'Staggering' rate of First Nations newborns involved in Manitoba child welfare system: study

A new study says child welfare has had "an increasingly widespread presence" in the lives of First Nations newborns in Manitoba over the last couple decades, and its lead author says urgent change is needed.

'Staggering' rate of First Nations newborns involved in Manitoba child welfare system: study
A closeup shows an adult's hand holding the hand of a newborn.

A new study says child welfare has had "an increasingly widespread presence" in the lives of First Nations newborns in Manitoba over the last couple decades, and its lead author says urgent change is needed.