More children in care staying with extended family in Yukon says new report – APTN News

Apr 27, 2023

According to a new report, there’s been a 137 per cent increase in the number of children in care in Yukon being placed with extended family members.

The findings come from the 2020-2022 Family and Children’s Services Annual Report, an annual report that is a requirement of the Child and Family Services Act.

The report was tabled by Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee earlier this month.

Shadelle Chambers, executive director of Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN), a non-profit society that advocates for the First Nations in the territory, said there’s been a positive shift in recent years between First Nations and Yukon government.

“The relationship is a lot stronger. I think we are seeing positive changes with Yukon government,” she said in an interview with APTN News.

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