249:(UNCRC) is mentioned. In 2018, the ACYA came into force which allows the Advocate to publish special reports, make formal recommendations to additional departments and organizations in our eight designated service areas, and to track compliance progress on these recommendations publicly. MACY’s eight designated service areas are: child welfare, adoption, disabilities, education, mental health, addictions, victim supports, and youth justice. When the ACYA came into force, the Children’s Advocate changed their name to the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth.
131:(MACY) is an independent, non-partisan office of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. The office represents the rights, interests, and viewpoints of children, youth, and young adults throughout Manitoba who are receiving, or should be receiving, provincial public services. MACY does this by providing direct advocacy support to young people and their families, by reviewing public service delivery after the death or serious injury of a child, and by conducting child-centred research and systemic advocacy.
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