Ted Hughes does it again…

Courtesy of the Winnipeg Free Press has come a report about the Ted Hughes led Sinclair Inquiry that hopefully will have significant impact in many Canadian child welfare jurisdictions. Even as Alberta completes a 2 day symposium on the deaths of children who have received service by, or come to the attention of, the State. Manitoba has been presented with some significant recommendations to better serve the children of the province. All of this has come about after the 2006 murder of 5-year-old Phoenix Sinclair

One of the key recommendations from my perspective is that family service caseloads be capped at 20. Another very practical one is a recommendation to reduce the administrative burdens on social workers.

Hughes also recommends that Manitoba create the position of Representative for Children and Youth.

The lengthy report is well worth reading though its 900 pages may prove a bit of a challenge.