By Cedric Gallant Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nunavik\u2019s youth in child protection services have limited access to nutritious food and experience overcrowding and other socio-economic conditions associated with child neglect, according to a report released last week. \u201cThe situation remains critical for children in Nunavik,\u201d said the Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report on Youth Protection Services in Nunavik, released May 17 by Quebec\u2019s Human Rights and Youth Commission. The report points to the need to focus on the \u201croot causes\u201d behind what it calls a \u201cwidespread violation\u201d of Nunavik children\u2019s rights. According to the report, 1,119 out of the region\u2019s total youth population of 5,594 are under the care of youth protection services. That equates to 20 per cent of Nunavik\u2019s youth, in contrast to… <\/p>\n
By Cedric Gallant Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nunavik\u2019s youth in child protection services have limited access to nutritious food and experience overcrowding and other socio-economic conditions associated with child neglect, according to a report released last week. \u201cThe situation remains critical for children in Nunavik,\u201d said the Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report on Youth Protection Services in Nunavik, released May 17 by Quebec\u2019s Human Rights and Youth Commission. The report points to the need to focus on the \u201croot causes\u201d behind what it calls a \u201cwidespread violation\u201d of Nunavik children\u2019s rights. According to the report, 1,119 out of the region\u2019s total youth population of 5,594 are under the care of youth protection services. That equates to 20 per cent of Nunavik\u2019s youth, in contrast to... <\/p>\n