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Love is Louder - Kid's Voices

A simple and short poignant video made and presented by young people.

Children's Rights: New Report

The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children has just released its monitoring report about child right. After three years of work involving advocates, organizations and young people across the country.  It is an informative document about the situation of children in the country.  It's an interesting read.

Alberta's Youth and Child Advocate to Get Greater Independence

Following a disturbing number of deaths and injuries in government care, the Redford government is moving to give the province's child and youth advocate greater autonomy to speak out for Alberta's most vulnerable.  Read more here.

Britain's Children: Breaking with UN Convention

It has been three years since the UK was admonished for failing to comply with its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.  The UN Committee responsible for the convention recommended that the UK government take 'urgent measures' to address a 'general climate of intolerance and negative public attitudes towards children, especially adolescents'.  Yet it is fair to say that, since then,  the UK has failed to act on the Committee's concerns.  Read More here.

Almost Half of all Britons Think Children are Becoming 'Feral"

British adults are turning their backs on children and young people and see them as violent animals who are beyond help, according to children's charity Barnardos. Here is the article.

Solving America's Teen Sex Problem

The Dutch have dramatically reduced adolescent pregnancies, abortions and STDs.  What do they know that we don't?

I Was a Drunk Mom

After my son was born, I told myself I was just trying to unwind.  But the truth was much darker than that.  Read full story here.

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