The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international agreement created in 1989 to protect the safety and well-being of children. The fundamental
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CBC: Manitoba launches FASD pilot program to help young adults get diagnosed
Manitoba is launching a pilot program to help young adults get access to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder assessment and diagnoses, starting with those who have been involved
Neurodisability among Children at the Nexus of the Child Welfare and Youth Justice System
Baidawi, S., Piquero, A.R. Neurodisability among Children at the Nexus of the Child Welfare and Youth Justice System. J Youth Adolescence (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01234-w Abstract Although neurodisability features
CBC: Fetal alcohol disorder advocate calls for inquiry into inmate’s death
Retired judge says provincial justice system doesn’t provide enough support for people with FASD Mark Quinn · CBC News · Posted: Nov 13, 2019 3:28 PM NT | Last
Christie Blatchford: La Loche school shooter was doomed long before he picked up a gun
Aside from the glaring tragedy — four lives taken, others left with permanent serious injuries, the wider trauma done to any small place by a
First case for Canada’s first FASD court
By: Katie May Something closer to daylight shines down from the courtroom ceiling, as a 20-year-old man takes a seat in the prisoner’s box. The familiar