OCYA NEW REPORT: Beyond Barriers: A Special Report on Young People with Disabilities in the Child Intervention and Youth Justice Systems.

The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA) has released Beyond Barriers: A Special Report on Young People with Disabilities in the Child Intervention and Youth Justice Systems. Through this report, the Child and Youth Advocate is making eight new recommendations aimed at improving services and supports for this particularly vulnerable group. Focused on the voices of young people, the report calls on service providers to get to know each young person as an individual and meet their unique needs, provide help for families, and ensure transitional support as they move into adulthood. VIEW REPORT HERE