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‘Justine’ to get her girls back from foster care

By Brielle Morgan ● Child Welfare ● June 14, 2019

After a three-year battle, this Siksika mom says she’s reached an agreement with B.C. social workers to bring her daughters home.

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Telling your stories is our commitment

By Brielle Morgan ● Child Welfare ● June 13, 2019

The Discourse is all about listening to and collaborating with community members. Here’s why this matters.

‘You’re constantly drowning’ in cases and paperwork, says B.C. social worker

By Samantha Garvey, Francesca Fionda & Brielle Morgan ● Child Welfare ● June 11, 2019

An illustrated look at a day in the life of a child-protection worker.

The verdict is in: We’re failing to invest in Indigenous families

By Brielle Morgan ● Child Welfare ● June 6, 2019

MMIWG report and our latest investigation show that the state prioritizes funding foster homes over supporting struggling families.

B.C. paying foster parents instead of supporting struggling families, experts say

By Brielle Morgan, Katie Hyslop, Cherise Seucharan & Tracy Sherlock ● Child Welfare ● June 6, 2019

‘We’re willing to give strangers just about anything to look after kids, but we have this blockage when it comes to supporting families,’ says professor.

This Indigenous mom’s two-front fight might be gaining ground

By Brielle Morgan ● Child Welfare ● May 8, 2019

‘Justine’s’ human rights complaint and trial could change B.C.’s child-welfare system.

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear Indigenous mother’s case against child-welfare agency

By Brielle Morgan ● Child Welfare ● May 7, 2019

This is a ‘groundbreaking’ decision, lawyer says.

B.C. journalists are working together to improve child-welfare reporting

By Brielle Morgan ● Child Welfare ● May 3, 2019

This week we published the first of many collaborative, in-depth stories to come examining this complex system.

The child-welfare system’s full of fed-up women — and it’s no wonder

By Brielle Morgan ● Child Welfare ● May 1, 2019

Ministry audits show foster kids and vulnerable families are getting short shrift.

B.C. government is failing vulnerable kids and families, according to its own audits

By Brielle Morgan, Francesca Fionda, Samantha Garvey, Brittany Hobson & Jonathan von Ofenheim ● Child Welfare ● April 29, 2019

Investigation reveals ministry isn’t meeting critical standards. ‘This should be a four-alarm fire,’ social work professor says.

‘Justine’ to get her girls back from foster care

Latest in Child Welfare

Telling your stories is our commitment

‘You’re constantly drowning’ in cases and paperwork, says B.C. social worker

B.C. paying foster parents instead of supporting struggling families, experts say

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear Indigenous mother’s case against child-welfare agency

B.C. journalists are working together to improve child-welfare reporting

B.C. government is failing vulnerable kids and families, according to its own audits

Nanaimo’s toxic drug emergency at 10 years

Nanaimo city council votes down proposed drug policy letter

Motion to close Nanaimo’s Overdose Prevention Site withdrawn

‘Like a bomb dropping’: Safer supply changes leave patients struggling for stability

Drop in 2024 Nanaimo overdose deaths still ‘a fraction’ of overall trend upwards

Sudden changes to safer supply program a ‘huge mistake,’ says Nanaimo patient