Next of Kin

Pequeneza, Nadine (director). Edmonds, Andrew (production coordinator). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author).

Summary: Nearly 50,000 Canadian children are in foster and group homes. Most will stop receiving support at age19. Compared to their peers, youth aging out of care do not fare well. Too often they drop out of school,suffer PTSD and substance abuse, end up on welfare, in jail or homeless. In St. Catharines, Ontario aninnovative non-profit believes connecting youth aging out with biological family could make all thedifference. Next of Kin is a detective story in which the goal isn’t to catch a killer but save a life. Thepersons of interest: long lost or unknown family members.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (45 min 00 sec)
remote
videorecording
electronic
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director: Pequeneza, Nadine ; Production Coordinator: Edmonds, Andrew.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/next-of-kin-19218/
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation