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Alberta.ca New Supports for Foster Caregivers Oct. 2023
Alberta.ca Investing $23.6 million - starting Nov. 30, 2023 Alberta’s government will begin paying the daily skill fee or special rates to foster caregivers caring for Transition to Adulthood Program participants who are 18 years or older. This $16.7-million initiative will help more foster caregivers provide mentorship, support and stability for vulnerable young people at a critical juncture in their lives.
Foster, Kinship Care, and Transition to Adulthood: Do Child Welfare System Processes Explain Differences in Outcomes?
This study from Elsevier Children and Youth Services Review Volume 153, October 2023, 107098 examined teenage parenthood and incarceration based on initial placement in kinship or nonrelative family foster care.
Findings - Child Protection Services and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
In this paper from Elsevier Children and Youth Services Review Volume 153, October 2023, 107088, they examine the extent to which youth accessing homelessness services with a history of involvement with CPS differ from their peers who have not interacted with CP
OCYA Annual Report 2023
The OCYA reports highlights critical issues impacting young people. The Office of the Children’s Advocate was launched in 1989 to provide advocacy on behalf of children and youth receiving child intervention services under the former Child Welfare Act. In 2004, with the change in provincial legislation to the Enhancement Act, the name was changed to the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA).
Danielle Smith Premier of Alberta Letter to Minister of CFS on Commitments 2023
The Premier outlines her expectations that strong Alberta families and children lead the province forward
Trauma-Informed Care Measurement Toolkit: An Evaluation of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care 2023
Findings suggest that measuring TIC attitudes and beliefs may vary according to field of practice and ethno-racially diverse workers.
Report Not My Home: The Overrepresentation of Indigenous Children in Care (ESPC 2023)
According to the 2021 Canadian federal census, 53.8% of children in foster care are Indigenous, but account for only 7.7% of the child population.
Alberta's Historic Agreement to Support First Nations Child and Family Well-Being Services (C-92)
Over the next five years, the agreement will transfer $149.4 million from the federal government to the FFNs to support their law implementation.
Empowering Youth Aging Out of Care (Transition to Adulthood Program TAP March 2023
Through Budget 2023, Alberta’s government is investing an additional $28 million to support and empower youth and young adults to successfully transition out of government care and build careers.
