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flag A 15-year-old Ontario girl in foster care died of a fentanyl overdose after being housed in motels due to system failures; officials declined a full review, highlighting ongoing systemic neglect.

flag A 15-year-old girl in Ontario’s child welfare system died of a fentanyl overdose in October 2024 after spending her final year in budget motels due to inadequate housing and mental health services. flag Her adoptive parents and birth mother sought a systemic investigation into her death, but Ontario’s Child and Youth Death Review and Analysis unit declined, citing no need for a full review. flag This decision follows a pattern: in the past year, CYDRA reviewed 122 child deaths involving the CAS but launched in-depth investigations in only six cases—5 percent. flag Since Jade’s death, at least 20 more children have been placed in unlicensed hotel accommodations, raising concerns about ongoing systemic failures in protecting vulnerable youth. flag Advocates stress that without thorough reviews, preventable tragedies will continue.

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