As a result, in August 2010, the Department of Health and Social Services of the Government of Nunavut engaged the Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) to carry out a Social Service Review to examine the Child and Family Services Act, related programs and service delivery structures. [...] The Child and Family Services Act was adopted by Nunavut in 1999 as the legal and procedural framework to guide interventions relating to the best interests of the child. [...] Page8 Nunavut Social Service Review CONTEXT LEADING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS On March 12, 2011, The Globe and Mail ran an editorial entitled Young and neglected, in which it asked regarding the plight of abused and neglected children and youth in Nunavut “Where is the leadership and urgency?”. [...] COLLECTION The Social Service Review consulted with many individuals and stakeholders to understand the current state of social services in Nunavut and to explore what can be done to improve the way social services are delivered across the territory. [...] In addition to having been mailed to each of the residences in the territory, they were made available to the Regional Inuit Association offices, the Department of Health and Social Services offices and community health centers across Nunavut.