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Youth in care
Recommendation 6:
That the Ministry of Health in co-operation with the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the health authorities assess the appropriateness and accessibility of the information currently provided to children and youth and develop new information using multiple formats and media to better support young people to understand what’s happening to them and what their rights and options are when detained under the Mental Health Act. Youth with lived expertise to be engaged to advise on the information that is most helpful and how best to make information available to children and youth. Information to be developed by Dec. 1, 2021.
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Recommendation 8:
That the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions put forward amendments to the Mental Health Act after actively engaging and consulting with health authorities, First Nations, Métis Nation and urban Indigenous communities and leadership and other appropriate bodies, that will ensure children and youth who are detained under the Mental Health Act have the right to retain personal items that do not pose a risk to their safety or the safety of others and continue practices that support their physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and relational wellbeing and their sense of identity. Amendments to be put forward by May 1, 2022.
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Recommendation 11:
That the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions put forward amendments to the Mental Health Act after actively engaging and consulting with health authorities, First Nations, Métis Nation and urban Indigenous communities and leadership and other appropriate bodies to ensure that, for children and youth who are detained under the Mental Health Act, isolation and restraint are:
- only used as a last resort when all other interventions have been exhausted, and
- only used in accordance with specific legislative or regulatory criteria including assessment, time limits, reviews, documentation and reporting requirements.
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Recommendation 13:
That the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions put forward amendments to the Mental Health Act after actively engaging and consulting with health authorities, First Nations, Métis Nation and urban Indigenous communities and leadership and other appropriate bodies to create mandatory periodic Mental Health Review Board reviews for (i) involuntarily detained children and youth, and (ii) children under 16 who are admitted at the request of their parents, to ensure that such reviews do not depend on the child’s knowledge or ability to make such a request. Mandatory reviews should only be conducted with the consent of the child or youth or their representative. Amendments to be put forward by May 1, 2022
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Recommendation 12:
That the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions conduct an evidence informed and outcomes-based review of extended leave for children and youth who are detained under the Mental Health Act to:
- assess the effectiveness of extended leave as a mental health intervention for children and youth, and
- if extended leave is determined to be effective, review the need for additional legislative or regulatory criteria and oversight mechanisms, and review the extent to which children and youth are aware of and exercise their rights on extended leave.
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Recommendation 14:
That the Mental Health Review Board pilot a new Review Board hearing process for children and youth that centres the young person and is trauma-informed and culturally attuned after actively engaging and consulting with health authorities, First Nations, Métis Nation and urban Indigenous communities and leadership and other appropriate bodies. Pilot to be operational by Oct. 1, 2022.
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- Access to justice ,
- Corrections ,
- Culture and language ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Health ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Human rights system ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Mental health and detention ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services
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Recommendation 5:
That the Attorney General in partnership with the Ministries of Health and Mental Health and Addictions, ensure that an independent body is notified every time a child or youth is detained under the Mental Health Act and that this body is mandated to provide rights advice and advocacy to children and youth. Independent body to be in place by Dec. 1, 2021.
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Recommendation 2:
That MCFD conduct a comprehensive review and revision of all relevant care-planning and case management standards, policies, practice guidelines and training materials with the goal of aligning those materials with the dimensions of belonging, as described in this report.
Revisions of all relevant materials to be completed by March 31, 2022.
The review and revisions noted above should be aligned with the ‘best interest’ provisions in the federal Act concerning First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and families, informed by meaningful consultations with relevant First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous entities and include Delegated Aboriginal Agencies as well as the Policy, Practice and Aboriginal Services branches within MCFD to ensure a fulsome and progressive review that advances the changes that are already underway.
Revisions of all relevant materials to be completed by March 31, 2022.
The review and revisions noted above should be aligned with the ‘best interest’ provisions in the federal Act concerning First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and families, informed by meaningful consultations with relevant First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous entities and include Delegated Aboriginal Agencies as well as the Policy, Practice and Aboriginal Services branches within MCFD to ensure a fulsome and progressive review that advances the changes that are already underway.
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Recommendation 22:
Support workers need to provide in-person support to make a strong connection with youth. For those who are unable to, they should provide frequent virtual check-ins.
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Recommendation 71:
Support with administrative and operational costs such as buildings and proper infrastructure. It is common in our sector to have “bunk-bed desks”, which don’t work during a pandemic.
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