Affidavit of Michael Bear - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

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[184] The Agency, pursuant to standard 182 must gather information about the child's death and provide it to the governing authority and to the Child Protection Branch. [185] It does appear from the testimony given that many of the issues raised at this inquest are being recognized and addressed. However, time is always of the essence when dealing with issues where lack or delay of action can be fatal. 43
The Child Advocate's Report [186j The Child Advocate, Ms Billie Schibler, was called to bring further information to the inquiry concerning some of the issues raised during the hearing. The role of the Child Advocate is to ensure the best interests of children receiving services or entitled to receive services through the child welfare system are being met and to ensure their voice is being heard on any matters related to them. The Office of the Child Advocate has issued a report dated September 2006 called "Honouring Their Spirits" (Exhibit 12) which canvasses many of the issues being dealt with at this inquest. Some examples of which are: ~ Development of suicide prevention materials ~ Conducting a review of current child and adolescent mental health services available in remote areas ~ Need for a better seamless service delivery and adequate resourcing in a collaborative way between the federal government and the province. ~ Provide funding for a mental health Telehealth program to improve availability of psychiatric and mental health expertise throughout the province. ~ Availability of traveling psychiatrists to provide better access to their services and the use of mental health support people — the community to assist with accessing expert services ~ Funding for five additional beds in the girls crisis stabilization unit ~ Creating a standardized culturally appropriate assessment tool that can be used in the community ~ Training people to be able to deliver services in the community to a standardized level ~ Funding to provide services equitable to services in the South ~ Develop a risk assessment tool to be conducted and to become a continual process ~ Clinic for Alcohol and Drug Exposed Children at the Health Sciences Centre to be funded and allowed to provide diagnosis and consultation for youths age 10 to 18 who are suspected of being periodically exposed to alcohol and drugs 44
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Exhibit List Legi
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THE FA TALITY INQUIMES ACT SCHEDULE
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