Yukon gov’t under fire amid allegations of violence, mistreatment at youth group homes – CBC

‘The concerns that we’ve heard are serious and they are troubling,’ said Health Minister Pauline Frost

Mar 23, 2018

The Yukon government was pummeled in the Legislature on Thursday, in the wake of a CBC News report detailing allegations of violence and mistreatment in some government-run youth group homes.

Opposition politicians repeatedly called on the government to explain what it was doing to protect children in care, and why it didn’t act sooner.

Two teens who have been in government group homes spoke to CBC, describing violent fights with group home staff, and incidents where they were forcibly locked out at night. One group home worker, speaking as an anonymous whistleblower, said they have also witnessed “discrimination, abuse and corruption involving Indigenous children and youth,” at the government-run facilities.

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