‘Extremely vulnerable:’ Report urges more support for reunified families
CALGARY — Alberta’s child and youth advocate says the deaths of three children who were in government care before being reunited with their families show that better support is needed during such transitions.
Del Graff reviewed the cases of three Indigenous children, from separate families, who died when they were just five, two and one.
The children — referred to by the pseudonyms Sarah, Anthony and Mikwan to protect their privacy — died over 14 months in 2014 and 2015.
All three were taken into care because of addictions, domestic violence and concerns about neglect.