Dogged determination

After a youth living in a treatment home complained that his request for a service dog was refused,* we followed up with his CAS worker. She raised the issue with the home, which agreed to develop a new policy regarding service dogs, which they provided to us. She also arranged for a puppy to be trained as a service dog for the youth.

*Services provided under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, should, among other identity characteristics, take a young person’s disability into account.


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