Concerned about the isolation practices at the Cartier Youth Center in Laval, Minister responsible for Social Services Lionel Garmant launched an administrative inquiry to shed light on the matter.
“I have asked CISSS De Laval, the administrative investigation with his team, the National Director of Youth Protection to see what exactly is going on because this is unacceptable and these are medical issues,” the minister said. On Monday, he announced funding for homeless housing during a press conference in Montreal.
Pres It was revealed on Monday that children under the age of nine kept in youth protection were kept in “segregation” in case of “disruptive behaviour” in small cells similar to prison cells, fitted with concrete beds and covered. By two trapdoors.
Employees and union representatives condemn these practices. CISSS de Laval, responsible for the installation, in this situation is due to the dilapidation of the premises, poorly suited to this age client, and high demand.
In 2021, CISSS de Laval submitted a plan to the Ministry of Health and Social Services to renovate its facilities. “What we read about isolation and control is disturbing,” commented Minister Cormant in a nutshell.
Essay qualification as Pres “Alarming”, Liberal MP Brigitte Carso condemned the “inhumane conditions in which children are kept in youth care”.
“Now is the time to take action to guarantee the well-being and safety of these vulnerable children,” responded the Liberal spokesman for youth protection.
“I was saddened to see the poor conditions in which young people live at the Cartier Youth Center,” echoed Guillaume Clich-Rivard, Solidarity manager for social services.
“As a society, our role is to ensure the physical, mental and emotional safety of the most vulnerable children in our society. Even the administration is making the situation worse, describing it with dilapidated and outdated buildings,” the elected official lamented.
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