Articles and mentions in the media.
This is a harrowing story of the death of a young man in care told by CBC over 25 minutes. It speaks to the complete indifference I have seen by government that places a higher value on a preoccupation with money than people in this case children. I was a support to the producers and I am in the show. It needs to be watched but please take care.
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An in depth interview from January 2021 on child protection and my time as a Child Advocate with APTN National News
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After the Ontario Child Advocate Office was shuttered I was agues on TV Ontario for a half hour. Worth watching particularly due to the attempted ambush by the former Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
Ontario government wants $300 to say how many kids in care have died during pandemic It is outrageous and sad that we still can not talk about the children we lost in order to do better by those we still try to protect
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/child-protection-canada-covid19_ca_5e7c97ccc5b6cb08a928b680
“Who’s Watching the Kids” Op Ed Huffington Post
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/07/06/their-lives-have-been-defined-by-trauma-why-kick-kids-out-of-foster-care-and-group-homes-when-they-turn-18.html
https://www.tvo.org/video/when-a-child-advocates-door-closes
https://www.qpbriefing.com/2019/03/31/the-qp-briefing-podcast-featuring-special-guests-irwin-elman-and-ashley-ash/
On CBC Ottawa Radio talking about child welfare transformation- the need to defund what we have https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-100/clip/15789699 An editorial in Toronto Star arguing for a National Childrens Commissioner. Thanks to Senator Rosemary Moodie for co-authoring with me https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20200811/281749861708205?fbclid=IwAR0REZU8zxz4K1o1Hp4OXrMqyWLJdqb7gIgZEQ8DdUgmJXfrJRGcz5mOr0U Op Ed on Youth In Care Dayhttps://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/05/14/children-in-care-deserve-support-now-more-than-ever.html?fbclid=IwAR01rap30jVHl9r1iBd2IJP2l8PD5YNW6Utv8S-egnkw1xzcpqw8iL8WgbU https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/28/more-than-20-toronto-families-have-at-least-one-child-in-protective-care-due-to-inadequate-housing-thats-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-say-experts.html ttps://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/no-guts-experts-weigh-in-on-ontario-governments-proposed-child-welfare-overhaul/ https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/ontario-government-wants-300-to-say-how-many-kids-in-care-have-died-during-pandemic/ https://www.qpbriefing.com/2020/12/22/government-extends-moratorium-on-youth-aging-out-of-care-until-march-31/ We have been struggling to end aging out of care for good and replace it with a readiness based system for care leavers
https://www.aptnnews.ca/facetoface/colonial-child-protection-system-being-imposed-on-indigenous-families-says-irwin-elman/ A half hour interview on APTN Canada reflecting on child advocacy and child welfare
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/amp/entry/canada-covid-impact-child_ca_5fb7f959c5b6c5acb06f364d/ A call to action on child rights during the pandemic in the Huffington Post December 2020
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/no-guts-experts-weigh-in-on-ontario-governments-proposed-child-welfare-overhaul/ Comments on Ontario “child welfare reset”
https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/amp/entry/child-protection-canada-covid19_ca_5e7c97ccc5b6cb08a928b680/ Who is watching out for our children Op Ed in Huffington Post
