A Stolen Life /

Advocate for Children and Youth November 2016 A Stolen Life 1 Executive Summary On May 26, 2014, the Advocate for Children and Youth (ACY) served notice to the Deputy Ministers of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services (renamed the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development in Au- gust 2016); the Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS); and the Department of Just [...] The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether or not the services provided by the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development (DC- SSD), the DHCS, the Department of Justice and Public Safety (DJPS), the LGRHA, and the RCMP met the needs of Alex and Ben and whether their right to services was upheld. [...] Case files and documents were provided by the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services (renamed the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development in August 2016); the Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS); the Department of Justice (renamed the Department of Justice and Public Safety in Oc- tober 2014); the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority (LGRHA); and the Ro [...] Departments and agencies included in this process were the DCSSD, the DHCS, the Department of Justice and Public Safety (DJPS), the LGRHA, and the RCMP. [...] November 2016 findings and analysis The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether or not the services provided by the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services (renamed the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development in August 2016), the Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS), the Department of Jus- tice (renamed the Department of Justice and Public Safety