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A CBC analysis has examined deadly relationships in Canada and uncovered patterns that show there are often warning signs and these deaths can be prevented. Saskatchewan experts on intimate partner violence point to solutions.
By Joseph Timan, Local Democracy Reporter
The number of homeless 16 to 17-year-olds has gone up THE number of homeless 16 and 17-year-olds in the borough making themselves known to the authorities doubled last year compared to the previous year. A total of 50 children presented themselves to the council as homeless in the year up to April 2020, twice the total in the previous year – and 15 of them were assessed to be homeless or at the point of facing homelessness. It comes as the council’s children’s social care chiefs have reported an increase in sexual and criminal exploitation of children in the borough.
Quarter of Wigan s children in care moved outside borough â some more than 20 miles away It s not the position that we want to be in because it means that we re not keeping our children as close to home as we would want to.
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With Christmas quickly approaching, there is a desperate shortage of foster carers across the region
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