18 young Albertans died while receiving child intervention services since April. 16 were Indigenous.

Data from Alberta’s Ministry of Children and Family Services shows 89 per cent of young people who died while receiving child intervention services this year were Indigenous.Download our app to get Edmonton alerts on your device Advocates and front-line workers are urging the Alberta government to take immediate action to protect at-risk children and implement long-term child welfare reforms. Between April 1 and Aug. 31, 18 children, youth, and young adults died while receiving interv