October is Foster Family Month, a time when we recognize the hard work and dedication of foster caregivers across the province. With the added stress of children returning to schools this year amidst an ongoing pandemic, foster caregivers have played …

Today we recognize the history and troubling legacy of the residential school system in Canada. We wear orange in memory of the children who did not survive residential schools, those who did and who were traumatized by the experience, and …

Commemorating National Indigenous Peoples Day on these lands is an opportunity to celebrate the diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples from sea to sea to sea.

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The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates is deeply saddened to learn of the 215 children found at the former residential school in B.C. in unmarked graves. “We acknowledge the heartbreak that families and communities must be experiencing. Let …

News late last week about the discovery of the remains of children on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School has brought profound sadness to British Columbians – in particular, to those who were connected to these lost …

As we celebrate Child and Youth in Care Week impacted for the second year in a row by COVID-19 and the need to be apart, I have hope — hope that with the mass vaccination program underway, we will soon …

As we mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we are entering a time of hopefulness that the global pandemic – a period of hardship and sometimes despair – of more than a year is nearing an end. …