Since April, another 6 children receiving child intervention services have died. The govt was the legal guardian of 4 of them. Last year, this was the case for 7 of the 49 children who died.
There is no grace period for new Minister @MattJonesYYC.
This is a crisis. #ableg
There is no grace period for new Minister @MattJonesYYC.
This is a crisis. #ableg
The new Minister should be aware that while this is happening, his predecessor @rebeccakschulz quietly ended contracts with agencies who provide kinship care, youth transition support & collaborative service delivery. This is critical frontline work.
Apparently this work will all be done by Ministry staff now. The same staff who are over-worked & burnt out with growing caseloads. Meanwhile, agencies are also facing a staffing crisis - they can’t keep staff to do critical frontline work when wages haven’t gone up in 8 years.
And there’s been no explanation to agencies as to WHY this is all happening. More importantly, no explanation as to how this will improve outcomes for children, youth & families in the child intervention system.
And why won’t I give new Minister Matt Jones a break to get up to speed?
Because this crisis is not new. It’s been happening for over a year. His UCP predecessor was clearly not focused on this pressing work.
Alberta children can’t afford to wait to see if he is. #ableg
Because this crisis is not new. It’s been happening for over a year. His UCP predecessor was clearly not focused on this pressing work.
Alberta children can’t afford to wait to see if he is. #ableg
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