Tag: child youth advocate

Oct 26, 2023 — Advocates concerned the creation of a child and youth commission in Nova Scotia appears to be stalled.

Nov 20, 2023 — Members of NSCSW are invited to attend a collaborative event celebrating National Child Day.

Jun 8, 2023 — This Pride Month, a coalition of concerned Nova Scotians is asking for children to be protected from conversion practices in schools.

Jun 8, 2023 — No child should be subjected to harmful, illegal conversion practices. No child should be afraid that their school will fail to support them if they reveal themselves to be queer, trans, or questioning. Here’s what Nova Scotia can do to help.

May 31, 2023 — W2A was contracted by the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers to consult with partners and collaborators on behalf of children and families Let’s

May 31, 2023 — join us at our media conference as we share the findings and recommendations of the child welfare consultation completed by Wisdom2Action

November 18, 2022 — In honour of National Child Day, join Dalhousie University and IWK Health, along with the Healthy Populations Institute and the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers, for this special virtual event featuring a collective of passionate advocates for a critical conversation on Child and Youth Well-Being in Nova Scotia and the formation of a provincial Child and Youth Commission

May 19, 2022 — Open letter from Alec Stratford to Minister MacFarlane, regarding the effects of child welfare policy and legislation on newcomer/refugee families in Nova Scotia.

5 January 2021 — NSCSW has launched a new online campaign at childyouthadvocatens.org calling on Nova Scotians to tweet and email the Liberal leadership candidates demanding that they commit to immediately creating a Child and Youth Advocate Office.

The province announced this week that they plan to create a committee to conduct reviews of unexpected deaths of children under the age of 19 who have died while in provincial care.