Children's Aid Society Protection Worker
Annotation:13-year-old Vicky, her brain-damaged twin sister, and her delinquent little brother run away together to keep from being sent up by the foster care system.
Place a Hold
Annotation:Kevin creates a fantasy identity as a tough, adventurous cowboy named Knuckles McGraw, which is far more satisfying than his actual one: a little boy abandoned by his mother and newly landed in foster care while authorities figure out what to do.
Annotation:Tyrell's life is spinning out of control after his father is released from prison, his little brother is placed in foster care, and the drug dealers he's living with are pressuring him to start dealing.
Annotation:Interactive, educational DVD designed to help prevent abductions, featuring a safety and prevention tips.
Annotation:At age 13, Andrée Cazabon was briefly placed in a group home. Marked by this experience, the filmmaker follows four youths for 10 months as they prepare to leave foster care. A stirring documentary about a little known reality.
Annotation:Essays reflecting a mix of concern with the practical and the philosophical aspects of taking responsibility for children.
Annotation:A review of Canadian social policy reform, discovering that the welfare of poor children is a casualty of the war on the welfare state launched by opposing political ideologies.
Annotation:Analysis of different indicators of child well-bing across the OECD.
Annotation:Explores the missteps and the promise of a century and more of child protection efforts by Canadians and their governments.
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