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Child Welfare

Foster care systems in Canada are frequently presented in the context of conflict and crisis, without clear solutions. The episodic news cycle pits politicians against advocates, provincial bureaucrats against regional bureaucrats, parents against the system. It casts families as broken and hopeless. Stories are triggered by tragedy. Youth perspectives are largely left out.

Our mission in covering child welfare is to break down this complex system by considering and communicating the impacts of colonization, engaging youth and families in our process, investigating your questions, and connecting people around powerful stories and possible solutions.

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Latest Stories

How reporters should approach stories about vulnerable youth

Dylan Cohen
| November 22, 2017

Data reveals many provinces and territories are not tracking child welfare delays

Brielle Morgan
| November 22, 2017

When child protection cases get delayed, who's keeping track?

Brielle Morgan
| November 22, 2017

What it's like to report on child welfare

Brielle Morgan
| November 21, 2017

B.C. families in limbo due to severe court delays

Brielle Morgan
| October 25, 2017

Parents with kids in government care: We hear you

Brielle Morgan
| August 22, 2017
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Brielle Morgan
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Brielle Morgan
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A non-tragic story about B.C.’s child welfare system

Brielle Morgan
| July 18, 2017

How party promises on child welfare in B.C. stack up

Brent Holmes
, Brielle Morgan | May 7, 2017

Life, interrupted: How B.C. youth are fighting for stability in a broken child welfare system

Brielle Morgan
| May 4, 2017

Do you think the media can do a better job of covering child welfare?

Brielle Morgan
| April 28, 2017

What are the best practices for media reporting on child welfare?

Brielle Morgan
| February 25, 2017

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