MKS Law

05/30/2022

https://globalnews.ca/news/8874449/ontario-child-welfare-system-serious-occurence-reports/?fbclid=IwAR3TtZz4JOCcye9LiFdpgcsTcyfzbFZIpf2awQyYrDqilkFeh_5RGKiKWqM

Former residents and experts in child welfare paint a startling portrait of a system that lacks qualified staff and one that neglects and even mistreats some children.

03/11/2022

02/14/2022

Say an anonymous person calls Child Protective Services and says that three weeks ago, you and your children were sleeping outside. The pers...

12/02/2021

The Nova Scotia government has announced it will end birth alerts, joining most other jurisdictions in Canada in ending the controversial practice.

09/29/2021

I've long held the view that some of the CAS standards are classist and reflective of the middle class values unconsciously held by the Society workers. This video provides interesting historical perspective on the expectation that children sleep separately from their parents, and have their own rooms.

"The idea that children should sleep separately from parents at all was a concerted effort of colonial governments and early public health advocates to discourage communal sleep. There was nothing 'natural' or 'inherent' about it."

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07/28/2021

I cannot recommend this film more. It is a must watch for those of us who work with trauma survivors.

07/08/2021

The family of a young girl found dead in a Milton conservation area last year has filed a lawsuit against a child protection agency, alleging its case workers knew the girl's father was a threat and that they could have prevented her death.

06/14/2021

"These kids are wards of the state, so they are all our kids," she said. "We owe them love, care, and safety."

03/04/2021

Cheyanne Ratnam, a former crown ward and cofounder of Ontario Children's Advancement Coalition, is working with the province to overhaul the child welfare system so that youth are no longer left to fend for themselves after age 18.

10/26/2020

08/21/2020

Some pediatricians are trained to determine whether kids’ injuries are accidental. Their assessments can be subjective—but they’re often accepted as fact. And when they’re wrong, parents can needlessly end up in jail.