Releases Status Update of Government Progress on Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry Recommendations – Children’s Advocate (November 24, 2016)
On the Edge between Two Worlds: Community Narratives on the Vulnerability of Marginalized Indigenous Girls – Children’s Advocate (June 15, 2016)
The Changing Face of Youth Suicide in Manitoba and the Narrow Window for Intervention: Phase Two Report – Children’s Advocate (May 26, 2016)
Don’t Mistake Trauma for Resilience in Children in Care: new Report from Manitoba’s Children’s Advocate – Children’s Advocate (May 10, 2016)
Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates Statement on Child and Youth Mental Health – Children’s Advocate (May 5, 2016)

Children’s Advocate Reacts to New Office Powers Proposed Today – Children’s Advocate (December 3, 2015)
Media Statement about National Child Day – Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (November 20, 2015)
Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates issues statement of reconciliation at historic Truth and Reconciliation closing event – Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (June 1, 2015)